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Bigfoot Outfitters Offers Whitewater Rafting and Camping on the Ocoee River in East Tennessee

Bigfoot Outfitters Offers Whitewater Rafting and Camping on the Ocoee River in East Tennessee

Site of the 1996 Olympic whitewater slalom races, the Upper Ocoee features large Class II-IV rapids. It’s a thrilling river for everyone from individuals to Scout troops and camps.

Experience the rafting thrills of both the Upper and Middle Ocoee sections on our Full River trip. This adventure includes ten miles of action-packed white water and a grilled riverside lunch.

Lower Campground

The Lower Campground features level sunny or shady sites for tents and trailers. Modern restrooms and water spigots are nearby. Camping is available from early April to the end of deer season mid-December.

The Middle Ocoee River has twenty-six Adventure Class rapids with names like Grumpy’s, Double Trouble and Tablesaw. Most rafting companies offer trips on this section of the river. A full-river trip includes a great riverside lunch between the upper and middle sections of the Ocoee.

Bigfoot Outfitters’ Ocoee River rafting outpost is located in the beautiful Southeast TN mountains. They offer professionally guided white water rafting adventures as well as rental cabins, campgrounds and Frisbee golf at their 26-acre property. Their outpost is only a short drive from Cherokee National Forest. Guests can also add high ropes, rappelling and alpine tours to their rafting expeditions. With more than 1216 checkins and 4772 likes, Bigfoot Outfitters is a must-visit if you’re in the area!

Upper Campground

Located in southeast Tennessee near the border of Georgia, Bigfoot Outfitters offers  Ocoee whitewater rafting and camping on the Ocoee River. The Ocoee River is a dam-controlled river that has become one of the premier whitewater rafting destinations in America, thanks to its spectacular Class III-V rapids.

The Middle Ocoee is an action-packed five-mile section of the river that was made famous by the 1996 Olympic whitewater slalom events. This section of the river features twenty-six Adventure Class rapids including Tablesaw, Grumpy’s and Double Trouble. Many companies offer a full river trip that includes both the Middle and Upper Ocoee sections.

The Upper Pleasant Creek campground offers tent and RV sites, fire grates, picnic tables, toilets, paved river walks and shade shelters. The namesake Pleasant Creek flows beside the campsites, and trout fishing is a popular activity. The campground’s proximity to Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument means recreational opportunities abound in the area.

Campsite Rentals

Bigfoot Ocoee Outfitters offers a variety of whitewater rafting adventures on the Ocoee River in East Tennessee. The newly remodeled outpost is located on a 26-acre property, just a few miles from Cherokee National Forest. Besides river rafting, the site features rental cabins, camping, Frisbee Golf, and a covered pavilion with grills for cookouts.

They also offer a low ropes course and alpine tour for those who want to take their adventures to the next level. It's a fun addition to an already exciting weekend getaway.

It's easy to see why the Ocoee River is so famous. This dam-controlled river in Southeast Tennessee is renowned for its Class III-V rapids, and hosted the 1996 Olympic Whitewater Slalom competition. This five-mile stretch of river is packed with rapids such as Blue Hole, Mikey's (he eats everything), and Humongous. This is definitely one of the best whitewater rafting trips in North America. Guests can choose to take a Middle or an Upper Ocoee rafting trip.

Camping Equipment

With a large selection of outdoor gear from tents and hammocks to stoves and sleeping bags, Outdoor Gear Exchange has everything you need for your next camping trip. You can also find rafting equipment like life vests, ponchos, and river booties. Other rafting accessories that are great to bring include sun lotion, waterproof phone case, and extra water jugs.

Located in Southeast Tennessee, the Ocoee River is world-renowned for its exhilarating Class III-V rapids. Famous for hosting the 1996 Olympic whitewater slalom competition, this dam-controlled river provides a spectacular venue for white water rafting and kayaking.

Bigfoot Ocoee Outfitters offers professionally guided rafting trips on the Ocoee River in East Tennessee. Their 26-acre outpost features rental cabins, camping, Frisbee golf, a covered pavilion with grills for cookouts and ping pong.

Bigfoot Outfitters

Address : 702 Welcome Valley Road Benton, TN

Phone : (423) 225-5000

Email : goraft@bigfootoutfitters.com

Website : https://bigfootoutfitters.com/

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report

Light rain fell sporadically overnight across the Smoky Mountain region. Stream levels remain largely unchanged as todays forecast calls for about a 40% chance of scattered light showers. Honestly thats even enough for the locals to want a rain jacket.

