Tag Archives: Tennessee

Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park Loaded with Trout

By: Chris Shaffer Fall Creek Falls State Park is already one of the more popular outdoor destinations in Central Tennessee, and it’s quickly becoming a favorite spot for trout anglers, too. In only the second year on the trout plant schedule Cane Creek, which flows through the heart of the park, is rapidly becoming a […]

Trout Bite Improving On Tennessee’s Caney Fork

By: Chris Shaffer High flows and large releases have kept the trout bite from taking off this summer on Tennessee’s Caney Fork, one of the most popular fisheries in the Southeast. Fortunately, recent cooler weather is aiding the bite. Fishing is improving and should continue to gradually get better through September and October as there’s […]

Tennessee’s South Holston River Producing Nice Trout

By: Chris Shaffer The South Holston River is one of the premier trout fisheries in the Southeast. On the other hand, to tackle it best timing is imperative. A rigorous generation schedule has the river yo-yoing daily. If you’re a bank angler timing a visit when they aren’t generating is imperative. Drift boaters seek the […]

Tennessee’s Watauga River Boasting Loads of Rainbows & Browns

By: Chris Shaffer Last week’s wintry conditions didn’t do any favors for trout anglers in East Tennessee. Icy roads, snow, wind and inclement weather marked many of the region’s top tailwater fisheries through midweek, ironically when we were in town to film Pautzke Outdoors on the Watauga River near Johnson City. We planned to float […]