Cataloochee Creek Map and Description Cataloochee Creek lies in the Cataloochee Valley surrounded by some of the most rugged mountains found in the southeastern United States and is one of the most remote regions of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is often referred to as the “Forgotten Far East” because it is so [...]
Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report December 2010
Ian Rutter of R&R Fly Fishing provides tips and tactics for winter fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains in this video fly fishing report. Smoky Mountains Winter Fly Fishing If you value serenity and solitude then winter fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains will be right up your alley. Take the opportunity to fish Abrams [...]
Troutfest 2010 – Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Expo
What started out several years ago as a few tables with a couple of local vendors has grown into one of the biggest fly fishing festivals in the country – certainly in the southeast. Troutfest is held each year by the Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited to raise money for the Great Smoky Mountains [...]
Where is the Best Brook Trout Fishing in Smoky Mountains National Park?
After being closed to fishing for nearly 30 years to restore native brook trout populations, there are many streams that may lay claim to the best brook trout fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is. A top contender has to be the headwaters of Raven Fork. Do you know how to get there? [...]
Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing on Little Pigeon River
Smoky Mountain Gillies, an Orvis endorsed fly fishing guide service, pays tribute to Little Pigeon River, one of the most beautiful trout streams inside the Great Smoky Mountains National park, in this short video. Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River Also know locally as Greenbrier Creek, the Little Pigeon River (Middle Prong) is a [...]
Fly Fishing Deep Creek with Kephart’s Ghost
While not a fly fisherman, Horace Kephart certainly kept good company with some excellent trout streams, like Hazel Creek and Deep Creek, during his tenure living in the wilds of western North Carolina, an area that would later become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rumor has it, that if you listen closely as dusk [...]
Fly Fishing Abrams Creek – A Mountain Limestone Spring Creek
A mountain limestone spring creek, huh? I thought limestone spring creeks were usually found in gentle valleys – not in ancient mountain ranges? Well they are, usually, but Abrams Creek is different. Abrams Creek Description Abrams Creek was named after the Cherokee Chief of the town of Chilhowee named Abraham. It flows underground through limestone [...]
Great Smoky Mountains – Fly Fishing Hazel Creek
Isolated in the southwestern corner of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (on the North Carolina side) is a little slice of fly fishing heaven – Hazel Creek; a place where fond memories are born, provided you can get there. Hazel Creek Backcountry As shown on our interactive Great Smoky Mountains National Park trout stream [...]
Great Smoky Mountains – Little River Fishing
Planning a Little River fishing trip in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? So am I! I’ve been planning a family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains for the past few months that will include some Little River trout fishing. To make the best use of our time I’ve done some research on fishing the [...]
