Hazel Creek Fly Fishing Report
Each week we will be posting a Hazel Creek Fly Fishing Report so that you can follow along as we lead adventures to the Smokies most storied stream. Fly Fishing on Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains is really heating up! In the past several weeks we have logged many days in the back of beyond while pursuing wild Rainbows and Browns on Hazel Creek. Warm weather and perfect water tempratures are turning the fishing on big time. The Smoky Mountains are starting to green up nicely and everything on Hazel Creek is coming to life.
Fly Fishing Hazel Creek in April
In April fly fishing really starts taking off on Hazel Creek. Tempratures in the back country start warming nicely and the mountains start greening up. Trout become increasingly active and feed aggressively from around the middle of the month and continue all summer long lasting well into the fall. This is the reason why our Hazel Creek Fly Fishing Trips start from mid April and run through mid October. We want you to experience the best fishing possible on Hazel Creek! Currently we’re seeing good hatches which are bringing the trout up top to feed. Dry fly action can be epic on Hazel Creek if you hit it just right! The Light Cahill and Yellow Sallies are our favorite hatches on Hazel Creek and its just starting to happen now!
Hazel Creek North Carolina
Just the visceral experience of Hazel Creek NC alone is worth the trip. Starting with the beautiful Fontana Lake and the North Shore of the Great Smoky Mountains. You’ll be treated to some of the most beautiful scenery staring up at the High Rocks and Shuckstack as you cross the lake. Often we see Bear and Deer swimming across the Hazel Creek Chanel in the mornings. Once you arrive at Hazel Creek where time has stood still, you immerse yourself in a land where life ran a different pace. The first signs of life are right in front of you if you know where to look. You’re guide will point them out as you pass by giving you a run down of some of the local history in the area. If you sit and ponder along the creek banks, as I often do, you can almost hear the lonesome train whistles ringing down from the mountains bringing logs into town where saw mills ran and children played. It’s a land that time has forgotten.
Fly Fishing the Smokies professional guide Jay Cobb will be your host on the Hazel Creek Fly Fishing Trips. Jay is a professionally trained guide from Colorado and Alabama respectively. Jay graduated with a Culinary arts degree, was a lodge chef and guide at the biggest ranches in Wyoming.
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