We’re located on Main Street (US 19) about a mile east from downtown Bryson City (towards Cherokee). When driving from town, we’re on your left just past the Hot Spot convenience store.

The Best Fishing Trips Begin At Simonds Bait & Tackle

Complete line of live bait — We have shiners, nightcrawlers, big reds, wax worms, meal worms and crickets.

Licenses — We are an NC Wildlife Resources agent for fishing and hunting licenses.

Tackle — We carry a complete selection of fishing tackle for lake, river & stream.

For the Fly Fisherman — We have a complete line of fly fishing tackle including a good selection of locally hand-tied flies.

Fishing in the Park — We have a wide selection of single hook lures for fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

We stock these popular brands…

We recommend these Smoky Mountains fishing websites —

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited

Fontana Guides

Alarka Boat Dock

Granger Outdoors

Almond Boat Park