| Fishing Resources Directions from Trout House Falls to Hatchery Supported Fly Fishing Areas |
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| From the Waterfall Cabin & Streamside Home |
From the Riverfront Fishing Cottage |
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| 1. French Broad River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
| 2. Little River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
| 3. Davidson River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
| 4. East Fork of the French Broad River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
| 5. Middle Fork of the French Broad River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
| 6. West Fork of The French Broad River | Click to View Directions | Click to View Directions |
Recommended Fishing Guides!
Davidson
River Outfitters
Davidson River Outfitters is located at the entrance to beautiful
Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. Nestled in
the Blue Ridge Mountains with the city of Asheville to our north
and the resort towns of Lake Toxaway, Cashiers, and Highlands to
our west; we are in the heart of Southern Appalachia.
We are lucky to have the Davidson River, one of Trout Unlimited's Top 100 streams in the nation, flowing right outside our back door. There is easy access to Pisgah and Natahala National Forest, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Gorges and DuPont State Parks. We have nearly 600 miles of public trout water within an hour of our shop. In addition to the trout water we have 200 miles of water with smallmouth bass and musky. We also have several miles of privately owned trout water that is managed for trophy trout.
So break away for a few days and let the rivers and mountains of Western North Carolina help you forget! Give us a call toll free at 888-861-0111 and we can arrange for our guides to take you to the best fishing in the southeast.
Headwaters Outfitters
Headwaters Outfitters offers Guided fly fishing trips near
Brevard,North Carolina! Located in Western NC between Brevard and
Highlands / Cashiers, Headwaters Outfitters is a fly shop and Fly
Fishing Guide Service with a Fly Fishing School uniquely situated
near some of the finest trout streams in the Southeast.
Our "North Fork Private Waters"”offer guaranteed solitude and the chance to catch trophy-sized trout (up to 20 inches) in a pristine mountain stream environment. The popular East Fork of the French Broad is just minutes away, offering catch-and-release regulations and healthy fish populations from October through June.
The North Fork of the French Broad River flows out of the Pisgah National Forest right behind our fly shop, providing back-door access for those who want to try out a new rod or learn to cast.
Trout Streams in Transylvania County, Brevard NC
View Trout Stocking Schedule near Brevard, NC 28712
View Trout Signs you will See along designated Waters
BOBBY N. SETZER STATE
FISH HATCHERY (Transylvania County)
Located in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, Bobby N.
Setzer State Fish Hatchery is the state's largest trout
hatchery. The facility consists of 16 indoor rearing tanks,
where trout are kept until they are "fingerlings" (about three
inches long), and 54 outdoor raceways, where the fish are grown
until they are "catchable" size (at least 10 inches long). The
water supply for the hatchery comes from surface water
diversions on Davidson River and Grogan Creek, which supply
about 3,500 gallons per minute of cold mountain water
year-round. The Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery produces both
fingerling- and catchable-trout for the Wildlife Resources
Commission's hatchery-supported trout waters program.
History
The Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery was built in the late 1950s by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and was operated as a national
fish hatchery for more than 20 years. Since 1983, the Commission
has operated and maintained the hatchery for trout production
and distribution. During the mid-1990s, the Commission renovated
and modernized the hatchery, adding a liquid oxygen aeration
system that increased production capacity from about 175,000
pounds to 250,000 pounds of trout annually.
Hatchery Operations
Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery maintains its own strains of brook,
brown and rainbow trout broodstock. These fish supply the
fertilized eggs used to produce successive generations of trout.
Mature broodfish are spawned during October and November, and
the fertilized eggs are maintained in incubators until hatching,
usually 30-40 days. For the following year, the fish are given a
nutritionally complete feed two to three times each day, and
grow at a rate up to one inch per month. Sixteen months after
the eggs are spawned, 10-inch trout are ready for stocking.
Stocking Operations
Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery stocks catchable trout in public
mountain trout waters of 15 counties in western North Carolina.
Brook, brown and rainbow trout are distributed among
approximately 80 different streams and lakes using two-ton
trucks with insulated transport tanks. Water recirculation and
aeration provide life support for the fish during the transport,
which may last eight hours or longer. Three distribution trucks
annually complete more than 200 stocking trips, covering more
than 36,000 miles.
Additional Information
Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery shares its site facilities with the
Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, which features
interactive exhibits, education sites and interpretive displays
explaining the various wildlife management activities of the
Wildlife Resources Commission. The education center features a
hatchery raceway exhibit that describes the trout production
process in detail. Bobby N. Setzer Hatchery is located one mile
off US 276 in the Pisgah National Forest near the town of Pisgah
Forest. For more information, write to Bobby N. Setzer State
Fish Hatchery, P.O. Box 728, Pisgah Forest, N.C. 28768 or
call the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education at (828)
877-4423.
