Great Smoky Mountains — Years of hard work by biologists and volunteers in the Great Smoky Mountains could lure even more anglers to the national park in 2018. The park reintroduced and restored ...

GATLINBURG (WATE) – It is finally feeling more like fall outside, but some are still feeling the effects of months of temperatures at or near 90 and little rain. Some of those struggling the most are ...

There are nearly 600 miles of fishable streams in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Every stream in the Park is open for fishing and harvest year-round. The waters are clean and clear and hold lots ...

TREMONT, Tenn. – The Great Smoky Mountains is the most-visited national park in the United States. More than 12 million people came here in 2020, which is about 1.4 million more visitors than the next ...

This North Carolina lake is brimming with outdoor activities, from kayak fishing or sunset paddling to mountain biking the ...

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service/Knoxville News Sentinel Tourist anglers will be pleased to know that fishing is now allowed in all streams located within Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Having been in the Smoky Mountains outside Knoxville, Tennessee the past few days on business, I had the opportunity yesterday afternoon to go fly fishing. I've always loved the cold, clear streams of ...

Ready for a little relief from Alabama in August? The Smokies are just a half-day's drive away--about 230 miles from Huntsville to the east entry at Townsend, Tennessee. It's typically four to five ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. – Two visitors emerged from the rhododendron, surveyed the landscape, consulted in whispers and planned their approach. They were on the Middle Prong of Little River in a ...

We arrived at the Middle Prong Trailhead to find a dozen cars and a dual-wheel Dodge truck and horse trailer — but not another person in sight. A testament to the sheer size of Great Smoky Mountains ...

Intriguing, humorous, and stealthy, river otters are seldom seen. But after being gone for 50 years, they have reclaimed their place as denizens of the Southern Appalachians. “Otters make their homes ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. | The bright yellow fly line next to the tippet twitched and I gave the fly rod a little jerk. “You’ve got to be quicker than that,” says Chad Williams, guide for Smoky Mountain ...