Armed with our heavy whitewater boats, we have been floating the big water of the Nolichucky River and will continue to do so through the winter months. The Nolichucky River boasts a healthy population of big rainbow trout. While you have to cover many river miles to find the pods of these big predators, once you locate them the action can be fast and furious. Covering water on the Nolichucky River is a trip in itself, with the breathtaking views and whitewater rapids, this trip is a sensory overload.
We have been tossing big streamers, leaches and hellgrammite patterns along with heavy eggs and san juan worm rigs. No 6X tippet here! Heavy tippet, line, and rods are used to pull these big trout through the heavy water.
The Nolichuck River flows from the mountains of North Carolina to Tennessee and it a most scenic white water river. The Nolichucky is also known for small mouth bass as well as the trout. This report has been provided by Justin Shroyer of the Trophy Water Guide Service located in Boone, NC.