Learn to Fly Fish in Bryson City, North Carolina!
Learn to fly fish for trout in the beautiful mountain setting of Western NC! Fly fishing offers many challenges which can easily become a lifelong passion. The best way to start your journey with this incredible sport is to get basic instruction. We offer a variety of programs pertaining to fly fishing from guided wade and/or float trips, casting instruction, schools, corporate groups, and many others. Western North Carolina offers some of the finest trout waters in the country with unparalleled scenery! Often times folks hire a guide for the day thinking that it may solve for their shortcomings on the stream.
Fly Casting and Rigging for Trout Fishing
There was a large market study conducted by 3M which concluded that the biggest two reasons that newbies were intimidated by taking up fly fishing were casting and knots! The internet is loaded with knots on places like YouTube for you to learn or we can show the few relevant knots you need to learn. The reality is you hire experienced fly fishers to show you what you need to practice with your casting and on the stream tactics in order for improvement. Practice in the yard a few times a week for just fifteen minutes can work wonders for what you learn to do on the stream.
Deep Creek Brown Trout
Anyone can learn to fly fish in a fun and relaxed setting so that you become efficient with your actions. The main ingredient it will require is the desire to improve. So the first step would be to set out with the goal of becoming an efficient caster. If you can cast accurately with minimal motion then your chances of doing well on the water increase. Casting is not a difficult hurdle to overcome if you invest just a very brief amount of time to it per week. It does not take decades for learning to be efficient with your casting. It can be mastered in very short order if you practice the correct things at home.
Trout Fishing with Kids
Knots and rigging are most easily learned with larger materials like parachute cord for conveying the concept of the steps involved. There are only a couple of knots you need to learn for being able to become self-sufficient on the stream. Just like casting takes a commitment with some practice, so do knots! We regularly see folks on the stream that decide to change a fly during a great hatch that takes far too long. Many knots only take a few seconds to accomplish.
Learn to Read the Water for Trout Lies
The next step is learning where the fish holds in the stream. These good holding spots change on the water depending on bug activity. Reading the water well pays off huge dividends once your casting is accurate enough to grid off sections on the stream. More important than just reading the water would be recognizing the fish behavior as you blend into the stream. This again requires only that you remain observant into what is going on around you while on the stream. William Wordsworth said it best in his poem “As the Tables Turned” when he wrote:
Enough of science and of books,
Throw down those barren leaves,
Come forth and bring with you a heart,
That watches and receives.
That poem sums it up nicely for what the sport of fly fishing is all about. Paying attention to the finer details on the stream and learning from them.
The best part about your pursuits of trout throughout the world is that they require clean and cold water. Trout reside in some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Learning to fly fish is not just for trout though and you can use your tackle for the pursuit of all fishes!
The most popular waters will be listed in the submenus and categories (right-hand side of the page for reports) that we offer our various guided fly fishing trips and other customized programs. Or click on these links for more information which include guided float trips, guided wade trips, guided lake trips, casting instruction, video casting lesson, fly fishing schools, groups and corporate trips, backcountry trips, programs and demonstrations, and destination trips!
Trout Fishing Capital Town of Bryson City, North Carolina Activities
Other area attractions can be found by contacting the Bryson City, NC Chamber of Commerce. The number is 800-867-9246. Swain County is the trout mecca of the southern states. Over 75% of the county is either Nantahala National Forest or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Park visitors exceed 14 million people per year! When you consider all of the whitewater rafting, Smoky Mountain Railroad, Appalachian Trail hikes, hundreds of waterfall hikes, great mountain biking, and many other outdoor adventures it is not hard to see why our little mountain town of Bryson City is always expanding.
Many great new restaurants and lodging in Bryson City for hosting large groups. Cherokee, NC is about a 10-minute drive from Bryson City. We are about an hour drive from Highlands and Asheville NC. Knoxville and Chattanooga TN is about 2 1/2 hours away. Atlanta, GA, and Charlotte, NC are about a 3-hour drive. Plan your next get-a-away to the trout mecca town of Bryson City, NC! My favorite addition to the town is the Nantahala Brewery which also provides some very good bands all through the season!
Let us show you what it will take for learning to fly fish on your own in some of the best waters in western North Carolina! Our guides have decades of experience instructing you for a memorable adventure in the Great Smoky Mountains! You should bring rain gear, warm clothes, sunscreen, lip balm, a hat and polarized glasses. It will benefit your success on the water to wear clothing that blends into the surroundings.You can also check the weather
You can also check the weather here for layering considerations of clothes. You can purchase your valid NCWRC license here online or by phone at 1-888-248-6834. Use the contact page or call (828)736-1469 for booking.