Recommended Experience Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Break away from the mainstream and explore some of our wild trout water. These tributaries offer Appalachian small stream fishing in a more remote and less pressured setting than our Tellico River trips. These wild trout are opportunistic and eager to eat a fly. Dry fly fishing is excellent nearly year round. Our best insect hatches start in mid-March and continue through the summer months and into early fall. All trout on these streams are all wild and stream born, and typically range from 8-12" in size, which is typical for the southern Appalachians, but the opportunity for larger individual fish is always present. Species include rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout.

This trip option is great for people who have some previous experience with fly fishing as casting on these smaller streams can be a challenge. We recommend the Tellico River trip option if you are a beginner.