Fall Creek Falls?

[Travis C.]

Looks like we'll be taking the little ones there for family camping this year.

I know the lake has fish but more interested in the creeks in the park. I believe one is Cane Creek and the other is Piney Creek.

Are they any count to bring a rod?

Thanks.

[Curtis Martin]

We will be there in October for a 3 day rock climbing workshop. I have hiked many of their trails, but the only fishing I have ever seen going on was in the lake.

[Travis C.]

Thanks guys.

I may take one just to flip around some. We'll be up there first weekend in October.

By the way Curtis since we talking fishing. I will be over your way for the first weekend in November for the whole weekend again this year.   Maybe we can wet a line that weekend?

[dbradyh]

Cane Creek above the Nature Center has some fishable water for green sunfish, bluegill, and stunted largemouth. The best access for this is at the old swimming hole down hill from the Nature Center.
At the base of the cable trail there are  fishable creek holes.
HWY 284 crosses over the creek near the maintenance building toward Archie Rhinehart PKWY. Probably the best place to go to avoid the crowds.
A 4wt would be perfect. Smalll wooley buggers and larger wet flies would work.
Water will probably be extremely low in October.

[toddro]

I love that area at the base of the Cable Trail.  You can rock-hop your way quite a ways downstream and have a blast hitting holes down there with a small fly rod...

[Travis C.]

Thanks for all the info guys.

The camping gods had another plan for us apparently. We loaded up the car (2hrs) then packed a 2 & 4 year old in and headed to the park at noon Friday. We arrived at the park by 3pm and the whole thing was full. Next we decided to try Rock Island and it was stinking full. By this time it was around 5-6pm and the two little ones were hungry/been in the car a long time. Grabbed a McD's in I think Sparta before hitting 40 heading to either Bledsoe Creek or Cedars of Lebanon. Looked up Cedars and there was a VA reunion so Bledsoe it was. We finally pulled in around 830pm or so at an open spot in Bledsoe Creek State Park. I set up the tent, everyone laid down after a long exhausting day in the car and around 1am the rain came. Temps dropped to down right cold for little ones and our flipping tent leaked. I packed the girls back in the car at 3am, threw the tent away and came home.

All in all we drove a tank of gas to camp for a few hours maybe 20 miles from my house. 

Our family camping trip was not up to expectations but we made sure to fill the rest of the weekend up for them of fun stuff. Me and mommy are whooped... time for booze/hot tub then bed.

[MidTNKayakAngler]

Sounds like quite the adventure, hopefully next time will work out better.

[Yoda]

better luck next time Travis!!! it will all be a funny story around the campfire one day!!!

[Travis C.]

I am sure one day it will make for a fun remember when story.