Flowers are blooming, bugs are hatching, fish are feeding, and the weather is warming. This is our favorite time of year to fish at Headwaters Outfitters! The ten-day forecast is showing temps into the mid 60’s which will only boost the hatches we are seeing and...
Fishing Conditions and Blog
Mid February Fishing Report for Western North Carolina
We have had a relatively warm Winter in Western North Carolina. While we have had a few surprise snow days, high water, and summer-like storms we have also had many beautiful days in the 60 and even 70 degree range. Typical of our region, the weather is always...
October Fishing Report
You’ve heard of it: Delayed Harvest. What and where is it? Delayed Harvest (or abbreviated: DH) streams have officially been open for two weeks now in North Carolina. Delayed Harvest means just that, a delayed harvest season. These streams are stocked once a month by...
Preparing for Diversity
There’s just something about finding fish in unknown territory. We are very fortunate in Western North Carolina to have diversity of not only fish, but the places they call home as well. You can find plenty of trout in the larger rivers such as the French Broad and...
Current Fishing Report June, 11th 2019
Current Fishing Report- June 11, 2019 Weather in Western North Carolina has finally taken a turn for the better over the last few days. After some intense flooding earlier in the Spring, we somehow shifted over to low water levels. While everyone has definitely...
Fishing Report March 27th, 2019
Current Fishing Report 3/26/19 After a long and unusually wet winter, spring has finally sprung here in WNC. Great water levels and bugs galore have made for some awesome conditions out there. Spring calls for good mayfly hatches and the blue quills and quill gordon's...
Fishing Report March 9th, 2019
Current Fishing Report 3/9/19 Water levels remain high across the region but most rivers are very fishable. The upcoming week looks promising with much warmer temperatures on the way. This little taste of springtime should bring out some good hatches of blue quills,...
Beginner Tips To Present Your Dry Fly To Picky Trout: The Dropped Anchor
By: Guide Gavin Griffin With multiple warmer days breaking up cold streaks, streams across Western North Carolina are productively seeing hatches on the surface of the water. The strongest hatches are mixtures of dark winter stoneflies, blue wing olives (BWOs),...
Current Fishing Report 2/9/18
After a wet and wild finish to 2018 and beginning of '19 we have finally had some relatively dry conditions. That coupled with way warmer than average temperatures last week made for favorable fishing conditions throughout the area. Streams are still higher than...
Current Fishing Report 1/25/19
Current Fishing Report 1/24/2019 The wet weather pattern here in WNC has continued in full force and rivers are currently running at full bank. We’ve had some brutally cold weather mixed in which has made for some tough conditions of late. As we inch closer to...
Fishing Small Creeks During Winter Months
with Guide Hannah Myers Winter in Western North Carolina is always an interesting time of year. Some years we have mostly semi-warm temperatures, while other years we stay snowed in next to a fire until Spring rolls around. So far this year we have experienced...
Current Fishing Report 1/11/2019
Current Fishing Report 1/11/19 Well folks, that was an interesting couple of weeks here in Western North Carolina. A year of record rainfall culminated with some of the highest water levels we have seen in a long time during the last week of 2018. Given the...