Hatch Charts for Surrounding Western North Carolina Rivers
| January - April | ||
| Months | Dry Flies | Hook Size |
| Jan - Feb | Cream, Brown, Gray/Black Midge | 20-26 |
| Jan - Apr | Male Adams | 14-16 |
| Jan - Apr | Parachute Adams | 14-16 |
| Jan - Apr | Royal Wulff | 12-14 |
| Feb - Mar | Black Caddis | 18-20 |
| Feb - Mar | BWO | 16-20 |
| Mar | Quill Gordon | 12-16 |
| Mid-Late Mar | Lt. Hendrickson | 12-18 |
| Late Mar | March Brown | 12-16 |
| Mar - Apr | Red Quill | 14-16 |
| Months | Nymphs | Hook Size |
| Jan - Mar | B.H. Prince | 14-18 |
| Jan - Mar | B.H. Pheasant Tail | 14-18 |
| Jan - Mar | B.H. Hares Ear | 14-18 |
| Jan - Mar | Peeking Caddis | 14-18 |
| Jan - Mar | Sheep Fly | 8-12 |
| Jan - Mar | Muskrat | 8-14 |
| Jan - Mar | Secret Weapon | 8-14 |
| Jan - Mar | Mod. Secret Weapon | 8-14 |
| Jan - Mar | Black Stone Fly | 8-12 |
| Jan - Mar | My Pet | 10-12 |
| Jan - Feb | Zug Bug | 10-12 |
| Jan - Mid. Feb | Kevin's Stone Fly | 8-12 |
| Mar - Apr | Brown Stone Fly | 8-12 |
| Mar - Apr | Tellico | 10-12 |
| Months | Streamers | Hook Size |
| Jan - Mar | Muddler Minnow | 6-12 |
| Jan - Mar | Black Ghost | 6-8 |
| Jan - Mar | Spuddler minnow | 4-6 |
| Jan - Mar | Lt. Rainbow Trout | 6-8 |
| Jan - Mar | Wooly Booger | 8-10 |
| May - September | ||
| Months | Dry Flies | Hook Size |
| May | Lt. Hendrickson | 14-16 |
| May | Little Yellow Stone Flies | 10-14 |
| May | Yellow Stimulator | 10-16 |
| May - June | Female Adams | 12-16 |
| May - June | Mr Rapidan | 8-14 |
| May - June | Green Drake | 8-12 |
| May - June | Near Nuff | 8-14 |
| May - June | Light Cahill | 12-20 |
| May - June | Light Cahill Parachute | 12-16 |
| May - June | White Wulff | 8-14 |
| May - June | Yellow May | 12-18 |
| May - Aug | Adams Variant | 12-16 |
| May - Sept | Caddis Gray, Yellow, Green | 14-18 |
| July - Aug | B.W.O. (dry/nymph) | 12-14 |
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Here are several variations of dries to try. Hendrickson - Red Quill - Early Brown Stone |
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| Months | Nymphs | Hook Size |
| May - July | Yallarhammer | 8-10 |
| May | Sheep Fly | 8-12 |
| May | RFSN | 10-16 |
| May | B.H. Pheasant Tail | 12-18 |
| May - Aug | Super Fly | 6-10 |
| May - Aug | Kevin's Stone Fly | 6-10 |
| May - June | Yellow/Brown Stone | 8-12 |
| July - Aug | B.W.O. (dry/nymph) | 12-14 |
| Months | Streamers | Hook Size |
| May | Wooly Buggers | |
| May | Sculpins | |
| May | Muddler Minnows | |
| Months | Terrestrials | Hook Size |
| May - Aug | Ants | 14-20 |
| May - Aug | Beetles | 14-20 |
| May - Aug | Inch Worms | 8-12 |
| May - Sept | Hoppers | 6-12 |
| September - December | ||
| Months | Terrestrials | Hook Size |
| Sept. | Ants (Black and Red) | 12-20 |
| Sept. | Beetles | 12-18 |
| Sept. | Hoppers | 6-12 |
| Sept. | Crickets | 10-14 |
| Sept-1st. | frost Kevin's Caterpillar | 10-12 |
| Sept. | Inch Worm | 10-12 |
| Sept. | Hellgrammite | 8-12 |
| Sept. | Hot Creek Special | 8-12 |
| Sept. | Yellow Stone Nymph | 14-16 |
| Sept.- Mid Oct. | Don & Kevin's Caddis (green & gray) | 12-16 |
| Sept.- Mid Oct. | G. Neil Daniel | 8-12 |
| Sept.- Mid Oct. | Sulfur Dun | 14-16 |
| Sept.- Mid Oct. | Queen of the Water | 14-16 |
| Sept.- Oct. | Tennessee Wulff | 14-18 |
| Sept.- Oct. | Kevin's Stone Fly | 8-12 |
| Sept.- Oct. | Adams Variant | 12-16 |
| Sept.- Nov. | Blue Winged Olive | 16-18 |
| Sept.- Dec. | B.H. Pheasant Tail | 12-16 |
| Sept.- Dec. | Pheasant Tail | 12-16 |
| Sept.-Dec. | B.H. Hare's Ear | 12-16 |
| Sept.-Dec. | Hare's Ear | 12-16 |
| Sept.-Dec. | Flashback Hare's Ear | 12-16 |
| Sept.-Dec. | Caddis Pupa | 12-16 |
| Sept.-Dec. | Midges: Gnats, Grizzly, Cream | 20-26 |
| Nov.-Dec. | Midges: Gnats, Grizzly, Cream, Adams | 20-26 |
| Nov.-Dec. | Streamers | 8-10 |
| Nov.-Dec. | Muddler Minnow | 8-12 |