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Hiding behind his 25 ½ inch walleye is Herb Polachek; a great catch! This week starts out with stable weather and temperatures in the mid-to-high 70's. Water temperature is 72 degrees. Walleyes are on rock points in 20 - 30 feet of water be

Smallmouth Bass Streams Fly Fishing Report- Murray’s Fly Shop Smallmouth Bass Streams: The smallmouth bass streams are cold but by fishing the slow sections of the deep pools you can catch some good smallmouth bass. The North Fork of the Shena

Hi Folks I might be moving to Montana soon Just to raise me up a crop of Dental Floss. Had to quote a little Frank Zappa. I just returned from 8 days of Fly Fishing in Montana. Incredible place with amazing scenery and incredible diversity of trout

Buddy and I traveled over to Townsend TN today to take part in some trout fishing just outside of the Smokey Mountain National park. We didnt get on the river till 9:45 but we knew some would still be out. Ofcourse you can catch them on about anythin

Isn't this a cool picture of a full moon over Duck Bay? Well we're in our last few days of the season; the weather is holding nicely. Daytime temperatures are in the 60's with overnight in the 50's. Some of the nice catches are: Bob

Trout Terrestrials and Tricos Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  July 21 2015 Trout fishing has been decent lately with more fish looking up in the daytime hours now that hatches aren’t prolific and fish need to keep their eyes open for

A pretty sunset shot of guests returning from evening fishing. At this time of year there is very little evening fishing with sunset coming about 7:30. But the recreation hall is very fun with guests playing cards watching television and socializing

During the past week we have had a rain event (about an inch and a half here in Cotter) warm temperatures and moderate wind. The lake level at Bull Shoals fell a foot to rest at three feet below seasonal power pool of 659 feet. This is thirty nine f

This week phenomenal fishing has continued at guntersville. The lake is full of grass and the tigerbass stocking program has yielded instant results. I believe we are on the front edge of some of the best bass fishing the United States has ever see

Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report Smallmouth Bass Streams I am getting my best smallmouth bass action by fishing streamers while fishing these along the streambottom in the deepest pools. The Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink 30 Warm Tip Fly Line has a

Muskie opened in the second half of June. Pictured is John Gorzak with his 38 inch muskie. You'll want to check out our e-newsletter (in your inbox next week) to see more of the muskies caught so far this season! Some of the other nice catches t

Hi Folks Ran my boat yesterday for the first time in 2017.  Ran beautifully! Always a certain amount of work and prep that goes into getting the boat ready and keeping it maintained for the fishing season.  Nice day to be on  the wate

Hi Folks Good weekend of fishing in the rivers and on the still water.  Guided the last couple of days chasing smallmouth bass with a few trout in the mix.  Not only was June wet as we received almost 11  of rain for the month but als

water temp 76 / clear skys / 10-1-14 We ran a full day fishing charter today with a group from West Virgina.  Managed a good number of smallmouth and largemouth bass.  Picked clients up for the fishing trip in greenville SC.  Started o

Hi Folks Hot one yesterday.  Seems like summer returned with a full vengeance. Guided a double yesterday and a fly fishing trip for tout Sunday.  Saturday was dedicated to smallmouth bass fishing as well.  Water levels are a getting a

Hi Folks Just returned from Labrador fly fishing the Mckenzie River Lodge.  Pretty incredible place in the middle of no where. Literally one of the last true wilderness areas in north america.  Not for the faint of heart.  Challenging

Hi Folks Been a crazy week of guiding burning the candle on both ends with morning and evening trips.  Saw a big weather change as of Wednesday that really helped to cool things down.  Tuesday morning was 72 degrees at  5 am and today

Mid-June Traverse City Fly Fishing Report Posted by  Ted Kraimer  -  June 18 2014 Fishing is still sputtering a little and not quite in full-swing and going as it should for this time of year but each day is different creating inconsi

During the past week we have had a rain event (about an inch here in Cotter) warm temperatures and moderate winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose six tenths of a foot to rest at thirty and six tenths feet above seasonal power pool of 662 feet. T

This is opening week at Duck Bay Lodge. We've had some beautiful sunny days to welcome our first guests of the season. Although our weather was warmer last week with temperatures in the low 70's temperatures have dropped this week. The dayti