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing

The Smokies will fish good today. Lower elevation streams is where you want to focus. Little River and Green…

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Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: January 26, 2018

OUTLOOK

Welcome to another edition of the Friday Fishing Report. The big news this week is that we were a little off on our predictions last week.  We are sorry – you can send any hate mail to weRsorry@pacificangler.ca we promise to respond with a longwinded heartfelt apology.

What happened? The storm was pretty intense; the wind blew away a majority of the forecasted precipitation. Rivers did rise and in some instances blew out but not as badly as we thought. Monday and Tuesday were good days to be out on the rivers and we have a number of reports from the Capilano, Vedder and Squamish. Take a look at them in the river section of the report.

Obviously with the storm, the saltwater fishing was a slog this last weekend but we did have boats that managed to find safe areas sheltered from the wind and they were rewarded with surprisingly hot fishing. Jason has all the details in this week’s saltwater fishing report. We have some more wind and rain in the forecast but if you can get out to Point Atkinson or up the sound, you have a good chance of catching fish.

In other news, we just released a new video in our “Learn How With Pacific Angler” video series. Matt invited Scott Baker, the West Coast Simms rep to look at how to care, maintain and fix breathable waders. If you are not getting out on the water, it is a great time to wash, fix and make sure your waders are properly stored for when you do get out. Check out the video here.

If you’re short on time – Matt and Scott do talk a lot 🙂 – the coles notes for the video are:

Always make sure to dry out your waders both inside and out after every trip – never store them damp

Waders should be washed at least a few times a year if you are getting out regularly – If you haven’t done this it worth watching the video for cleaning tricks and tips.

If you think you have a small leak or have noticed dampness, washing can fix the problem but after washing the wader go through the inside of the wader with rubbing alcohol. Pin whole leaks will turn a dark almost purple color. It is easy do and super affective. – Again check out the video for how to do this and fix the wholes you see.

We hope you all like the video – We will also have a video soon on how to treat you waders with a Durable Water Repellent (DWR) reviver to get them wicking water again. This is also very important for maintaining your waders and we recommend you do it on all waders over 2 years old. Tune into the video or come down to the shop. We have the right spray and we can show you how to do it properly.

CLASSES + COURSES

February is almost here and that means a new set of courses!   We’ve had 2 spots open up in our sold out Mastering Local Saltwater Salmon Course – grab a spot before they’re gone.

Mastering Local Saltwater Salmon Fishing – 2 SPOTS OPENED UP!! Over 50 million salmon migrate past Vancouver annually. Learn how to catch these fish with a Pacific Angler. This course offers an in-depth look at the local saltwater scene. We cover the local saltwater salmon fishing for the entire year, showing you the how, when, and where. This course includes a 6hr weekend seminar and a fully guided day on the water in one of our Grady Whites.

Dates:    Seminar: Feb 4                                     Guided: Feb 19 Cost: $300.00+GST Seminar Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm – with a one hour break for lunch. There are two restaurants on site for students to have lunch at their cost.   Coffee/Tea and water will be provided.

Seminar held at Pacific Gateway Hotel – 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond, BC

Guided Day: Full day on the water

  Tying Essential Bulltrout Patterns Bulltrout / dollies ….. let’s just call them char are an interesting species. These fish have a diverse habitat, a very interesting life cycle and within the species they have very different characteristics in both size, color and feeding habits depending on their environment. The feeding habits are what we look at in this course.  This is a fishing course within a tying course. Instructor, Matt Sharp has caught bulltrout from here to Alaska will share with you an overview of his guide theories on fly selection for char in their different habitats. He will then tech you to tie three of his guide favorites. His sculpin pattern, the Cherokee intruder and then his go to intruder that has a name that is not fit for print.

This seminar is well suited to tiers who have taken our beginner course and have basic tying skills. Advanced tiers will find the first two patterns fairly easy but they can challenge themselves with variations of the last pattern. If you are an experienced tier you probably already know that sometimes the skill, effectiveness and beauty of many great guide flies comes from their simplicity. Students are required to supply their own vise, tools and materials. A 10% discount is available on materials and tools purchased for the course.

Dates: Feb 20 Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm Cost: $45.00+GST

  Introduction To Fly Fishing This course was specifically designed to give the new fly fisher the basic knowledge, casting skills and fly fishing strategies to effectively fish our local BC waters. This course is comprised of two sessions; 3hr evening seminar and a 3hr casting session. The dates below show the seminar date first and casting date second.

Dates: Seminar Feb 21 & Casting Feb 24 Seminar Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm Casting Time(s): 10am – 1pm or 2pm -5pm Cost: $125.00 +GST

Introduction To Spey Casting This 2-part course is designed to introduce you to the art of Spey fishing and establish the fundamental techniques required for basic Spey casts used on our local rivers.

