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Tim Doyle
Tim Doyle is one of the most charismatic and well
known guides in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, Cherokee and Nantahala National
Forests along with adjacent mountain streams,
lakes, and TVA tailwaters. Although Smoky Mountain
Flywerks is mainly a fly-fishing organization, clients
may also enjoy light tackle spinfishing in both
streams and lakes for three species of trout;
(Rainbows, browns, and Native Appalachian brook
trout); Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow
perch, crappie, bream, and shell-crackers.
A native of South Knoxville, Tim Doyle began
fly-fishing at an early age in a small pond behind his
house for bass and bluegill. About 1978, he began
fly-fishing with his dad, the late Dawson
"Hammerslaw" Doyle, in the Smoky Mountains of
East Tennessee and western North Carolina. After
becoming adept with a fly rod Tim began guiding in
1994 at the request of several local outfitters. For
roughly ten years, he worked a regular full-time job
and in addition devoted at least three days a week
solely to guiding. By the spring of 2004, Tim's
popularity as a guide had grown to such a high
demand that he decided to leave the corporate
world and founded his own company: Smoky
Mountain Flywerks. It was at this time that he
purchased a western-style driftboat plus another
lake fishing power boat to expand his services not
only to every type of water available, but also to be
able to give people who are physically compromised
and who cannot walk long distances and easily wade
streams an opportunity to successfully approach
and catch all the above mentioned species of fish.
The boats also allow all fisherman to get to excellent
fishing water that is not able to be reached by even
the most hardy individuals.
Throughout his many years of fly-fishing, Tim has
become very familiar with the lakes available along
with tailwaters and almost every stream in Eastern
Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Tim readily
knows which fly patterns work best in each area
during each season and ties most popular patterns
plus a variety of "secret weapons"; his own specialty
flies. All flies are furnished at no additional cost for
the trip.
In addition, Tim networks with three or four other
guides in the area daily to see what is "hot" for each
particular section of water. Tim is regularly pictured
and quoted in both sate and nationally printed
magazines and books of merit in the fly-fishing world
and is considered to be in the upper echelon of
fly-fishing circles. His ability to teach this art and to
guide has not been superseded. Yet his rates, which
include most of the necessary equipment needed,
are priced so that the average person can afford to
hire him.
Tim teaches the novice in a short time how to cast a
fly rod and usually has them catching fish on the first
trip. He teaches the average fly-fisherman how to
improve and expand his/her abilities; or, for the avid
fisherman, placement in areas of the hottest action
allowing one to make the most of precious time.
Whether you are male or female, beginner or pro,
you should strive to book Tim Doyle in advance as
your guide to accompany you in the beautiful Great
Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina and its plethora of many nearby
streams and lakes. Tim will always try to make sure
your investment is not only an exciting experience,
but that you will have a pleasant outdoor adventure
in the most visited National Park in America.

Services Available About Fly-fishing in the region:
History and Present Day:
There has never been a more exciting time to fish for
trout in the Southern Appalachians as there is now. The
region teems with wild free-flowing freestone streams
and also hosts an impressive array of TVA
dam-regulated tailwaters. These streams are managed
under the watchful eye of both state and federal wildlife
agencies.
Although spring, summer, and autumn are the prime
times to fish, it is also possible to catch fish in the winter
months. This is true even when snow blankets the
ridges and hollows of the region that Tim calls home.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service
fisheries department has not stocked trout since the
1970's era, but the streams are full of wild, stream-bred
trout. Recently, one of the parks services' biologists
claimed that some of the trout should be harvested
today since trout populations in the Smokies are
reaching full capacity. Within the main watersheds of
the Park, there exists healthy populations of brown
trout, rainbows, and brookies. With an array of over
700 miles of water within the confines of this half a
million acre preserve, it is wise to employ the services
of a good guide who is familiar with the environment.