South Holston River Lodge | World Class Fishing

A great aspect of fishing a tailwater is that you can fish year round. The South Holston and Watauga rivers east of the Smoky Mountains both offer excellent winter fishing as well as superb dry fly action even on hot days in the heart of summer when other waters warm up. Our constant cold water temperatures provide excellent insect habitat as well as a perfect ecosystem for our beloved brown and rainbow trout.

We have four distinct seasons here in East Tennessee and each season offers occasional changing fishing methods. We offer dry fly action when conditions allow, fishing under an indicator with nymphs or midges and streamer fishing can be effective during certain times of the year. Always check our South Holston fishing report along with other fisheries in the area for up to date information.

DECEMBER-FEBRUARY

The South Holston and Watauga rivers both fish excellent during these months. This is your best chance to reel in a fish of a lifetime during this 3 month window. The big Brown Trout are migrating from Boone Reservoir in search of their annual spawning grounds. Egg patterns, black flies, olive nymphs and streamers can produce a fine fish.

MARCH-MAY

These are great months for nymphing under an indicator and having a chance at one of our great blue wing olive hatches as well as our renowned Caddis hatch on the Watauga river. The Olives are in full swing and you will start to see a few Sulphurs as we get closer to May, great fishing on both the South Holston and Watauga rivers. This is also prime time for our smallmouth fishing in the region. You can have some of the best topwater days for smallmouth during this time of year.

JUNE-AUGUST

Our resident Sulphur Mayflies start to make a regular appearance during this time. Consistent hatches of these buttery bugs are found throughout the river. This is the best time for hatches you can set your watch to. The beetle fishing really ramps up as we get closer to June with a combination of Japanese beetles and cicadas.

SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER

The nymph bite is outstanding during this time and we still have plenty of surface activity. As we get closer to October the fall foliage makes this a perfect time to visit the South Holston River Lodge and soak up the remaining days of fall.

South Holston River Lodge offers full and half day guided fly-fishing for Trout year round. Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass and Muskie can be fished during certain times of the year when the conditions allow.

FULL DAY GUIDED FISHING FLOAT OR WADE TRIP
1 or 2 anglers: $470.00

Our full day trips include drinks, a full lunch and all gear needed, you are responsible to provide a valid Tennessee fishing license or we can assist you with that purchase when you arrive to South Holston River Lodge. You can expect 8-9 hours on the water during a full day trip.

HALF DAY GUIDED FISHING FLOAT OR WADE TRIP
1 or 2 anglers: $350.00

Our half day trips include drinks, a snack and all gear needed, you are responsible to provide a valid Tennessee fishing license or we can assist you with that purchase when you arrive to South Holston River Lodge. You can expect 4-5 hours on the water during a half day trip.

All trips can be customized to fit your needs, if you have any questions or concerns about your trip please feel free to let us know.

GRATUITIES

All inclusive package rates include everything with the exception of a suggested gratuities for your guide and lodge staff. We recommend $100.00 for your guide after a full day on the water. House gratuities include our chefs, servers and hospitality staff and we suggest 5%-10% of your total package price.
*SHRL does not process Credit Card's for gratuity for lodge and guide staff.

CANCELLATION POLICY

We require a 50% deposit of your pretax total upon booking to complete your reservation. Below are the cancellation deadlines. With most of our bookings occurring over 30 days in advance, we must enforce this cancellation policy, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Over 90 days - Full Refund
30-90 days - 15% penalty on your pretax total, remaining balance will be refunded.
Within 30 days - NO REFUNDS, 25% pretax total rebooking fee.
Upon paying your deposit you have agreed to the terms of this cancellation policy.
We will not penalize or charge a rebooking fee if we need to cancel because of weather. Your trip will be rescheduled based on availability.

Buying travel insurance is easy and affordable with Travel Guard designed with Fly Fishing trips in mind. We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance.

You can find us on 1509 Bullock Hollow Road, Bristol, TN 37620

If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call or drop a message any time!

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"The accomodations are wonderful, the river exceptional. Thank you for all of your efforts to make our weekend of fly fishing fantastic. All of the veterans and active duty personnel were thoroughly impressed and want to return soon. Your willingness to work and support project healing waters and those who served is greatly appreciated. I personally want to thank you for your efforts to accomodate our program of fly fishers in friendship and fidelity. Best regards."

"The South Holston River Lodge is extrodinary on so many levels. The view of the river was so mesmorizing that I allowed myself to be checkmated by an inferior chess player. What other fishing Lodge has such a rare collection of fly fishing books. The food was remarkable, Most notable However, was the kind and thoughtful service of the staff that seemed to anticipate every wish and desire. This is a special place..."

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