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"Fishing opportunities in North Carolina abound. Whether you are fishing for native brook trout in a cold mountain stream, lunker largemouth bass in a piedmont reservoir, brawny striped bass in a river or you just want to take your kids fishing at a community fishing lake, our state's waters offer diverse angling opportunities for everyone." - N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
  • Big Flies = Big Fish
    The old saying "the bigger the bait the bigger the fish" rings true in the fly fishing world, especially in the chilly winter waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks.
    by Captain Brian Horsley
 
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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
The best resource for hunting, fishing, and boating information, educational programs, WILD Products, and other wildlife services for the citizens and visitors of North Carolina.  
216.27.49.98/

North Carolina Fly Fishing Articles
12 Flies
This list is only intended as base point of reference for the fly angler traveling the southeast coastline.  
www.sefly.com/12_flies.htm
36 Great North Carolina Fishing Trips
Tar Heel anglers are a lucky lot. No matter where they live or what time of year it may be, hot-action fishing destinations are within a day's drive.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa023804a
A Guide to Fly Fishing North Carolina mountain trout streams
The trout streams in the Blue Ridge , Appalachian , & Great Smoky mountains of North Carolina from Cherokee to Asheville to Boone host the best fishing streams there are in North Carolina .  
www.flyfishingnc.com
Angler Services
Angler Services is dedicated to passing on the skills and knowledge we've mastered over the years...  
www.donyager.com
Best Saltwater Fishing in North Carolina  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa023704a
Bonito fishing at Wrightsville Beach
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/bonito.html
Bull Head Creek
...the mountains of northern and western North Carolina have approximately 4000 miles of designated trout water... - by Jamie Dickenson  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SED
ickinson97JF/SEDickinson97JF.html
Bullhead Creek  
www.sefly.com/bullhead_creek.htm
Cape Look Out primer
Any fly angler who has experienced the knuckle busting, reel smoking, tippet shredding, run of a False Albacore, knows what a "Tunny Melt" is.  
www.flyfishsaltwaters.com/cape_look_out_primer.htm
Cape Lookout False Albacore
Everything you always wanted to know about false albacore fishing  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/albiechapter.html
Cataloochee Creek
from GORP.com  
www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/fis_cata2.htm
Catawba River Triple Play Stripers
Lookout Shoals, Hickory and Norman offer three great spots for some winter striper fishing on the Catawba River.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa013804a
Cherokee Indian Reservation Fishing
Fishing Haven in the Great Smokies  
http://www.cherokee-nc.com/fishing_main.php?
Cold Weather Speckled Trout  
www.sefly.com/cold_trout.htm
Daddy Joe's Fishing Hole
Just a little more than 50 miles north of Myrtle Beach....  
www.sefly.com/daddy_joes.htm
Davidson River
Trout Unlimited rates the Tarheel's very own Davidson River as one of the top 100 wild trout streams in the United States.  
www.sefly.com/davidson.htm
Davidson River info  
www.flyfishnc.com/NC_Streams/Hot_Spots/Davidson_River.cfm
Delayed harvest trout fishing
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/delayed.html
Double Up On Bald Head Specks & Reds
Bald Head holds some great trout and redfish hotspots. Here's the inside scoop on where the experts go to get bit.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa083804a
False albacore fishing
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/oct99.html
False Albacore: Built for Speed
False Albacore may be the fastest, strongest gamefish you ever hook with a fly rod. Learn here where to find these inshore speedsters and how to catch them.  
www.flyfisherman.com/south/tealbacore/index.html
Find the South Fork's Smallmouths Now
The South Fork of the New River may well be the best smallmouth stream in the Tar Heel State.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa063704a
Fish for Trout in Fayetteville  
www.ncwildlife.com/news_stories/pg00_NewsRelease/pg00_feb05_3.htm
Fishing for Striped Bass on the Roanoke River
from www.ncwildlife.com  
www.ncwildlife.com/pg03_Fishing/pg3d_striperguide.htm
Fishing for white bass and hybrid
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/june99.html
Flies to use in Western North Carolina Flies
a small listing of flies that work for trout here in WNC  
