Fly Fishing Trips North Carolina

Fly fishing trips North Carolina offers a myriad of opportunities fly fishing for trout in the Smoky Mountains! Learn to fly fish packages available for total beginners or polish up on new techniques for the seasoned fly fisher. We provide all of the gear including rods, reels, waders, wading boots, flies, coaching, stream lunch and a copy of my book “Casting Angles”. The book will give you something to grow into as your journey progresses on and off the water.
You will need to attain a valid NC fishing license for wade and float guided fishing trips.
This is not your typical bobber lobbing guide trip! You can find those all over the internet on SPECIALS from Google Ads! We love to teach proven techniques that are adaptable to multiple water types throughout the globe! Every trip is tailored to you the client to meet your expectations of what you desire to perfect. This leaves many choices such as improve your presentation with wet flies, dry flies, nymphing techniques, and streamer fishing.
An experience you can trust!

Your valued experience is by far the most important thing that you come away with from a day on the water with us! We provide the tools and coaching for you to improve in the beautiful environment of the Smoky Mountains. Your fly casting is the key to an improvement over the long haul of the sport of fly fishing. I am the only Master Certified Instructor through the FFI. I love to teach fly casting and fly fishing techniques that will lead you to instant improvement!
Let us assist you with putting together one of the most memorable trout fishing experiences you could have in the Smoky Mountains town of Bryson City, North Carolina! I have been blessed to have spent the past 37 years guiding as a career. The longer I share these techniques and tactics with others the easier it becomes to convey them.
Avoid the “All the Gear and No Idea” Fly Fishing Trips
Practically every shop and outfitter in this region claim to have the best and most experienced guides. I would recommend do a little homework to avoid the Golden Arches approach for your outdoor experience. Check out my testimonials page to read what past clients and media publications have to say about Mac Brown Fly Fish.
Why does that experience truly matter anyway? First off, we have not had a blank trip in 34 years. We tell you the truth at all times! We regularly set the levels of par on our fly fishing trips and have done so for over three decades now!
Many in the business will tell you anything to get paid for the day regardless the water temp and water condition. Check out my post “Stewards Of The River Or Pillagers“. This is simply unethical and wrong no matter how you slice it. Bryson City, NC depends on tourism throughout the year. Word travels fast when these impostors promise the moon over and over and cannot deliver.
Saw a local guide running a trip in 70+plus degree water in an attempt to catch bass last week. When I got home the social media pages were blown up with photos from Spring! He was claiming to have had a record day with clients on our best trout tailwater fishery. Oh yeah, from a river that was 40 miles away from where he was floating. I guess these types of charades classify me as “old school”. It is comical on one hand-yet, still highly unethical.
There is no doubt that SEO, optimizing images, javascript, HTML coding, and many other internet wizard-like ideas make for a cute website. Be cautious in your choices choosing a guide for your fly fishing trips North Carolina! If it sounds too good to be true-RUN!