May jump starts fly fishing season with warmer weather and longer days. May is the month of change when it comes to fishing here in the mountains. This is the last month that delayed harvest streams will be stocked until next October. Delayed harvest streams will...
When is the best time to come and fish in western North Carolina? The short answer is that western NC has outstanding fly fishing year round. Many anglers put their gear up during the “off season” of winter/early spring, but that’s when you can...
Fall is in the air! Already the days are getting shorter and the leaves will start changing color soon. For fly fishermen, fall means the delayed Harvest streams will be stocked with trout and anglers will have more places to trout fish then time to fish. Here...
Picture a well-placed fly rod cast landing the fly under an overhanging mountain laurel. The fly sits on the surface of the water for just a second, with a small twitch of the fly rod it moves with the appearance of a living thing and then there is an explosion of...
When fly fishermen talk about the delayed harvest season – the Nantahala River is always mentioned as one of the top destinations. The Nantahala River has two distinct sections of river, supporting all three species of trout: rainbow, brook and brown. Between...
