Any western NC fishermen on here?

[Panhandler80]

Another family and ours will be in Highlands around mid March. I know there is some pretty good stream fishing to be had through there, and some good yellow perch in nearby lakes. Any of yall live / fish in area? I’d be interested an offshore fishing swap out of NW Florida if anybody up for it.

Long shot, I know, but….

 

[loganwayne]

Im on the Haywood/ Jackson county line. Most of the rivers/ creeks west of haywood county didnt get hit to bad from Helene. I use to fly fish alot of water around here, and my boat is setup for trolling for trout/walleye. But looks like im not going to be able to drive still by then. Shoot me a message i may be able to still help you out some.

 

[CJohnson]

I am in the area a good bit for work, and I don’t fish as much as I did when I was younger and had less responsibilities. The tuck is a little bit of a drive, but I enjoy fishing a little bit wider river. The NC trout map is helpful and there’s a lot of publicly accessible water. If you have any questions on specific areas, shoot me a PM and I’ll help if I can.

 

[willtim]

There's a fly shop in Brevard that has private access to the Davidson River. Try them.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Tribal waters are always fun and full of fish. Permit is $10 a day with 10 fish creel limit. You can pay extra for acces to the catch and release section. If your coming from FL it's the easy button for NC trout.

 

[TroutMcghee]

The Chattooga River just south of highlands is a fantastic river to fish. If you want a little drive time, the nantahala is also worth you time.

 

[Panhandler80]

Tribal waters are always fun and full of fish. Permit is $10 a day with 10 fish creel limit. You can pay extra for acces to the catch and release section. If your coming from FL it's the easy button for NC trout.

I just checked out Cherokee and it looks like that area is closed the two weeks prior to the last Saturday in March, which is when I'll be up there. Guess I can take that option off the list.

 

[Panhandler80]

The Chattooga River just south of highlands is a fantastic river to fish. If you want a little drive time, the nantahala is also worth you time.

Yeah, I've found a few access points S of Highlands that look interesting. Maybe we'll give that a shot. Don't really feel like putting in a bunch of effort trying to learn the fishery. Maybe I'll just pay somebody to take us.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

I just checked out Cherokee and it looks like that area is closed the two weeks prior to the last Saturday in March, which is when I'll be up there. Guess I can take that option off the list.

Keep on the list I am sure you will be back, west of Ashville is mostly vacation homes for people from FL...very interesting dynamics between them and the locals...enjoy your trip.

 

[Panhandler80]

Keep on the list I am sure you will be back, west of Ashville is mostly vacation homes for people from FL...very interesting dynamics between them and the locals...enjoy your trip.

What list? I must be missing something.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

What list? I must be missing something.

Fishing spots in NC list....smh

 

[Rokbar]

I just checked out Cherokee and it looks like that area is closed the two weeks prior to the last Saturday in March, which is when I'll be up there. Guess I can take that option off the list.

You can fish the Park waters above Cherokee year round. Single hook, artificial only. Used to be some very good native brown in the occoanluftee (sp). That runs along highway 441. The casino is a good place to stay during the week, triple the price on weekends.

 

[Panhandler80]

You can fish the Park waters above Cherokee year round. Single hook, artificial only. Used to be some very good native brown in the occoanluftee (sp). That runs along highway 441. The casino is a good place to stay during the week, triple the price on weekends.

Casino would be a tough sell with this crowd. Plus house is less than hour away. I like sound of chips, though!!!

 

[Moby Sculpin]

The Tuck and Chattooga are definitely worth looking at. Different experiences. Tuck runs through more development and is much larger. Chat is smaller and wilder. Pro tip applies to both but for different reasons: watch the water levels! If you see the water level start to rise get to the bank on your truck side…quickly. The Tuck is used for hydro and they release water occasionally. I have been on the Chat and wasn’t paying attention because we were catching fish. It must have dumped some precip upstream somewhere because the water came up quickly and made it too dangerous to cross back to the truck side. Had to rock climb and hike about 5 miles in chest waders to get back to the truck safely.

 

[Panhandler80]

The Tuck and Chattooga are definitely worth looking at. Different experiences. Tuck runs through more development and is much larger. Chat is smaller and wilder. Pro tip applies to both but for different reasons: watch the water levels! If you see the water level start to rise get to the bank on your truck side…quickly. The Tuck is used for hydro and they release water occasionally. I have been on the Chat and wasn’t paying attention because we were catching fish. It must have dumped some precip upstream somewhere because the water came up quickly and made it too dangerous to cross back to the truck side. Had to rock climb and hike about 5 miles in chest waders to get back to the truck safely.

10-4. I’ve swam and rock hunted quite a bit on chatooga, so fairly familiar with its tenancies. Oddly enough, just never fished up there. Also never hunted. I know there a bunch of bear, but mountains always looked to rocky for whitetail. About three years some deer started showing up on top of the mountain at our house. First time any of us can recall in the past 70 years or so. Momma in the back looks pretty solid!