wnctrout.com/flies.htm
Fly Fish North Carolina
Fly Fish North Carolina is a fly fishing site for fishermen traveling to North Carolina who want information about streams, hatches, fly shops, trout species, and fishing regulations.  
www.flyfishnc.com/
Fly fishing for bass in the reservoirs
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/reservoirbass.html
Fly Fishing for False Albacore at Cape Lookout North Carolina
Fly Fishing for False Albacore at Cape Lookout North Carolina  
www.sefly.com/cape_lookout.htm
Fly Fishing for Lady Fish in North Carolina  
www.sefly.com/ladies_night.htm
Fly Fishing for Trout in Western North Carolina
Some General Guidelines - By Bill Lemke  
www.main.nc.us/PCTU/local_info.htm
Fly Fishing in the Outer Banks
Fly fishing has, in recent years, become a popular way to take advantage of the area's rich and bountiful waters.  
www.outerbanks.org/activities/water_activities/fly_fishing.asp
Fly Fishing North Carolina's Outerbanks
Fly Fishing North Carolina's Outerbanks  
www.sefly.com/hatteras.htm
Fly Fishing North Carolina's Outerbanks  
www.sefly.com/hatteras.htm
Fly Fishing the Mountains of WNC  
www.davidsonflyfishing.com/waters.php
Fly Fishing Trophy Striped Bass along North Carolina Outerbanks
Fly Fishing Trophy Striped Bass along North Carolina Outerbanks  
www.sefly.com/trophy%20striped%20bass.htm
Fly Patterns Entomology of NC
Fly Fishing NC - There are over 12 pages of fly patterns and entomology  
www.flyfishingnc.com/a/flymain.asp
Fly-Fishing In North Carolina
South Toe River, Curtis Creek, Cane Creek info and pics  
www.tarheelangler.com/tarheefish.htm
Fly-Fishing in the Carolinas
from Carolina Living  
www.carolinaliving.com/life/flyfishing.asp
Flyfishing for Shad  
www.sefly.com/nc_shad.htm
Flyfishing the Crystal Coast
lots of good info  
www.kbrcomm.com/trout/cryscoast.html
FlyFishNC.com
Fly Fish North Carolina is a fly fishing site for fishermen traveling to North Carolina who want information about streams, hatches, fly shops, trout species, and fishing regulations  
www.flyfishnc.com
Flytying with Capt Gordon Churchill
From this page I will have links to pages with information concerning tying the flies that I have found to be successful for my friends, clients and myself on the waters I fish.  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/flytying.html
Getting started in Saltwater Flyfishing
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/gettingstarted.html
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Streams in the North Carolina portion  
wnctrout.com/smokys.htm
Greendrake Hatches in NC
Wild Trout and the Greendrake Hatch - By Jason Robinson  
www.flyfishingnc.com/articles/article2.asp
Hatteras Bluefin on a Fly
February in Hatteras Village is the venue-the time and place for the best bluefin tuna fishing in the world... - by Capt. Brian Horsley  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/Hor
sley-Bluefin/HorsleyBluefin.html
Head Northwest For Carolina Trout
Top-drawer trout fishing is closer than most of North Carolina's city-dwelling anglers know.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa043804a
Inside the Outer Banks
North Carolina's offshore fishing has been making headlines since the first 1,000-plus-pound Atlantic blue marlin ever caught on rod and reel was taken out of Oregon Inlet in 1974 - by Raiford Trask  
www.flyfishinsalt.com/article.jsp?ID=32025
Lake Jordan & Neuse River Stripers
May is the month that really kicks off striper fishing on B. Everett Jordan Lake and on the lower section of the Neuse River.  
www.ncgameandfish.com/nc_aa053704a
Lake Norman, A Striped Bass Story
from www.ncwildlife.com  
www.ncwildlife.com/pg03_Fishing/pg3d12.htm
Last Stop for Stripers
If you’re a diehard striper nut who just can’t bear to call it quits, pack your gear and head for North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where the action is just heating up. - by Ric Burnley  
www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltwater/fishing/article/0,12746,1014006
,00.html
Little Cataloochee Creek
from GORP.com  
www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/fis_cata3.htm
Local Flies for North Carolina
local flies from Land O' Sky TU  
www.landoskytu.com/localflies.html
Morehead City info
Morehead City NC is a doorway to an area of Eastern North Carolina known as the Crystal Coast.  
morehead-city-nc.com/index.html
Mother's Day Madness, flyfishing for spring spanish macs at Cape Looko
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/may02.html
Nantahala Offers Angling Opportunities  
www.tablerocktu.org/musingspring.htm
NC Wildlife Rescources Commission  
www.ncwildlife.com/main_index.htm
North Carolina Beach Driving rules  
outerbanksflyfishing.com/index.cfm?pid=beachdriving
North Carolina Fish and Game
