Brian and I spent a few days fishing and camped on the hard to find Big Snowbird.
Big Snowbird Creek has a variety of fish, including rainbows, browns, and brook trout in various areas of the creek. It’s the “grand slam” of mountain fly fishing if you’re willing or shall I say able to not only make the trip, but catch one of each type.
Brian and I both completed the Grand-Slam! I hear that there are some deep pools here where trout can get as big as 18-20 inches, unfortunately, we did not bag anything that large. Here are pictures of our camp trailer and Clam pop-up as well as a bunch of the fish we caught!
Getting there: From the junction of US 129 and SR 1127 (Joyce Kilmer Road) in Robbinsville, go 3.3 miles to the junction with SR 1116 (Massey Branch Road) and turn left. Bear left at the fork on SR 1127 and go to the junction with SR 1115 (Little Snowbird Creek Road). Turn left and go 2.2 miles to the junction of SR 1121 (Hard Slate Road) and take a sharp left. Continue one mile to a bridge over Little Snowbird Creek. Look for sign church of the lamb. Go right on SR 1120 (Big Snowbird Creek Road) and go six miles to the Junction parking area.
On the way home and only 20 minutes from the turn at hemlock hideaway it’s definitely worth a stop at the historic Tapoco Mountain Lodge, great food and drink! We had the Ethan Smash Burger – one of the best ever!