fishinghippie
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Long time reader, first time poster here looking for some advice.
I have a couple buddies who will be hunting turkeys for the Tenn. opener the first weekend of April. Home base will be in Knoxville. Although I have recently gotten into hunting myself, I was not planning on buying a Tenn license until next year to hunt the fall/winter. Instead I was thinking of taking a trip down to join up with them and do some exploring and fishing in the area while they are out chasing gobblers. The plan is to fish Sat - Monday or Tuesday.
I would like to hook up with a guide for at least a full day, possibly 1.5 or 2 depending on funds. I have been doing some research and there are an overwhelming amount of options.
I would love to float, but driving up to the SoHo looks like it would make for a long day. I know there are options closer, but don't know what fishing will entail that time of year. I was also planning on hitting GSMNP for at least a day or two. It appears that a trout stamp isn't required in the park, so that could save some money. I will likely be purchasing a year license and trout stamp anyway being a nonresident, a 10 day license just seems stupid to fish for 4 days. If nothing else it gives me an excuse to go back at least once more to pay for itself. A guided wade trip in the park might also help set me up for the remaining days and future trips.
Any advice that might help me to narrow in on a specific outfitter and/or area to focus in on would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
-fishinghippie
I have a couple buddies who will be hunting turkeys for the Tenn. opener the first weekend of April. Home base will be in Knoxville. Although I have recently gotten into hunting myself, I was not planning on buying a Tenn license until next year to hunt the fall/winter. Instead I was thinking of taking a trip down to join up with them and do some exploring and fishing in the area while they are out chasing gobblers. The plan is to fish Sat - Monday or Tuesday.
I would like to hook up with a guide for at least a full day, possibly 1.5 or 2 depending on funds. I have been doing some research and there are an overwhelming amount of options.
I would love to float, but driving up to the SoHo looks like it would make for a long day. I know there are options closer, but don't know what fishing will entail that time of year. I was also planning on hitting GSMNP for at least a day or two. It appears that a trout stamp isn't required in the park, so that could save some money. I will likely be purchasing a year license and trout stamp anyway being a nonresident, a 10 day license just seems stupid to fish for 4 days. If nothing else it gives me an excuse to go back at least once more to pay for itself. A guided wade trip in the park might also help set me up for the remaining days and future trips.
Any advice that might help me to narrow in on a specific outfitter and/or area to focus in on would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
-fishinghippie
