"The birds and dogs were excellent, the guides were incredible and the food was spectacular. It was southern hospitality at its finest. But most importantly, the memories that I made with my son will last a lifetime."
- Greg Cook, M.D.

his spring Tumbling Creek Lodge, and Fly South, Middle Tennessee’s premier fly shop have joined forces to bring outstanding trout fishing to middle Tennessee. We are offering excellent fly fishing for trout, large mouth bass, as well as other species.  All of our trips are fully guided and include meals and lodging at one of TCL’s four star lodges. Our fishing is done on all private waters so there is a guarantee that you will be the first one on the creek when you start your day. We do not over pressure our fisheries so fishing, though technical can be very rewarding.  We try and keep the number of anglers at the lodge low so that we can dedicate our attention to each angler as they need it. For this reason we prefer booking groups of two to six anglers to stay with us at any given time. While here your party will not have to worry about a noisy crowded lodge, you will have it all to your self.

About The Fish

Our anglers catch fish up to twenty six inches long, and many of those fish have been taken on dry flies. The fishing is strictly fly tackle, and can be very technical at times and though sight casting is very common many of the fish tend to be very selective and can be slow to eat. Good casting technique is very helpful due to close proximity of trees, rocks, and other obstructions. Many of your casts will be roll casts and accuracy can be critical, however beginners and inexperienced anglers catch their share of the lunkers in our large pools and open runs.

The water in the stream runs cool and clear for the entire year, so fish in the creek hold over from year to year.  The creek fishes nicely all year, however the best times run from late fall into early spring with nice fish being caught up into July. All fishing is done on foot, with waders being a must for cool weather; however wet wading can be done during May and June.

Bass Fishing

All of our bass fishing is done on our private 23 acre lake which is stocked with bass, grass carp, and shell crackers all of which can be caught on varying types of fly patterns.  We fish out of boats with two anglers per guide. We have high success rates on our bass fishing, and we routinely boat four to six pounders.