Fly fishing Western North Caralina

Fly fishing Western North Caralina#2155915

By conagher - Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:00 pm

- Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:00 pm #2155915

Has anyone here on the forum done any fly fishing up in the smoke mountains? Good spots to fish. We are planning on heading up that way the middle of October for 3 weeks or so. Any advice on tent camping up that would also be greatly appreciated. Would it be a good idea to take my yak with us?

We just got back home from fishing up in Yellowstone. Fished the Madison, Firehole and Gibbons rivers.

Thanks
David

Re: Fly fishing Western North Caralina#2156286

By conagher - Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:46 pm

- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:46 pm #2156286

Guess no one has ever fished up there. Maybe I'll run across someone like Bob Jacklin that will give a newb some helpful advice.

Re: Fly fishing Western North Caralina#2162129

By Rig'emNGig'em - Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:49 am

- Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:49 am #2162129

Just saw this, sorry I dont usually look much past the hunting forum. I lived in western North Carolina when I was working for the USFS and can give you some pointers if you ever head back that way.

Re: Fly fishing Western North Caralina#2162221

By conagher - Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:30 am

- Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:30 am #2162221

Thanks for the reply.
We spent 2 weeks up there and had a wonderful time. I could list all the places but some or hard to spell. The fly shops are great to deal. We'll be back late summer and maybe back in the fall. Found a great campground (Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground) out of Bryson City, N.C.