Fishing Gatlinburg

[perchjerker]

In June I was going to Gatlinburg Tenn. Anyone have any recommendations on where to Fly Fish or a local fly shopI can go to to get the Tenn. skinny on where,what & how to catch some of thier trout.

[am4mu]

Check out my post of yesterday under general discussion titled "wife layed down the law". The guys came up with some excellent and appreciated suggestions.

Doug

[Rick F]

There is a pretty reputable shop in town. Can't remember the name, I haven't been down there since 99 but I do remember finding them on the gatlinburg web site under fishing. They were pretty helpful then and I assume they would still be. Good luck and the scenery is incredible. Take a camera.

[fly2fish]

As you come into Gatlinburg from Pigeon Forge at the main intersection turn left and their is a small strip mall on the right. The fly shop is upstairs above a pizza place I think. They have reports posted for various areas in and around the park. I would try Abrams Creek on the Cades Cove loop on the west end of the park. There is or used to be 2 kinds of license you could get a Tenn. state license or a park only license. Like I was told before I got there expect fewer and smaller fish than around here, but they are wild trout in a mountain setting.

[BrianK]

Was there back in about 97 and yeah it's beautiful.

Fished the Pigeon R. for a few hrs just above Gatlinburg and waded up into the natl park. Did ok for not knowing what i was doing. Kinda strange to park in a hotel parking garage and walk to the trout stream....gets pretty remote fast though. didn't see another person.

Mainly used egg patterns if i recall.

Good luck.

I think a recent issue of Fly Fisherman had an article about fishing for backcountry brookies in the Smokies. check it out.

bk