Sadly, this trip is cancelled as a result of the CoronaVirus.
Last status….
As of January 29, we have 11 people signed up for 5 boats – in other words, we have a waiting list. If you are be interested in being on the waiting list, reach out to Jim White.
For those who want to wade fish for a day or to, Steve Moore provides this guidance:
I use a bike to fish Whitetop since is along the very nice VA Creeper Trail. 
There are bike rentals all over the place in Damascus. Although you do not need a bike to fish Whitetop, having one allows you to get away from your perception of pressure.
Here is my typical three-day fishing plan:
Whitetop Day 1: 36.643561, -81.739306 (43 Minutes from Bristol)
Whitetop Day 2: 36.629534, -81.708564 (48 Minutes)
VA South Holston Day 3: Lower access: 36.7606739, -81.5373974 and walk to the special regulation section above the small dam (51 Minutes)
Potential Alternates for those who do not want to pay the added cost of the bike rental for Whitetop:
Day 1: Green Cove Creek (Also bike fishing along the VA Creeper Trail; I have not been): 36.648173, -81.672266 (54 minutes) [I have not fished this]
Day 2: Big Tumbling Creek (Fee fishing $8.00 daily charge): 36.922382, -81.840247 (fish section C upstream – shown in this video – https://youtu.be/AqUsxBsnpKs
General info: https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/blog/big-tumbling-creek-trout/)
Day 3: VA South Holston per above.
You can also open up the VA trout fishing map and look for wild trout streams. Also, Fly Fisher’s Guide to VA is a good reference.
http://www.dgif-virginia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=441ed456c8664166bb735b1db6024e48
Another pay location is Crooked Creek near Galax – but it is not very scenic:
http://www.switchfisher.com/trout_content/virginia/carroll/crooked_creek/CrookedCreekLower.html
General info from the VA Fish folks here.
Info on Whitetop:
http://www.flyfisherman.com/south/tennessee/whitetop-laurel-creek/
http://www.perfectflystore.com/wwhitetolaurel.html
Hatch Chart
http://www.perfectflystore.com/hcwhitetoplaurelc.html
Info on Holston:
http://www.perfectflystore.com/wsofkholstenr.html
https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/waterbody/holston-river-south-fork/
You will need the more expensive annual trout stamp in addition to the 5 day and the national forest permit to fish Whitetop-Laurel
Here is the overview of Virginia streams in the area. Big Wilson is nice as well in the upper section – small water, a bit of a hike – http://switchfisher.com/trout_content/virginia/grayson/big_wilson/TroutHike-BigWilsonCreek.html
If you are new to fly fishing, we can get you up to speed well enough to catch a batch of fish. The guides always have rods we can use and they provide the flies, leaders, tippets, as well as tying the flies on, undoing the snarls, and making sure our leader/tippet is good. If you are new to the club, the single best thing you can do to enhance your enjoyment of the sport is to go on a trip. You will catch some fish, you will get hooked by the sport, and you will get some good help on casting from the guides. Plus, you get to eat, drink, and fish with fellow Club members! What more do you need?