East TN Fishing Trips
I am Captain Jay Bradley. The owner and sole fishing guide of River Smallie Adventures. I received my Captain’s License from the United States Coast Guard, and I am a licensed fishing guide in the state of Tennessee. If you are looking for an enjoyable day of smallmouth bass fishing on the river in Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville or the surrounding areas, then you have come to the right place. Whether you’re a first-timer, a recreational weekend fisherman, or a professional, I’m happy to provide exciting and fun guided fishing tours to customers with any level of experience and expertise. As a professional freshwater fishing guide, my goal is to give you the best opportunity to catch smallmouth bass (smallies) in the beautiful tailrace and freestone rivers of East Tennessee. In addition to smallies, we may also fish for largemouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid bass, walleyes, sauger, and crappies. This is your river fishing trip, so if you want to fish for something other than smallmouth bass I am more than happy to guide you for these other species of game fish.
Captain’s Report
River Smallie Adventures Fishing Report May 15, 2020
I had some new neighbors move in next door last year. I offered to take them fishing when I didn't have a guide trip and the weather and water conditions looked favorable to give them shot at catching some nice river smallies. Their son Gavin is nine years old and had...
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River Smallie Adventures Fishing Report May 14, 2020
Day 2 with Ross and Matt fishing for those East Tennessee river smallies. Yesterday the generation schedule at Douglas Dam was all over the board and very inconsistent throughout the day, so I decided that we would focus only on the Little Pigeon. TVA was not going...
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River Smallie Adventures Fishing Report May 13, 2020
I had the pleasure of taking Matt and Ross fishing for river smallies today on the Little Pigeon River. It was a cloudy day which the majority of the time bodes well for a good bite. The river was low and clear. In fact, it was clear enough that this father and son...
read moreThings to do in Gatlinburg
As a frequent fishing guide in Gatlinburg, the majority of rivers we fish are a short drive from Knoxville, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Smoky Mountain National Park, and the surrounding areas. If you are looking to get away from the rides, arcades, shows, and hustle and bustle of the Parkway while on vacation, planning a relaxing day of smallmouth bass fishing on an East Tennessee river might be just what you need.
Customer Catches
River Smallie Adventures Fishing Report April 28, 2020
Another great day on the water with Greg from Knoxville! It was only a little less than a week ago when he caught a personal best of 51 smallies. The weather and water conditions were almost identical to that trip he took just six days ago. Light winds, partly sunny...
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River Smallie Adventures June 19, 2018
They say that the "The Third Time is the Charm", but maybe it is the 'Fourth Time is the Charm" when it comes to down to guiding Robert for trophy smallmouth. I will get to that in a moment. I usually make mention of the generation schedule at Douglas Dam in my...
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Our experience with Jay was awesome. He was truly committed to finding fish and giving me and my buddy the best day on the water possible. We caught close to 20 smallmouth on a combination of live bait and spinnerbaits and a 4 lb 6 oz stud on topwater as the sun was setting. He even gave us some great advice on some other fishing spots in the area. All I can say is that we truly had a great River Smallie Adventure.
