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South Holston, TN

South Holston 2027

June 9-13, 2027 | Bluff City, TN

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Check Out Date June 13, 2027

Description

The Bristol Tennessee area affords many great fishing locations. The most populated area in the north Tennessee area with easy access from highways and interstate. The local Bristol Race Track brings many yearly business to the area. The South Holston River and Watauga River are fantastic fishing locations. Also several mountain streams are nearby.

We have reserved two cabin style fishing pads that connect.  Those will accommodate 9 people. The facility is within walking distance of the South Holston river.  If you want to stay with the club at Pappaw’s Fishing Pad, you must purchase a bed from the Club Shop.

Fishing Locations & Lodging

Fishing Locations

Primary:

Alternate Fishing Location:

Fishing License:

Tennessee State Fishing license and trout stamp is required.

  • Lodging Locations

Primary:

      • Pappaw’s Fishing Pad

      • 298 Old Weaver Pike

      • Bluff City, TN 37618

Cabin:

Camping:

Hotel:

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Fishing Access Maps:

Local Restaurants & Outing Events

Local Restaurants

Travel Map

Outing Sign up Sheet

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The sign up sheet contains member contact information. Members who have planned to attend and the days they plan to attend this outing.

 

In addition to the attendance the sheet contains any education request made by members, facility where they are staying, and site where they are staying.

 

The information also includes information regarding how they plan to fish that day, so fellow members can hook up with other members.

 

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Trips

There is no better way to learn how to fish water that you have never fished before than a professionally guided trip. A guide will instruct you on technique and hatch for the specific water you are fishing.

 

Commonly some of our members will book a trip with an outfitter to increase there fly fishing knowledge.

 

Sharing a trip is a way to reduce your cost. Some wade locations will permit two or six fishermen at one time. Float trips will commonly allow two fishermen in the boat at the same time.

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Fishing Information

Access Maps

Fishing Access:

  • 15-mile stretch of the river from the South Holston Dam in Bristol to Boone Lake in Bluff City.
  • There are an estimated 8,500 fish per mile with 85 percent of the populations being wild brown trout.

Hatch Chart

See maps above in Fishing Locations

Licensing:

Water Flow:

Recommended Fly Shop:

Recommended Equipment:

  • Rods
    • 9′ 5wt & 6wt
    • 11′ 3wt & 4wt
  • Leaders
    • 7.5′ 4wt, 5wt, 6wt, 7wt Mono
    • 9′ 4wt, 5wt, 6wt, 7wt Mono
  • Tippet
    • 5wt, 6wt, 7wt Flourocarbon

Recommended Guides:

  •  Scooter
  •  Matt Champion

Recommended Fly Patterns:

Guide Flies

  • Sulphur and PMD CDC or Hairwing Comparaduns
  • PT’s Size 16-18
  • Black Flies – Sizes 20-26
  • Zebra Midges – Sizes 18-24

Basic Recommendations

South Holston River

MAY – OCTOBER

  • Sulphurs – Sizes 16-18
  • Sulphur and PMD CDC or Hairwing Comparaduns
  • Loop Wing Emergers and Yellow Soft Hackles
  • PT’s Size 16-18
  • Black AP Nymphs – Size 14-16
  • Black Flies – Sizes 20-26
  • White wing Black Body – CDC Comparadun
  • Zebra Midges – Sizes 18-24
  • Jujubee Midges – Sizes 20-24. Black and Olive
  • Ginty Midges – Sizes 18-24
  • Rainbow Midges – Size 22-24
  • Olive Larva – Size 22
  • Black Larva – Size 22-24
  • Crème and Grey Midges – 22-30
  • Blue Quills – Size 22 – early in the a.m.
  • BWO’s – size 22 occasionally
  • Beetles – size 10-16
  • Black Caddis – Size 22 – Z- Caddis or Black Elk Hair Caddis.
  • Black body Henryville Special
  • Black Soft Hackles
  • Green Larva – Olive Larva – Size 22-24
  • Midges – Creme and Grey – Sizes 22-30

Watauga River

JUNE – NOVEMBER

  • Sulphurs continue.
  • Crane Flies in size 16-18 are all over the river thru the summer.
  • Ed Story’s Crackleback tied in Yellow Body and light dunn hackle [oversized hackle] work the best on for this hatch I have ever fished.
  • Midges as always.