Setting Up Your Rod for Euro Nymphing

In the past few years, Euro Nymphing has taken the industry by storm. Here on the Nantahala, Euro nymphing has always been our fly fishing guides’ go-to cast because it is one of the most productive ways to fish in western North Carolina! Why Euro Nymphing? The...

May Jump Starts Fly Fishing Season

May jump starts fly fishing season with warmer weather and longer days. May is the month of change when it comes to fishing here in the mountains. This is the last month that delayed harvest streams will be stocked until next October. Delayed harvest streams will...

Fall Fly Fishing in Western North Carolina

  Fall is in the air! Already the days are getting shorter and the leaves will start changing color soon.  For fly fishermen, fall means the delayed Harvest streams will be stocked with trout and anglers will have more places to trout fish then time to fish. Here...

So You Want to Learn to Fly Fish

Picture a well-placed fly rod cast landing the fly under an overhanging mountain laurel. The fly sits on the surface of the water for just a second, with a small twitch of the fly rod it moves with the appearance of a living thing and then there is an explosion of...

Delayed Harvest Fly Fishing – Nantahala River

When fly fishermen talk about the delayed harvest season – the Nantahala River is always mentioned as one of the top destinations.  The Nantahala River has two distinct sections of river, supporting all three species of trout:  rainbow, brook and brown.  Between...