Outfitters & guides

Reliance Fly & Tackle

Old-school country store and fly shop on the Hiwassee: flies, licenses, generation-schedule talk, a deli grill, and campsites out back.

River Canyon Adventure

Kayak, canoe and SUP rentals in two-hour blocks for paddling the Tennessee River Gorge without hauling your own boat.

Rolling Thunder River Company

McCaysville outfitter for Middle and Upper Ocoee trips that also rents tubes and kayaks for the gentle Toccoa right out the door.

Scott’s Bicycle Centre

Family shop in Cleveland since 1978 doing fits, demos, rentals and trade-ins. Closed Saturdays, open Sunday afternoons.

Southeastern Anglers

Orvis-endorsed drift boat and jetboat guides based at Reliance, floating the Hiwassee for trout and running spring trips on the Toccoa tailwater.

Spotted Dog Outfitters

Chattanooga-based trout guides running drift boat, wade, and private-water trips toward Blue Ridge, plus casting, euro-nymphing, and rowing lessons.

Tellico Outfitters

Downtown Tellico Plains fly shop and guide service; the place to ask before heading up the Tellico and Bald River for small-stream trout.

The Hatch Outfitters

Brainerd Road fly shop with locally tied bugs, monthly tying nights, guided trips, and a beer tap for trading river intel after work.

The Lost Sea Adventure

Craighead Caverns and its underground lake; the standard tour is easy, but groups of 12 or more can book a wild cave trip, including overnights.

Toccoa River Tubing Company

Walk-up tube and cooler-tube rentals for a lazy float on the Toccoa through McCaysville, good with kids.

Toccoa Valley Campground

Six-mile Toccoa tube float with Class I-II riffles from a campground in the Aska area; tubing reopens May 2027.

True Adventure Sports

Base a mile from Little River Canyon for guided climbing, rappelling and caving, boat and bike rentals, a small pro shop and cabins.

True Performance Training Systems

Mountain bike skills coaching on local trail systems like Raccoon Mountain, 5 Points and Signal: cornering, braking and technical-line work.

Watersports of Chattanooga

Pontoon, ski boat and jet ski rentals on Chickamauga Lake out of Hixson, with delivery to lake houses.

Webb Brothers Float Service

The original Hiwassee float service, running rafts, kayaks and tubes with shuttles out of the old Reliance general store.

Whitewater Express Ocoee

Copperhill base doing Middle and Upper-plus-Middle trips, with mountain bike rentals and a ropes course on the property.

Wildwater Ocoee

Regional outfitter's Ducktown outpost running Middle and Upper Ocoee trips, with a canopy zipline tour nearby for non-paddlers.

Cartecay River Experience

Summer tube and kayak rentals with shuttle on the Cartecay outside Ellijay; pick the livelier Adventure run or the lazy float.

Hiwassee River Guides

Capt. Bill Stranahan has guided the Hiwassee since 2002; drift boat trips for tailwater trout plus smallmouth and striper when the season turns.

Ocoee Rafting

Running the Ocoee since 1976; Middle trips plus Upper and full-river combos on the limited Olympic-section release days.

Reed the Water

Lake-native USCG captain Parker Reed guides Chickamauga bass trips and offers map-study and electronics sessions for anglers learning the lake.

Scenic City Fishing Charters

Booking hub for a crew of licensed Tennessee River captains: bass, smallmouth, catfish, crappie, and walleye on Chickamauga and Nickajack.

Big Canoe Pontoon Boat Rentals