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Guided float trips in North Carolina. Here at Hookers Fly Shop and Guide Service we offer half day 3/4 day and full day float trips. These trips are four hours, six hours and eight hours. We offer lunch on all 3/4 and full day float.
Guided Float Trips in North Carolina
While we specialize in guided fly fishing we also offer spin tackle trips. All gear is included and all skill levels and most ahe’s are welcome. Come let us show you what fishing in North Carolina has to offer.
Huge Tuckasegee Brown Trout
Come fish with us. Call 828-421-1767 or email us at hookersflyshop@yahoo.com
Guided Float Trips in North Carolina
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Fly fishing Gatlinburg. Come fish with us in Gatlinburg, TN. We’ve been guiding these waters for over two decades now.
Beautiful rainbow trout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
We offer 1/2 day, 3/4 day and full day wade trips. If you are interested in a flow just over an hours drive away are some of the best areas to float.
Hard to beat the scenery in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
All equipment is provided at no additional charge on all of our trips. If you prefer you can also use your own gear. Flies are also included. Lunch is provided on all full day wade trips. Drinks and snacks on all 1/2 and 3/4 day trips. Come fish with us.
Brook Trout
Fly fishing Gatlinburg
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Fly fishing Gatlinburg
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Winter Fishing in Western North Carolina can be absolutely fantastic and provide anglers a lot less crowded streams. Some of our biggest fish have been during the winter months.
Very large rainbow on the Cherokee Trophy Water.
We offer wade and float trips all winter long. Floating can be a good option that will keep you a little warmer and dry for the day. Choose from our 1/2, 3/4 and full day options with all fishing gear included.
Wading trips offer more flexibility in areas to fish. We suggest any of the delayed harvest sections in the area (Tuckasegee, Nantahala and the West Fork of the Pigeon) are all good options. Cherokee can be really good too. If you are after wild trout maybe in the Smokies you need to pay close attention to the water temps. Anything around the mid 30s or lower will generally be a slow bite. Focus on the warmest part of the day when choosing these streams.
Large Northern Brook Trout on tbe Tuckasegee River.
Here are some things to remember for our area when fishing in the winter. All state hatchery supported streams close on March 1st and reopen the first Saturday in April. Cherokee closes everything except the trophy section the last two weeks of March with opening day on the last Sat of the month. All delayed harvest and wild streams remain open all year.
Chad with a beautiful Tuckasegee Brown Trout.
When fishing in the winter either guided or alone it is recommended to dress according to the weather and water temps and always bring an extra set of clothes for those unexpected slips and falls. A good wading staff is also recommended.
Releasing a big rainbow trout on the Cherokee Trophy section.
Come fish with us. Call us at 828-587-HOOK or test or call 828-421-1767
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Winter Fishing in Western North Carolina
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Fly fishing float trips on the Tuckasegee River are offered year round by our guides. Prime trout season is between October and early June. Sometimes the trout bite will stay good well into July. After the trout bite slows we shift our focus to smallmouth and spotted bass trips.
Monster Tuckasegee Brown Trout May 2023
We offer trips on this river for all skill levels. We provide all the flies and necessary equipment including waders, boots, fly rods or spinning tackle.
Large rainbow on the Tuckasegee River
The delayed harvest sections on this river are the heaviest stocked in the state. There is also a very healthy population of wild rainbow and brown trout in this river. A state record brown was once caught in the Tuckasegee River.
Fly fishing float trips on the Tuckasegee River. What a day for this youngster.
Fly fishing float trips on the Tuckasegee River
Come float the Tuckasegee River with us. Call 828-587-HOOK or call or text 828-421-1767
Fly fishing float trips on the Tuckasegee River
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Fly fishing in Cherokee North Carolina. Cherokee has a lot to offer when it comes to fly fishing. They have over 30 miles of stocked streams and a 2.2 mile section of fly fishing only trophy water. You will need to pick up a daily permit to fish these waters as your NC state license will not work. If you are fishing the trophy waters you will have buy a trophy water permit with your daily permit.
Cherokee stocks their waters weekly all year long so there are always plenty of opportunity to do well here. Many of the streams are also home to wild rainbows and wild brown trout. Check out upper Raven Fork, Bunches Creek or Soco Creek for the best areas to find these wild gems.
