Update:
Banquet and the Exposition will be held at the Townsend Visitors Center.

Banquet begins at 6:00pm Friday May 15th.

Festival Times: May 16th & 17th
Saturday 9:00am till 6:00pm
Sunday 10:00am till 6:00pm

Fly Tying Tent Times: May 16th & 17th
Saturday 9:00am till 5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am till 5:00pm

Troutfest is a Fly Fishing Exposition and Fundraiser held in Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. All profits earned from this event minus some seed money for next year’s event are donated to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fisheries Department for brook trout restoration and other fisheries projects in the park. The Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited sponsors this event as our major fundraiser and annual festival. This year the event will be one of the largest venues for fly anglers in the Southeast United States. In 2009 Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and the park has sanctioned Troutfest 2009 as a special 75th event.

Townsend and Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers you the most beautiful place on earth to fly fish for trout with 800 miles of streams holding rainbow, brook and brown trout. And of course, the Little River runs right through town. The month of May is prime time for fishing in the Smokies so you will want to set aside some time to be on the streams. Located in Tuckaleechee Cove, Townsend is known as the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies."

Townsend offers motels, lodges, campgrounds and rental cabins for your lodging.  Though not a huge tourist destination, the town does have some great restaurants and special accommodations.

The Fly Tying Tent will be one of the most popular attractions at the Exposition. There will be ten or more fly tyers demonstrating their skills at one time. They will tie in shifts as the weekend progresses. The tent will feature both famous and talented, local tyers for your enjoyment. A nominal fee of $10 will provide you access to the tent for the entire weekend.

There will also be plenty of free seminars on casting, fishing and other activities and programs to round out your Fly Fishing Exposition experience.  You will learn about fly fishing and fly tying from experts like Lefty Kreh, Joe Humphreys, Bob Clouser and others. Get to know these fly fishing legends and  learn from their vast experience and knowledge. Come join us!

At the Little River Chapter store, you will be able to buy Troutfest and Little River Chapter merchandise. We will also be selling books written by Lefty, Joe, Bob and others that you can have signed by the authors.