Tennessee provides some of the very best public fly fishing for trout in the Southeast. Many fly fishers consider the Tennessee tailwaters to be some of the finest trout fishing in the lower 48 states. Among the tailwaters are four outstanding rivers: the Clinch (north of Knoxville), the South Holston and Watagua (east of Johnson City near the Tennessee/Virginia border), and the Hiwassee (west of Cleveland, Tennessee and about 1.5 hours northwest of Unicoi Outfitters). All four tailwaters provide the opportunity to catch trophy trout and 30 to 50 fish days are not uncommon. Included in Tennessee are freestone rivers such as the Tellico and Little River, as well as several quality streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
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