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Asheville, NC Guided
Fly Fishing & Instruction

Brookside Guides offers Fly Fishing Lessons, Half-Day and Full-Day Wade Trips, and Float trips for beginner, intermediate, and advanced fly-fishers!

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Join Brookside Guides’ experienced and professional guides for the fly fishing adventure of a lifetime in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina!

Beginning anglers can sign up for a day or weekend of fly fishing instruction and guided fishing with our skilled, patient and fun guides.

More advanced anglers can choose from the over 4,000 miles of freestone mountain trout water located within easy reach of our home base in Asheville, NC.

Float Trips are a great way to see miles and miles of beautiful water and spectacular scenery. Our guides can show you how to have fun fly fishing from a “drift boat” specially designed to navigate trout rivers.

Our WNC trout waters are filled with lively rainbows, browns, and brook trout. Fish with our fly fishing guides from Pisgah National Forest to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Western North Carolina’s temperate climate makes this a great destination for fly fishing 365 days a year. Spring and fall offer the best fly fishing, while in winter, anglers often find they have rivers to themselves as they search for trophy trout.

No matter the season, you’ll have your choice of fishing on wild trout waters filled with big, wary browns or hiking to streams in the beautiful Smoky Mountains that hold the prize catch, native Appalachian brook trout.

We love calling WNC home, and our local guides know all the best locations for excellent trout fishing in the area surrounding Asheville, NC.

Guided Fly Fishing Trips

Join us for a half-day or full-day guided fly fishing trip on one of the many beautiful fishing areas available in Western North Carolina.

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Learn to Fly Fish

Brookside Guides offers personalized half-day and full-day private instruction, all within an easy drive of Asheville, NC.

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At Brookside Guides we believe in giving back. Every trip helps us donate to Casting Carolinas and support these amazing free retreats for women surviving all types of cancer.

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Fishing Reviews

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  • Starr, Just wanted to let you know that we had a fabulous fishing trip with Rick Wedell last Friday..  He was a wonderful guide, very patient, professional and informative.
We may have acquired trout fever!  Hopefully we can make a future date with him and be better anglers.  Please let him know how much we enjoyed the trip and look 
forward to our next fishing adventure in the beautiful NC mountains.

    Karey W

  • My son and I had a great experience with Chris. Weather was a bit dicey in the beginning.. but we had come all that way and really wanted to learn It turned out great and we managed to catch three trout and a bunch of bites. Chris was excellent and we couldn’t ask for a friendlier, more personable, or more knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed everything.Thanks for a memorable adventure. We’re heading to the fly shop to look at some gear. You will probably see us again (you’ve been warned).

    Regards, Bob

  • I wanted to drop a quick note to say how impressed I was with Tony’s guide service … He had me on fish all day (at least a dozen in the net and likely another 20 hookups). More impressive was his casting instruction and help with finding spots to hit.  I improved my roll cast dramatically that morning — something that will benefit me for a long time to come. 

    Best, Chris T

Give the Gift of Adventure

Looking for the perfect gift for the angler in your life? Our fly fishing gift certificates are the ideal choice! Treat them to an unforgettable experience on the water with one of our expert-guided trips. Easy to purchase and even easier to enjoy, our gift certificates are sure to reel in big smiles.

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