Dates: Seminar: Feb 28                 Casting: Mar 3 (Squamish) Seminar Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm Cost: $150.00+GST

FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTS

Chilliwack River Fishing Report The Vedder shaped up nicely the past few days and while it is still a bit on the slow side we have heard reports of a couple good bumps of fish. Things might get a little dicey this coming week with the next winter “storm” we are going to get; lots of precipitation with a mixture of both rain and snow if the forecast can be believed. This is not necessarily a bad thing as higher water will spread the fish out more and the poor weather conditions will keep all but the diehards off of the system. Keep an eye on the graph and for those that don’t already know, you can take a real-time look at the visibility at this page.

The water has been a bit chalky recently so fish bigger presentations like pink worms, colorado blades, and of course big intruders if you are swinging a fly. Also don’t forget to fish in tight when the water gets turbulent; like most other river fish they will follow the path of least resistance and sometimes that means hugging the shoreline. The cloudy water will give them a bit of cover as well in the shallows.

Get out there and get ’em!

Alex Au-Yeung

Capilano River Fishing Report Water is still very high at the Capilano River but steelhead are showing up. Although the rain isn’t predicted to stop, keep an eye on the levels. If and when they close the dam, get out fishing. We expect fish to be in the system.

With the higher water there are areas where float fishing has been difficult. We have heard one good report with an angler fishing K-wobblers in the higher dirty water and it is a good reminder than if you can’t fish a spot with the float or you have already covered it thoroughly with a dead drift presentation, take a few shots with a big spoon. Though it is cold, early fish will sometimes go for a big flashy presentation over a floated presentation.

Please release ALL steelhead with care as the system is very fragile.

Watch out for fast-rising water and do not attempt to cross the river as there might be holes that might get you to fall in.

Stop by the shop if you get a nice one and stay safe out there.

Dustin Oh

Squamish River Fishing Report Not much has changed this past week with the exception of water levels. Fish are still being found throughout the lower and upper areas of the Squamish, with beads and streamers playing a major role. Matt was a little off last week, or should we say the weatherman was a little off. Matt apologizes for both of them. The storm was nasty but not as much rain hit the river as expected. There were days that the water was high and dirty but it did not blow out as hard as we expected. For those who braved the nasty weather there where moments of good fishing.

A bulltrout from my trip up to Squamish this week.

The water has been up and down this past week. This helped cycle and move fish around, as well as stir up eggs or push baitfish out of usual hiding spots. Monday was probably the best day. We were out later in the week and once again, my proven producer was my C3 streamer in an olive over yellow with white tail. The water was quite clear by the time we made it out, so going to the more natural colour was an obvious choice.

The olive over yellow C3 produced this week.

Egging has still proven successful for anglers as well, with water colour and clarity dictating egg size and colour- with paler beads being chosen more frequently.

Though some fish can be hard to distinguish (bull trout and dolly varden), the difference between a fish and piano are obvious: you can always tune a piano but you can’t tuna fish. Jordan Simpson

Stave River Fishing Report The water level has been fluctuating at the Stave. This has turned on the resident fish and we have heard a few more steelhead reports.

The stave is a short river and you will be rewarded if you move around to find steelhead. Swing flies and drift with bait, plastic worms, gooey bob, corkies and spin-N-glos. Also try throwing spinners or spoons, as it is likely for steelhead to chase things as the water warms up a bit. Make sure to release wild Steelhead with care.

Stay safe out there,

Dustin Oh

SALTWATER FISHING REPORTS

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Well it has been a bit of a nasty week filled with big winds and heavy rains, but that didn’t stop Eddie and some guest from heading out this week and the fish were in a rewarding kind of mood!   They had a great day with a limit of 4 chinook and released a few nice ones as well. There were some smaller fish in the mix too, resulting in a very active and productive day. Best part was there was nobody else there…

A couple of nice ones from Eddie’s trip this week!

When it comes to winter chinook fishing, you have to go when you can go, despite the winds and the rain. Our boats are equipped with non-slip deck boots and full sets of rain gear so you will stay dry during the trip. We also have heaters on board to take the edge off the coldest and wettest of days.   If you wait for a day when the wind forecast is for light variable and it is nice and sunny, well lets just say you might be waiting awhile. It will also be crowded. These kinds of days are usually extremely busy and that can make for slower fishing at times. So put on the winter clothes and get out there to enjoy what has been an excellent season so far.

As far as tackle, not much has changed. Eddie reports he has been doing well on a variety of glow flashers and his top spoon has been a 3.0 or 3.5 Irish Cream. Keep your gear close to the bottom, cover ground, look for the bait, and stay in that area and you should do well.

