Big Snowbird Creek in Graham County, considered by many veteran trout fishers as one of the best streams in the far western section of the state, now has four distinct fisheries. In July, a 2.8-mile section of hatchery-supported waters was re-designated as delayed-harvest waters.
If you want to catch trout when hatches are few or nonexistent, use a nymph. […]
After a summer of torrential rains, frequent flooding and limited fishing opportunities, trout-fishing conditions are shaping up as the best in years for the fall. Streams are in excellent shape, with plenty of water and plenty of healthy, well-fed trout. […]
The first Saturday in June, delayed-harvest trout waters switch from catch-and-release to catch-and-keep fishing. Streams are crowded, and due to the large numbers of trout that have been stocked, just about everyone goes home with a limit of seven trout. […]
Western North Carolina streams may be best known for trout, but many of the larger ones offer another excellent and often overlooked fishery: smallmouth bass. When it comes to action, few fish can match the fighting ability of a smallmouth, and to hook one using light spinning tackle or a fly rod has to be the angling equivalent of paradise. […]
Brook trout are easy to locate and easy to catch; getting to them is the hard part. Native brooks inhabit the headwaters of mountain streams, the wild, hard-to-reach sections of creeks accessible only by foot where the water is pure and cold, places choked with rhododendron and mountain laurel. […]
Jackson County is a rising star in the world of trout fishing. It has the longest and most popular delayed-harvest waters in the state. […]
Spring is a magical time in the mountains, a time when dogwoods bud and the reddish-pink flowers of redbuds and white and pale pink flowers of serviceberry trees reach full bloom. […]
Deep Creek is a hotspot for springtime anglers ready to match wits with some nice rainbow trout in a picturesque setting. […]
The Nantahala River in Macon and Swain counties is primarily known for its challenging white-water rapids that attract paddlers — amateur as well as Olympic-class — by the thousands during the summer and fall, it is also widely recognized as one of the mountain area’s premier trout streams, so good that Trout Unlimited included it on its list of the top 100 trout streams in the United States — along with the Davidson River. […]
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