Government Shutdown forces closure of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

As you know the Great Smokey Mountain National Park is now closed.  You can email you representatives and tell them to pass a budget and open back up our National parks and forests.  Here is a few of their links you can use.

Congressman.  John J. Duncan Jr.

Congressman.  Phil Roe

Senator. Lamar Alexander

Senator,  Bob Corker

There are a few alternative places you can fish in the meantime.

1.  Gatlinburg City waters

2.  Cherokee tribal waters

3.  Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail

4. TVA tailwaters and lakes

5.  You can safely park near any of the GSMNP or National Forest gates and walk in.

Good Fishing

Joe <((((<