Community site detailing fishing opportunities in North Carolina.  
www.ncfishandgame.com/fish/index.html
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Fishing info  
www.ncwildlife.com/fs_index_03_fishing.htm
North Carolina's Saltwater Smorgasboard
At the beginning of the year there is really only one option for the angler that wants to fish the salt in North Carolina. - by Jamie Dickinson  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SED
ickinson98JF/SEDickinson98JF.html
Opening Day
Every fisherman yearns for the first day of the season. - by Farrow Allen  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SEA
llen98MA/SEAllen98MA.html
Outer Banks Fishing, NC
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic seaboard.  
www.rent101.com/Destination_Guides/Outer-Banks-Fishing.html
Outer Banks Fishing.com
This site is locally run from the Outer Banks of North Carolina in Kitty Hawk and it has the latest fishing information for the northern coast.  
www.outerbanksfishing.com
Outer Banks Stripers
The recovery of the striped bass in Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds is a feather in the cap of the North Carolina and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council management plans-a bright spot in North Caro  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SEH
orsley97ND/SEHorsley97ND.html
Public Fishing Access
from NC Wildlife Resources Commission  
http://216.27.49.98/pg03_Fishing/pg3a.htm
Redfish Radio Activity
Captain Gordon Churchill radio interview with Dr. Bogus from August '01, Redfish Radio  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/redfishradio.html
Roanoke River Stripers
by Capt Gordon Churchill  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/stripers.html
Rock On!
Spring Stripers on the Roanoke - by Ed Jaworowski  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SEJ
aworowski99May/Rockon.html
Romance on the Fly
from The Edge Outer Banks  
www.outerbankspress.com/edge02_fly-romance.html
Shallow water redfishing
Drums Along the Intracoastal by Gordon Churchilll  
www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/3853/redfish.html
Small Stream Trout
...when May arrives in the Southern Appalachians, the weather is fairly stable, and for the next several weeks you should enjoy better than average fishing...by Farrow Allen  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SEA
llen98MJ/SEAllen98MJ.html
Stocking Schedules Fishing Seasons
The best resource for hunting, fishing, and boating information, educational programs, WILD Products, and other wildlife services for the citizens and visitors of North Carolina.  
216.27.49.98/fs_index_03_fishing.htm
Stone Mountain State Park
Stone Mountain State Park  
www.rockyrivertu.org/trips/stone-mountain.html
Tarheel Angler's Outfitters Guide To The The Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has about 2,115 miles of streams within its boundaries, and protects one of the last wild trout habitats in the eastern United States...  
www.tarheelangler.com/gsmnp.html
Thinking Deep
Flyfishing the Graveyard of the Atlantic - by Capt.Brian Horsley  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/SoutheastRegion/Southeast/SEH
orsley99Jun/ThinkingDeepHorsley.html
Trout Fishing in North Carolina
from www.rockyrivertu.org  
www.rockyrivertu.org/fishnc.html
Trout on the Upper Nantahala
Successful strategies for one of the Carolina's best delayed harvest streams - by Roger Lowe  
www.southernanglers.com/visitors/vnantahala.html
Trout Regulations
The best resource for hunting, fishing, and boating information, educational programs, WILD Products, and other wildlife services for the citizens and visitors of North Carolina.  
216.27.49.98/fs_index_03_fishing.htm
Trout Unlimited - Rocky River Chapter
Trout Unlimited - Rocky River Chapter  
www.rockyrivertu.org/
TroutNC.com  
troutnc.com
Tusquitee Creek
from toutnc.com  
www.troutnc.com/reports.shtml#anchor3803577
Twenty Best Streams
Alen Baker's Twenty Best Streams from www.rockyrivertu.org  
www.rockyrivertu.org/baker/ad_baker.htm
Western North Carolina
trout fishing in Western North Carolina  
www.bricom.com/kenneth
Western North Carolina Trout
Western North Carolina Trout - Guide to trout fishing in Western North Carolina including fly fishing throughout the mountains of NC.  
www.wnctrout.com/
Where to fish Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina has many miles of fishable trout waters, wnctrout.com and Wilson Creek Outfitters will try to give you an edge on finding these locations  
wnctrout.com/whereto.htm
Wilmington North Carolina and the Cape Fear Coast
Wilmington has many natural advantages...  
www.ego.net/us/nc/ilm/ilm.htm
Wilson Creek info
from www.rockyrivertu.org  
www.rockyrivertu.org/trips/wilson-creek.html

