Trip planner

Ask where and when to fish in plain words. The answer weighs what's hatching, the stocking schedule, dam generation, the weather and recent reports, and links where each fact came from.

Ask the trip planner See the fly picker

Free and open to everyone: pick your state and ask. No club, no sign-in.

Questions it answers

• I have tomorrow off. Should I fish the Elk or the Caney Fork?
• Where should I fish this Saturday?
• What's eating on the South Holston this week?
• Anything stocked within an hour in the next 10 days?
• Is there a guide who floats the Watauga?

What goes into an answer

• Hatches and flies from the Fly Picker.
• Stocking dates from the state schedule, with every stocked water on a map.
• Dam generation schedules for the tailwaters it knows, linked to the operator.
• Weather and water for the day you ask about.
• A club's reports from recent trips, when you ask from inside a club.
• Guides near you who listed themselves, with Instagram and shops, so you can message them.

Built on sources

The planner is the language-model part of Fly AI. It is told to cite its sources, to name signed-up guides first and label everyone else, and never to guess a guide's prices. It is a planning aid. It doesn't replace the agency, the dam operator or a local shop.

Questions

What is the trip planner?

Software that answers trip questions: where to fish, when, and what to expect. It is not a person. For a guided day, Fly AI lists fly fishing guides who sign up, with their Instagram and the shops they work with.

What does it look at?

What is hatching, the state's trout stocking schedule, dam generation schedules for the tailwaters it knows, the weather, a club's recent trip reports when you ask inside a club, and guides who list themselves near you. It may also search the web. The sources it used are listed under the answer.

Does it show where its facts came from?

Yes. Answers list the sources they used. It names guides who signed up on Fly AI first and labels anyone else as not on Fly AI, and it is told never to guess a guide's prices.

Can it be wrong?

Yes. Check flows, closures and regulations with the agency or the dam operator before you go. Stocking and dam generation data cover Tennessee today.

Where do I use it?

At /plan: pick the state you fish in, add the nearest town if you like, and ask. It is open to everyone, with no club and no sign-in. Inside a club it also reads the club's own trip reports.

Is there a limit?

Yes. It is capped each day per device so it stays free for everyone; adding a name raises your allowance.