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Fly Fishing in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tailwaters Full of Trout

Tennessee has earned a reputation as one of the South's premier fly fishing destinations. Cold tailwaters, freestone mountain streams, and scenic rivers provide outstanding fishing throughout the year, while the Great Smoky Mountains offer one of the most iconic trout fisheries in the eastern United States. Whether casting dry flies in the mountains or drifting a tailwater, Tennessee delivers exceptional opportunities for fly anglers of every skill level.

The state's trout fishing centers around famous rivers like the South Holston, Watauga, Clinch, Hiwassee, and Caney Fork, along with hundreds of miles of streams flowing through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rainbow, brown, and brook trout all thrive in Tennessee's cold waters, with several rivers producing trophy-sized fish and some of the best sulphur and blue-winged olive hatches in the Southeast.

When trout aren't rising, Tennessee's warmwater fisheries take center stage. The state's rivers and reservoirs support excellent populations of smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, carp, musky, and striped bass. From hiking into a mountain stream for native brook trout to throwing big streamers for river smallmouth, Tennessee offers fly anglers an incredible variety of fishing across every season.

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Top Selling Flies in Tennessee

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Adams

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The Adams is one of the most successful dry fly patterns of all time. Can be used to imitate a plethora of mayfly hatches, including baetis, call...

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Chubby Chernobyl

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Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...

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Copper John-Beadhead

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A cross between the pheasant tail and brassie. Works well where ever there are stonefly or mayfly nymphs. Classic profile, sinks fast, sleek, an...

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Elk Hair Caddis

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The Elk Hair Caddis is a must-have dry fly that imitates adult caddisflies skating and drifting across the surface. It’s one of the most dependable...

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Flashback Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail - Tungsten

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Take a beadhead Pheasant Tail and give it a heavier bead, and you have a faster sink rate, and slightly different action to foll even the wariest ...

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Frenchie Nymph-Tungsten

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A great all purpose nymph. It simple profile and tungsten beadhead keep it rolling on the bottom and make it simply irresistible. While Pink is th...

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Hare's Ear

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Still the #1 nymph in the world and with good reason. Buggy, flashy, suggestive of a plethora of nymphs. The more it is fished the buggier it get...

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Hare's Ear - Tungsten

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All the infamous traits of the Beadhead Hare's Ear, but with a Tungsten Bead Head for faster sink rates. Still the #1 nymph in the world and with ...

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Parachute Adams

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The Parachute Adams is one of the most versatile and trusted dry flies ever created, designed to imitate a wide range of mayflies in both dun and e...

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Pat's Rubber Legs

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Although found in the UNWEIGHTED collection, This is LIGHTLY weighted with lead-free wire wraps.  Typically, 6 wraps of .015" lead-free wire.  this...

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Pheasant Tail

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A classic nymph, peacock thorax, slender pheasant tail body. The wire rib presents a nice segmented look, in addition to adding flash and durabili...

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Pheasant Tail-Beadhead

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One of the top five trout nymphs ever tied on a tippet. A near perfect imitation of the blue wing olive nymph, also works great for a general mayf...

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Prince Nymph-Beadhead

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Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Iridescent peacock and those marvelous white wings, and split tail, combine to make this a great...

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Royal Wulff

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If you want a fast water fly this is one for your fly box. All Wulff style flies float extremely well, and this version is easy to see. The Royal ...

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San Juan Worm

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This pattern is sometimes controversial because it has the word "worm" in it. But this is not the garden variety type worm, but an aquatic worm, ...

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Stimulator

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This pattern was designed by Randall Kaufmann, borrowing liberally from the Improved Sofa Pillow and Bucktail Caddis. The Stimulator has become on...

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Tellico Nymph

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First designed in the Appalachian Mountains, is now popular throughout the U.S. and Canada. Is a great all-purpose attractor pattern. Also used to...

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Tellico Nymph-Beadhead

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First designed in the Appalachian Mountains, is now popular throughout the U.S. and Canada. Is a great all-purpose attractor pattern. Also use...

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Woolly Bugger

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Voted in the Top Ten of all-time Trout Flies in American Angler Magazine. A must pattern for all fly fishers, works on all game fish including Tro...

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Woolly Bugger-Beadhead

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The Woolly Bugger with a beadhead is one of the most effective and versatile flies ever created, built to get down quickly and trigger aggressive e...

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Yellow Sally

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A great imitation of a smaller adult salmonfly, very prolific during the summer months. The little yellow sally is a staple on many stream through...

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