North Carolina Fly Fishing Clubs
Blue-Ridge Fly-Fishing Association
Dedicated to Fly-Fishing in Western North Carolina.  
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5731
Land O' Sky Chapter of TU  
www.landoskytu.com
Nat Greene Flyfishers
Nat Greene Flyfishers is the Greensboro, NC affiliate chapter of both Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Federation of Fly Fishermen (FFF)...  
www.greensboro.com/flyfish
NC Trout Unlimited State Council
North Carolina Trout Unlimited State Council  
www.nctu.org/
Northwestern Chapter of TU
Hickory, NC  
www.nwtu.org
Pisgah chapter of Trout Unlimited  
www.main.nc.us/PCTU/index.html
Tuckaseigee Chapter Of Trout Unlimited
Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina dedicated to the preservation and education of cold water fisheries through the south east.  
www.smokyonthefly.com/tucktu/
FlyFishNC.com message boards  
www.flyfishnc.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi

North Carolina Fly Fishing Guides
Anchorage House Bed and Breakfast
accomendations and breakfast at Anchorage House Bed and Breakfast. Inquire for specials. Fly-Fishing guide can be for land or sea. Located in Beaufort,NC  
www.anchoragehouse.net

North Carolina Hatch Charts
B.R.F.F.A. Hatch Chart  
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5731/HATCH.HTM
Blue Ridge Trout Hatch Chart  
www.kbrcomm.com/trout/blue_ridge_hatch_chart.htm
Hatch Chart for the NC, VA & TN Mountains  
www.highcountryflyshop.com/nc_hatch_chart.html
Hatch Chart for the Southern Appalachians  
tablerocktu.org/hatch.htm
Hatch Charts for North Carolina
Match the Hatch with our comprehensive hatch chart database of Rivers, Hatch data and recommended Patterns.  
www.tffr.com/Hatch_Charts/top_100_trout_rivers_usa.asp?State=NC
Hatch Charts for WNC Rivers  
www.davidsonflyfishing.com/hatch.php
High Country Outdoors Hatch Chart
Hatches & Fly Patterns of the Southern Appalachians  
www.highcountryoutdoors.net/index5.html
North Carolina and Tennessee hatch chart
from High Country Anglers Guide Service  
www.highcountryangler.com/hatchchart.asp
North Carolina Hatch Chart  
www.flyfishnc.com/NC_Streams/Hatch_Chart
Nowth West NC Hatch Chart
Paisley's Hatch Chart for North West NC  
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5731/HATCH.HTM
Table Rock Chapter of Trout Unlimited Hatch Chart
Hatch Chart for the Southern Appalachians  
www.tablerocktu.org/hatch.htm
Western North Carolina hatches
from Hunter Banks company  
www.hunterbanks.com/wnc_hatches.html
WNC hatch chart
from Brookside Guides  
www.brooksideguides.com/hatch.htm

North Carolina Fly Fishing Maps
Cataloochee Map
Overview Map of the Cataloochee Trail in North Carolina - from GORP.com  
www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/hik_cata6.htm
Davidson River Area map
from The Blue Ridge Fly-Fishing Association  
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5731/dav1map.jpg
Graham County Trout Stream Map  
www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/graham.pdf
Haywood County Trout Stream Map  
www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/haywood.pdf
Jackson County Trout Stream Map  
www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/jackson.pdf
Macon County Trout Stream Map  
www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/macon.pdf
Maps for County Trout Streams for North Carolina
Trout streams map and stocking schedule for fly fishing NC North Carolina maps  
www.flyfishingnc.com/a/streams.asp
North Carolina Trout Fishing Maps Book
The best resource for hunting, fishing, and boating information, educational programs, WILD Products, and other wildlife services for the citizens and visitors of North Carolina.  
216.27.49.98/fs_index_03_fishing.htm
North Carolina Trout Maps  
www.hunterbanks.com/trout_maps.html
Swain County Trout Stream Map  
www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/swain.pdf
Trout Maps
The best resource for hunting, fishing, and boating information, educational programs, WILD Products, and other wildlife services for the citizens and visitors of North Carolina.  
216.27.49.98/fs_index_03_fishing.htm

