I bet you didn't realize that salmon fishing is possible in the North Carolina Mountains. Well it is. Every fall, the salmon run up from lake Nantahala, up the Nantahala River , finally ending in the Standing Indian Wilderness Area. North Carolina Dept. of Wildlife Resources stocked kokanee salmon, onchorynchus nerki, in Nantahala and a couple other lakes in western North Carolina in the 1950s or 1960s as forage fish for northern pike, which they also stocked. Pike died, but the salmon have evolved and hung on. The kokanee are on average 20-24" long for the bucks and 14-16" long for the hens.
There is no way to catch these fish unless you are invited to the Rainbow Springs Club or know someone who owns property further downriver on Water Gage Road or own property within the Rainbow springs road areas referred to as Water gage road or thunderstuck road. The whole river where they run is private, and in North Carolina that means no fishing, no wading, etc.
The real point of my secret salmon alert relates to the fact that I have several acres of property listied on this very privite remote and secluded river. One brand new listing has a cabin and comes completely furnished, ready to enjoy and experience North Carolina Fishing at its finest. Oh yeah, it includes deeded fishing rights to over 3 miles of fishing on the very privite Upper Nantahala River. I will blog more on this newest listing later
But for right now, just imagine, if you were sitting here, you'd be fishing on the Nantahala River by now and likely catching Rainbows and Salmon.
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