Welcome to Western North Carolina’s
premier fly fishing shop and guide service.
Located on the banks of the North Toe River in Historic Downtown Spruce Pine, North Carolina,
we are conveniently situated between Asheville and Boone.
Our shop is literally in the heart of
the best fly fishing
Western North Carolina and East Tennessee has to offer.
Rivers Edge Outfitters Fly Shop Offers Fly Fishing Tackle, Fly Fishing Equipment, Fly Fishing Reels, Fly Fishing Line, Fly Fishing Rods, Fly Tying Classes, Fly Tying Materials, Fly Tying Tools, Fly Fishing Instruction, and Professional Fly Fishing Guide Services.
Fly Shop News
Jason Borger Visits River's Edge Outfitters
River’s Edge Outfitters, located on Upper Street in Spruce Pine, invited everyone to stop by the shop Friday, Nov.14, from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm to meet World Renown Fly Fishing author and professional fly fisherman “Jason Borger”. Jason Borger is a professional fly-fishing educator, author, and artist. He published his first fly-fishing article at age 13, and began working on fly-fishing videos when he was 16. He later worked on the silver-screen movie “A River Runs Through It”, serving as one of the film's fly-casting doubles.
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He is the author of several fly fishing books, his most recent being “Jason Borger's Nature of Fly Casting”. He currently serves as the Education Director for the Fly Casting Institute (www.flycastinginstitute.com). Jason is a regular contributor of articles to magazines such as Fly Fish America, Fly Fisherman and Fly Rod & Reel, as well as numerous international publications. In addition to writing, Jason is also an illustrator and painter of fly-fishing subjects. Jason is a member of the Board of Governors for the Federation of Fly Fishers' Fly Casting Instructor Certification Program.
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Jason Borger's Nature of Fly Casting
Jason Borger's most recent book "Nature of Fly Casting" is avaliable at River's Edge Outfitters for only $14.00, it retails for $24.95 elsewhere.
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Customer Appreciation Event
Join us for our “Customer Appreciation Event” on Friday, Dec.12 from 5:00 til 8:00 pm.
Refreshments, Door prizes: Fish Pond gear, Fly fishing gear, Fly Rods, Jason Boger autographed books, a Guided Turkey hunt, and much, much more.
Grand prize drawing: Guided fly fishing float trip - $450 value.
South Holston “Ladies Only” Fly Fishing Trip
South Holston “Ladies Only” Fly Fishing Trip is almost full….
Ladies, We’d like to invite you to a great weekend of fly fishing on the South Holston River. We’ll stay at the River’s Way Lodge, and wade and float both the South Holston and the Watauga River. The dates are Jan.31-Feb 2, 2009. Price $300 : includes accommodations, all meals, and a River’s Edge Outfitters fleece fishing jacket
Fly Tying Clinic
"Thursday Nights"
Join us every Thursday evening, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm for our weekly “Fly Tying Clinic”. Each week you’ll learn how to tie our “match the hatch” fly of the week. Whether fishing delayed harvest or the South Holston, our tying instructors will teach you all you need to know about tying flies that work on our local waters. For more information call the shop at 828.765.FISH(3474). We look forward to hearing from you.
Delayed Harvest Flies are In
stop by and checkout our selection. We now have one of the largest fly tying inventories in Western NC. As you get ready for your winter tying, let us know if you need any materials and we'll gladly ship them to you.
Guide Services
Our staff of professional guides specialize in wading for trophy mountain trout and drift boat fishing
for trout and smallmouth bass. Because of current permits that we guide in the Pisgah National Forest under permit TOE 6527-01
We also have access to 5 miles of privately managed trophy waters and limited access trout streams.
As a “Creek Company” pro shop, our guides offer float
trips on the French Broad, the North Toe, the Nolichucky, the South Holston, and the Watauga Rivers.
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| Our local wade trips take place on both wild and hatchery supported/delayed harvest trout streams and
rivers here in Western NC. Some the most pristine waters in the country provide you the opportunity to
catch rainbows, browns and wild brook trout.
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Instruction
Our instructors are all certified fly fishing instructors and are dedicated to teaching, educating and
sharing the joys of fly fishing.
Fly fishing has become one of the fastest growing sports in America and the reasons for its popularity are obvious. Fly fishing is relaxing, entertaining, rewarding, and often takes place in the some of the most beautiful country around. If you've never been fly fishing before, a great way to learn is to take few lessons from our expert instructors.
Outfitters
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Located in Spruce Pine,NC between Asheville and Boone, River’s Edge Outfitters
is a full service fly shop and fly fishing guide service uniquely situated near some of the finest
trout streams in the Southeast.
River’s Edge Outfitters sells only the best flies and gear.
We carry a large inventory of rods from Winston, Diamondback, Cortland, and Redington.
Reels from Lamson, Ross, Bauer, and Abel.
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We also carry wading gear and clothing from Chota, Dan Bailey, and more.
Our fly selection and fly tying materials is one of the largest in North Carolina.
Stop in the next time you are on your way to the river and see for yourself.
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