Fall Fishing Trip: 10/16-10/19/25 with RRTU aka Alarka

Sponsored by Rocky River Trout Unlimited - Registration here:
https://rockyrivertu.tulocalevents.org/5b7327/Campaign/Details

October 16-19, 2025

One of our FAVORITE events of the year is the 4 day cabin overnight and fishing trip! Many different places to fish and catch!!

This is a great weekend of fun, fishing, and fellowship with other Fly Girls!

Sponsored by Rocky River Trout Unlimited Club. More details to follow closer to the event, but here is the event overview.

From RRTU:
Please join us for our Alarka get together at Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground and Cabins in Alarka, NC near Bryson City, NC.

​The Smoky Mountain Outings are held twice a year, Spring and Fall. The event is a 4 day camping/fishing trip to the DH and Wild Western North Carolina streams. We stay at the Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground (hot showers, laundry room, ice on site). The chapter provides most of the meals for the trip for a FEE. The meals range from pizza, catered pulled pork barbecue, and catered fried chicken dinners over the three nights, and continental breakfasts in the mornings.

Cost -
RV Food Only: $60
Tent sites : $90
Cabin bed : $200
3 dinners, 3 breakfasts and use of the campground and pavilionHot Showers, Sheltered Mess Area

Meals:
Thursday dinner (for early arrivals)
Friday breakfast & dinner (many arrive late Friday afternoon due to work schedules)
Saturday breakfast & dinner
Sunday breakfast (pack up to leave by mid-morning to fish and travel home)
2 truckloads of firewood for campfires, tall tales, guide talk from a local fly shop, and usually a fundraiser rod raffle.

Countless DH and Wild fishing opportunities within 45 minutes of cabins.
The trip will follow shortly after the NCWRC stockings on the Nantahala, Fires Creek, Tuckaseegee and Big Snowbird.

Possible volunteer opportunities include:
Grocery Shopping (1-2 people, an hour or two Wednesday before, preset Costco list)
Cold Item Shopping Thursday Night (1 person, 30 min, set list, after Pizza)
Thursday Pizza Round-up (2 people, 5-8 pm, pre-order at noon.)
Friday Dinner Crew (3 people, 5-8pm)
Friday Breakfast Crew (1-2 people, 6:30-7:30 am)
Saturday Dinner Crew (3 People, 5-8pm)
Saturday Breakfast Crew (1-2 people, 6:30-7:30 am)
Dinners are catered with a set menu, the team is responsible for pickup, setup, and tear-down at camp pavilion.
Breakfast will be continental, the team is responsible for setup and tear-down in a cabin.
Pizza Dinner involves set orders and pickup of pizza.

Something to look forward to during the peak fishing season!