Pigeon River
The Pigeon River flows out of North Carolina and into Tennessee. Geographically, the river is short. Legally, it is not. That’s because the Pigeon has long been the subject of legal battles over the industrial pollution of its waters. Fortunately, the work of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and other environmentalists, along with the cooperation of industry, is allowing the river to recover to the point that trophy smallmouth bass are now back in the picture. Wild Side Guide Alan Griggs shows us how the process of returning a once-dead river to life is proceeding at a snail’s pace.
Now that its water is cleaner, the Pigeon is a river to be enjoyed not only through fishing but rafting. There are numerous websites devoted to spending part of a day rolling down this river so check them out.
Fishing is fantastic in Tennessee and the Pigeon is one river that is largely unexplored by the general public. Check out www.tnwildlife.org, the home of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, to learn more about fishing in the Pigeon. Be sure to buy your license right there on line.
For more about the Izaak Walton League, visit www.iwla.org, the home of the Izaak Walton League of America.
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