Little River Outfitters is located in Townsend, Tennessee at an entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We are a twenty minute drive from the Knoxville airport. At our 7,100 sq. ft. facility we offer a fly fishing education curriculum, a complete well stocked fly shop and a guide service. Hundreds of people have made their start in the sport of flyfishing here at our school. Many others have expanded their knowledge by learning to tie flies or have gained new insight into aquatic entomology by attending those classes. For over ten years we have been teaching and we have built a reputation as a serious learning institute, not just a fly shop that holds a fly fishing class. Our new facility was designed with teaching fly fishing, fly tying, fisheries biology and aquatic invertebrate training in mind; our two classrooms will allow for the inclusion of more class days per year to help suit your schedule.

Townsend is a great place to get away to and learn. A small resort community, on the Peaceful Side of the Smoky Mountains you will find accommodations to your liking and budget with several good restaurants in the area. And don't forget the fly fishing. We have over seven hundred miles of trout streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, just a couple of miles from our school. If you are accompanied by someone not taking our class, they can find shopping in nearby Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. The Smokies offers some fine hiking, wildlife watching, photography and sightseeing opportunities. And, this is one of the most beautiful spots in the world.

So if you've always wanted to learn how to fly fish or your spouse or friend wants to learn, give us a call. If you want to advance the sport by learning to tie flies, build rods or learn about the streams contact us. We are serious about teaching.

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