Wild Rainbow Soco Creek
Fly fishing in Cherokee North Carolina.
Our guides love these waters and love to share them with our guests. Come let us show you what Fly fishing in Cherokee North Carolina is all about.
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Fly Fishing Maggie Valley, NC. Maggie Valley is home to and close to some of the best fishing in WNC. You can wade for wild trout in the Smokie or catch trophy sized stocked trout in a nearby delayed harvest stream like the West Fork of the Pigeon or the Tuckasegee River.
Cataloochee Valley is just a short drive away from Maggie Valley. If wild trout are what you are after this is definitely the area for you. Several streams rum through this valley and are full of wild rainbows, browns and brook trout.
Wild Brook Trout
There is also a good chance you will see elk throughout the valley. This area has been home to a large herd since the early 2000s.
Tuckasegee River Brown Trout
If floating for monster brown trout is more your game then head on over to Sylva, NC and the Tuckasegee River. Just a short 25 minute drive from Maggie Valley the Tuckasegee has something for all skill levels. It is best to float this river between early October to mid or late June. Summer months offer some good opportunities for catching smallmouth bass on the Tuckasegee River.
Fly Fishing Maggie Valley, NC
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Fly Fishing Maggie Valley, NC
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Fly fishing in Bryson City, NC provides some of the best fishing in Western North Carolina. Our lead guide Jason Cole grew up here and has fished these waters for over 40 years now.
Fly fishing in Bryson City, NC has plenty to offer for beginners to advanced anglers. You can fish the bigger Tuckasegee River for trophy trout which has a very productive delayed harvest section or you can chase smallmouth bass and other species.
Longtime client Jim C with a nice Tuckasegee Smallmouth Bass.
You can also jump into a wild trout stream in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Noland Creek, Forney Creek and Deep Creek just to name a few.
Fly fishing in Bryson City, NC
Come fish with us and let us show you what Bryson City has to offer. Fly fishing in Bryson City, NC
Call 828.421.1767 or 828.587.HOOK
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Fly fishing in Bryson City, NC
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Sylva North Carolina Fly Fishing. Come see what fly fishing opportunities our area has to offer. From larger western style rivers to smaller high elevation brook trout streams we have it all.
Sylva North Carolina Fly Fishing
Take a float trip down the Tuckasegee River and chase monster brown trout, smallmouth bass or rainbow and northern brook trout.
We offer wade trips all over Western North Carolina and the Tennessee side of the Smokies. 1/2, 3/4 or full day trips available and all gear is included.
Brook trout from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just minutes away from Sylva, NC and offers some of the best fly fishing for wild trout in all of North Carolina.
Tuckasegee River Brown Trout
Come fish with us. Call 828.421.1767 or 828.587.4665 email us at hookersflyshop@yahoo.com
Tuckasegee River Guides available all year. Come fish with us. We offer wade and float trips on several sections of the Tuckasegee River.
Tuckasegee River Guides – Large Brown Trout
We offer 1/2 day, 3/4 day and full day wade and float trips trip on the Tuckasegee River all year long. All equipment is provided at no additional cost if you need it. Lunch is included on all full day trips and 3/4 float trips.
Tuckasegee River Guides – Longtime friend and client Charly with a huge brook trout. Fall 2022
The Tuckasegee River has over 8 miles of Delayed Harvest Waters. These sections fish best between October into June/July. The state stocks Rainbow, Brook and Brown trout in these waters. It is not uncommon to see trout 20+ inches in these areas.
Tuckasegee River Guides – Large Tuckasegee Rainbow Trout
Buy any two trips at full price and get the third trip at 50% off. Wade trip packages are priced for the single angler and float trips are priced per boat. You can add up to two more anglers on wade trips for additional fees.
Big brown trout on the Tuckasegee River. May 2018
Wade trip packages are:
1/2 day $375
3/4 day $875
Full day $562.50
Float trip packages are:
1/2 day $750
3/4 day $475
Full day $1000.00
All trips must be taken during the 2020 season. Use these for yourself or gift them to your favorite angler or anglers. Dates for the trips can be arranged at any time. Offer ends 12/31/2019.