North Carolina Fly Fishing Reports
Cape Lookout Charters reports  
reelbuzz.com/fishreports/lookout/default.asp
Davidson River Outfitters Stream Report  
www.davidsonflyfishing.com/conditions.php
Davidson River Report  
www.altamontanglers.com/davidsonreport.htm
FlyFishNC.com Fishing Reports  
www.flyfishnc.com/NC_Streams/Fishing_Reports
Foscoe Fishing Company & Outfitters report
located between Boone and Banner Elk  
www.foscoefishing.com/report.php3
Frank & Fran's Outer Banks reports
Frank & Fran's - The Fisherman's Friends  
www.hatteras-island.com/FReport.htm
North Carolina and Tennessee Fishing Report
from Asheville Drifters  
www.ashevilledrifters.com/report.htm
North Carolina Fishing Reports from the NC coast  
www.ncoif.com/report/report_map.html
Outer Banks reports from Pirates Cove Marina  
www.fishpiratescove.com/reports/index.php
saltwater fishing reports from Captain Brian Horsley and Captain Sarah  
oregoninlet.us/flyfishing/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=8
Saltwater Flyfishing Reports for North Carolina  
www.wmi.org/saltfish/reports/NORTHCAR/index.html
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries reports  
www.ncdmf.net/fishreport/index.html
The NorthWestern Chapter of TU reports  
www.nwtu.org/fishing_reports/fish_reports.html
Weekly Outer Banks Surf, Sound, Pier & Offshore Report
Brought to you by Joe Malat - Your Outer Banks Fishing Authority.  
www.outer-banks.nc.us/obifishreport
Western NC Fly Fishing Report
from Diamond Brand Outdoors  
www.diamondbrand.com/cgi-bin/DiamondBrand.storefront/EN/catalog/1491
Western NC Stream Report
Rivers near the Highlands/Cashiers Area from www.highlandhiker.com  
www.highlandhiker.com/fishing/streams.shtml
Western North Carolina and East Tennessee reports
from Hunter Banks Company  
www.hunterbanks.com/streamreports.html

North Carolina Fly Fishing Forums
Outer Banks Fly Fishing
Captain Brian Horsley & Captain Sarah Gardner  
oregoninlet.us/flyfishing
Fishmojo.com Outer Banks reports forum  
fishmojo.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

North Carolina Fly Fishing Shops
CCS Fly Fishing Outfitters
PO Box 2396, Cherokee, NC 28719; 888-243-5274  
www.ccsflyfishing.com
Davidson River Outfitters
26 Pisgah Highway , Pisgah Forest, NC 28768; (828) 877 - 4181  
www.davidsonflyfishing.com
Lowe Fly Shop
15 Woodland Drive, Waynesville, NC 28786; (828) 452-0039  
www.loweflyshop.com
Whitetop Laurel Fly Shop
1223 Mount Jefferson Rd., West Jefferson, NC 28694; 888-WHITETOP  
www.whitetop.com/index.html
Diamond Brand Outdoors
2623 Hendersonville Rd. Arden, NC 28704; 800-459-6262  
www.diamondbrand.com/flyfishing
Casters
3034A N. Center St. Hickory, NC 28601; 828-304-2400  
www.castersflyshop.com
Foscoe Fishing Company
9400 Highway 105 S. Foscoe, NC 28604; 828-963-6556  
www.foscoefishing.com
Intracoastal Angler
7220 Wrightsville Ave., Suite A, Wilmington, NC. 28403; 910.256.4545  
www.intracoastalangler.com
Jesse Brown
14825 John J Delaney Dr., Suite 140 Charlotte, NC 28277 ; 1-888-8GOHIKE  
www.jessebrown.com
Tarheel Angler
280 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-766-9515  
www.tarheelangler.com
ezflyfish.com
121 East Union Street - Morganton, NC 28655 - 828-430-3593  
www.ezflyfish.com
Hunter Banks Co.
29 Montford Avenue Asheville, NC 28801; 1-800-227-6732  
www.hunterbanks.com
Appalachian Angler Fly Shop & Guide Service...
174 Old Shulls Mill Rd, Boone NC 28607; 828.963.8383  
www.appalachianangler.com
The Fly Line
410 State Street, Greensboro NC 27405; 336 274 3582  
www.theflyline.com