Fishing Guides, Instructors, Outfitters, & Fly Shops in the WNC Mountains

153 Charters
2013 East Fork Road, Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-421-8125
Based in Sylva, NC, Captain James McManus is also licensed in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. His 153 Charters focuses on area lakes, but he will combine trips to include some fly-only stream trips into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The 153 Charters 22-ft. Panga boat will accommodate up to three people. (Capt. McManus enjoys taking kids as well as veteran anglers.)

Altamont Anglers Fly Fishing Guide Service
30 Caledonia Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-252-9266
Altamont Anglers has been teaching individuals and groups the skills of fly fishing and leading experienced anglers to the trophy fish of their dreams for years. They offer a range of angling experiences from wild back-country Brook Trout to technically challenging Spring Creek-type tailwater fly fishing for big Brown Trout that tests the skills of the most advanced angler.

Asheville Drifters
48 Westall Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: 828-215-7379
Asheville Drifters, LLC’ guides have spent several years guiding on the complex river systems of Western North Carolina and provide the ultimate float fishing experience, from roadside access to remote streams where few anglers dare to go. Wade fishing trips are available on the South Holston River, Davidson River, North Mills River and Pigeon River System.

Brookings’ Cashiers Village Outfitters
49 Pillar Drive, Cashiers, NC 28717
Phone: 828-743-3768
Offers fly fishing schools and lessons, as well as guided day trips. Trips take place on western North Carolina’s best-known trout rivers.

Brown Trout Fly Fishing
530 Brandon Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Phone: 803-431-9437
Brown Trout Fly Fishing is an ORVIS Endorsed Fly Fishing Company specializing in guided float and wade trips, and teaching fly fishing for trout and smallmouth in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee.

Curtis Wright Outfitters
Two Locations:
5 All Souls Crescent, Asheville NC 28803
Phone: 828-274-3471
24 North Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787
Phone: 828-645-8700
Curtis Wright Outfitters fly fishing guides reveal some of the best spots to wade or float fish in Western North Carolina. They provide all the gear and flies.

Davidson River Outfitters
26 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
Phone: 828-877-4181
Guides specialize in wading for trophy mountain trout and drift boat fishing for trout and smallmouth bass in Pisgah and Nantahala National Forest; Dupont and Gorges State Parks; and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Davidson River Outfitters guides also have access to six miles of privately managed, limited access trout streams. Guides offer float trips on the French Broad, Pigeon, Tuckaseegee, Watauga, and S. Holston Rivers.

Endless River Adventures
14157 Hwy. 19/74 West, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-488-6199
Endless River Adventures Guides help vacationers develop proper casting techniques, learn where to catch fish, and what flies are most successful. Options include guided drift boat, guided oar-rig float trips, stream side and wet wading.

Fly Fishing the Smokies
P.O. Box 291, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-488-7665
Professional outfitters and guide service operating guided fly fishing trips daily out of Gatlinburg, Cherokee, and Bryson City since 1999. Serving all ages. Wade trips, float trips, beginners, half day, full day, and back country camping.

Fontana Guide Service
3336 Balltown Road, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-736-2318
Fontana Guide Service offers both pontoon boat fishing and sightseeing on Fontana Lake, and back-country fishing in nationally recognized trout waters.

Headwaters Outfitters & Fly Fishing Guides
25 Parkway Road, Rosman, NC 28772
Phone: 828-877-3106
Offers guided fly fishing trips for trout and smallmouth. Fly shop is located near some of the finest trout streams in the Southeast.

Hunter Banks Company
29 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-252-3005
A full-service fly fishing retailer, guide service, and fishing instructor.

Mac Brown Fly Fish
779 West Deep Creek, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-736-1469
Fly fishing guide and instructor.

Panther Creek Outfitters
1114 Water Wheel Cove, Clyde NC 28721
Phone: 828-627-1913
Panther Creek offers guided fishing trips, hunting trips and horseback rides of all kinds in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Rivers Edge Outfitters
1235 Seven Clans Lane, Cherokee, NC 28789
Phone: 828-497-9300
Rivers Edge Outfitters is a 4000-sq.ft. fly shop and guide service in Cherokee, NC.

Root Hog Fishing Guide Service
1892 Hwy. 28 North, Almond, NC 28702
Phone: 828-862-7958
Offers guided fishing trips for walleye, smallmouth bass and lake trout on Fontana Lake, NC, which is one of the most beautiful lakes in the southeast.

Smoky Mountain Adventures
P.O. Box 995, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-736-7501
Smoky Mountain Adventures takes small groups of 5 to 12 campers across Fontana Lake to the remote North Shore forest for a memorable two-day guided outing. Everything is provided — the equipment, the food, and the expert knowledge of an experienced guide.

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited
1012 East Alarka Road, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone: 828-488-9711
Offer full and half day trips with competitive rates. No hidden fees. All tackle and supplies are included in the listed price. Also offers overnight camping trips to local national park streams of your choice. Full day fishing trips include a shore lunch at no additional cost.

Up-Close Outfitters
15 Lazy Boy Lane, Lot B-8, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: 828-273-0286
Up-Close Outfitters provides 1/2- and full-day guided fishing trips in North Carolina and South Carolina. Up-Close Outfitters also offers guided turkey and deer hunts in Pisgah National Forest.

Waynesville Fly Shop
178 Waynesville Plaza, Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: 828-246-0306
Guided fishing trips include lunch for full day wading trips and float trips.  Rods, reels, waders and wading staffs are provided. Guides provide casting instruction, fishing techniques, and teach basic stream biology.