Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited

Outfitter · Bryson City, North Carolina

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited is a guide outfitter based in Bryson City, North Carolina, running walk and wade and stillwater trips for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, catfish, and crappie on Fontana Lake and Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.

Ronnie Parris and his guides work Fontana Lake and the streams of the Great Smoky Mountains from Bryson City, running wade trout trips and stillwater lake days for bass, walleye, and other species. Full and half day trips.

Marker 23 Inshore Adventures on the water in North CarolinaMarker 23 Inshore Adventures, NC
On the water in North Carolina. This frame is from another North Carolina guide in the directory, not from Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited.
Tripswalk and wadestillwater
RatesTrout trips half day $150 first person / full day $200; lake trips half day $200 / full day $300
Good to know
What waters does Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited fish?

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited guides Fontana Lake and Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams, out of Bryson City, North Carolina. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.

What fish can you catch with Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited?

On Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited's trips you're targeting rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, catfish, and crappie. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.

What kind of trips does Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited run?

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited runs walk and wade and stillwater trips on Fontana Lake and Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.

Do I need a fishing license to fish in North Carolina?

Yes: everyone fishing North Carolina waters needs a valid North Carolina fishing license. You buy your own; get it from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited can point you to the right one for your trip.

How do I book a trip with Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited?

You book directly with Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited: through their website at smokymountainoutdoorsunlimited.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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