Speaking of raingear. I have to put mine on now and head down to the dock this morning to do some maintenance on the boats.

Jason Tonelli

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report

Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report

The Great Smoky Mountains were absolutely beautiful the past two days. Temps hit the high 60’s in Bryson City and touched 70 near Gatlinburg. Even the back country in the Smoky Mountains reached the mid 60’s. The weather has been incredible and the fishing was superb across the region. This morning we woke up to light rain in Bryson City and cloudy…

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Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Fly Fishing Report February 23, 2020

The Great Smoky Mountains received a light snow in the back country on Thursday and into early Friday morning. It was short lived but beautiful to see hanging on the trees. Saturday ended absolutely gorgeous and making everyone ready for Spring. Temps reached the high 50’s to low 60’s depending on where you were at. Streams continue to run full but…

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November Fly Fishing Report, Great Smoky Mountains

November Fly Fishing Report, Great Smoky Mountains

November is finally here and our favorite time to fly fish is upon us in the Smoky Mountains region. Big fish start making their appearances in many of the larger creeks and rivers in the mountains. Late Fall and Winter has long been known as being the best time to catch a big Brown trout.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The fishing inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is…

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report July 5, 2019

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report July 5, 2019

Smoky Mountains Trout

The Great Smoky Mountains region is fishing fantastic. Cooler overall temperatures for June have kept river and creek conditions optimal for great dry fly fishing inside the park. Pop up storms in the back country go a long way in keeping the stream levels in check also cooling the water temps.

This week Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are crazy with people here in…

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Spring Fly Fishing is near

Spring Fly Fishing is near

Spring Fly Fishing

Spring fly fishing will be here before you know it! Unofficially Spring starts here in the Great Smoky Mountains around March 1st. With the coming of Spring brings some amazing opportunities for fly fishing not only the Smoky Mountains, but across the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.

Tuckasegee River

Hands down the best Spring time fishing in the…

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report April 26th

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report April 26th

The Great Smoky Mountains region is fishing red hot this month! Streams are fishing near their peak for the Spring season right now. Temperatures have been great and the weather has been near perfect for April in the Smokies.

Tuckasegee River Fishing

The Tuckasegee River is just hitting its peak and will fish strong through the end on May for trout. April was stocked heavily with Rainbow,…

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report March 27th

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report March 27th

Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing

The Fly Fishing around the Great Smoky Mountains region is hot right now. This has been some of the best Spring time fly fishing we have had in recent years. We can attribute this to plenty of rainfall and an above average warm winter. Fact is, the trout are looking up and the dry fly action is really taking off! If you have been on the fence about fly fishing…

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report December 2nd

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report December 2nd

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report

The old timers have always said when it thunders in the winter its always followed by snow. While most of my life, Ive always seen this to be true. However after last nights episode of thunder and lightning, we are left with an incredibly beautiful day that feels more summer like than December 2nd. I sit here writing this report on the steps of my log cabin…

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Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Fly Fishing Report October 12, 2021 Another beautiful day in the Great Smoky Mountains. Partly cloudy skies with highs reaching the mid 70’s across the region. No rain in sight for several days, just nice warm Fall weather and some great fishing! Great Smoky Mountains National Park The fishing inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is really hitting its stride. Water levels have backed…

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Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Fly Fishing Report October 8, 2021 Rain continues to dominate the theme across the Smoky Mountains. Friday’s forecast is a 60% chance until around 8:00pm Friday night. Highs are expected to reach the low 70’s across the mountains in lower elevations and mid 60’s in the back country. This slight cool down cycle will last a couple days and temps will steadily climb back into the high 70’s by…

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Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report

Fly Fishing Report February 29th

A fresh blanket of snow covered the Smokies today. Beautiful to see, however short lived as most areas saw melted snow by noon. Deep in the park at higher elevations the snow is still hanging tight to the trees and covering the ground with several new inches. All of this will be gone by mid day on Monday when temps warm and rain moves in. Currently in the…

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Best August in years

Best August in years

Best August in years

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding region are fishing better than any August in recent memory. This is simply the best August in years!

Cooler day time and nightly temperatures combined with afternoon showers have made for some excellent stream conditions and fishing. Stream levels are fuller this time of year than in several years past. Hatches have…

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Winter Fly Fishing Report

Winter Fly Fishing Report

Winter Fly Fishing around the Great Smoky Mountains region is your best shot all year at large trout! A widely known fact is that big trout love cold weather. We are already seeing some very large Brown, Brook and Rainbow being caught by our guests, and at the time of writing this, Winter has not officially even started yet!

Tuckasegee River Brown Trout

The Tuckasegee…