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Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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Latest Lake James Fishing Reports

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  • Largemouth Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass
    Fished Lake Lure the last couple of days. Caught a total of 14 largemouth bass and 12 hybrid striped bass. KVM crankbait was the top bait this trip.


  • Hybrid Striped Bass and Largemouth Bass
    Good hybrid striped bass and largemouth bass fishing.


  • Brown Trout
    Late fishing report for March 13. Went to the mountains for the weekend and got to catch up with some old friends. Took a fishing pole of course... Heard there were Smal


  • Davidson River and Watauga River Fly Fishing Report January 28 2020
    January 28 2020 Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report Davidson and other Medium to Small Sized Streams in Pisgah National Forest Our small stream fishing has been all over the pl


  • Asheville European Nymphing Lessons
    Dates Fly Tying Dates (5:00pm-7:00pm) pick 2 11/25 12/2 12/9 1/6 Fishing Dates (10am-2pm) pick 1 1/11 2/1 more dates available as needed. Cost $150 per angler Euro nymphing 1


  • Asheville Fly Fishing Lessons
    Fly Fishing Lessons in Asheville NC Dates for 2019 11/10 11/11 11/23 11/24 This class is designed for the beginning angler who wants to focus on developing skills to use on t


  • Asheville Fly Fishing Report October 25 2019
    Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report October 25 2019 Davidson River The Davidson has been fishing ok the last week. We have had a lot of good rain fall and flows are great. The


  • Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 10/08/19
    Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 10/8/2019 Davidson River Fishing Report The rain is falling as I write this so take that into consideration in the next couple days. Compare


  • Asheville Area Fly Fishing September 12 2019
    Davidson River Fly Fishing Report The Davidson river has been up and down the last couple weeks. We have had some really good days and some really tough days. Jeremy had a cl


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