Appalachian Tightlining

Appalachian Tightlining Adventures in tightline fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Southern Appalachians.

The Great Smoky Mountains is gaining 660 acres thanks to the Foothills Land Conservancy. The land is called the Oliver T...
05/15/2026

The Great Smoky Mountains is gaining 660 acres thanks to the Foothills Land Conservancy. The land is called the Oliver Tract and said to be once owned by John Oliver of Cades Cove persevering history as well as forest and hollows for the flora and fauna of the area.
The Conservancy is closing on the land in June and the National Park has already signed a letter of intent of integrating the land with the National Park just outside of Townsend, TN. This land is basically the northeastern side of Chesnut Top Mountain and the hollow below to the east.

Bear Interaction Report. The National Park, specifically Wildlife Biologist and Ranger; Ryan Williamson has released a n...
04/16/2026

Bear Interaction Report. The National Park, specifically Wildlife Biologist and Ranger; Ryan Williamson has released a new Bear Incident Reporting system to allow easy reporting of bear interactions between bears and park visitors. Ryan stresses this is for incidents specifically in the National Park where he helps manage bears.

If you seen my post from back in October 2025 I came across a campsite that had trash in the fire pit and a bear in the campsite when I arrived. I moved to another campsite but that Bear had followed me and came into my site no less then 6 times before I moved. He tore up my sitting pad and stole my campstove. All my food and smellies were hung. I have played in the park and surrounding National Forest for over 20 years, seeing dozens of bears but this was only the second incident where a bear interacted with me. The 1st was a momma bear who bluff charged me while mountain biking in Hot Springs area.

If you want to see Ryan’s presentation on YouTube search: Park Ranger Explains Black Bear Behavior posted by Out There

Remember Dogs are not allowed on Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park except for the Oconaluftee Trail and ...
04/09/2026

Remember Dogs are not allowed on Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park except for the Oconaluftee Trail and the Gatlinburg Trail. Saying that , we have plenty of National Forest, State Forest, and Wilderness surrounding the National Park. Please pack out out your dogs p**p when enjoying these areas with your pup. I take a gallon ziplock bag in addition to the p**p bags for the pups.

My grandpup has been enjoying the Cherokee National Forest and Wildernesses within with me lately with hikes of 10-15 miles with some fishing involved that leads us off trail to follow the creeks. Understand these areas are a bit more remote even at a lot of the trailheads so being prepared is even more critical.

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