5 Tips to Have a Great Spring Fly Fishing
Punxsutawney Phil said Spring would be here early. Of course we all hope he is correct and the weather patterns seem to indicate the...


The Winter Skinny on WNC Trout Fishing
Over the past month we have received loads of calls asking how the fishing has been in our area/region. This also is a question we...
Simms and Ump Get Smart
Back in the summer of 2015 the TFS crew made our way to Orlando for ICAST/IFTD. The International Fly Tackle Dealer show is the only...


Inventory Time!!
For every business the end of the year brings the dreaded word..."Inventory". For tax reasons and the added benefit of knowing what you...


El Nino is Spanish for...
...Great fishing through December! Every time we turn on the news we hear the headline "Strongest El Nino weather pattern since 1997". ...


WNC Fly Fishing Expo!!!
The situation: -The Tuckaseegee in Bryson City hit 20,000 CFS today. - Deep Creek was as wide as the Tuck under normal flow. - The WNC...


Forget the Forecast, F'Real!
Back in the Spring Simms Fishing Products came out with a slogan "Forget the Forecast!". This was a great marketing strategy to boost...


Bryson City = Trout City
We have arrived! The stocking trucks showed up late last week and put 5400 trout in a 2 mile section right through the heart of Bryson...


1st Annual Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival
Out of ICAST/IFTD 2015 came many new products and lines for anglers around the globe. The best idea/product that came from attending the...
Busy Summer
It is hard to believe that July has come and now gone! I thought the 4th was just last week! In all seriousness July was an incredible...