I'll be in Waynesville, NC the 1st week of Sept., I need help on what to bring and use to fish in the Pigeon River, smallmouth, bass, trout, ect,. I'm from Okeechobee FL and fish Lake Okeechobee weekly, I'm sure I'll have to re-rig my poles.  I'm strictly catch & release. Any help would be much appreciated.

I have not fished the Pigeon in Waynesville, but I would go with 6 lb test, spinning reels, and fish Roostertails, small Rapalas, and small soft plastics like 4 " senkos for smallmouth. I am doing just that on a different NC river in a few weeks.

I floated it in Newport TN July 3rd. It was slower than it usually is that time of year. This was our only decent fish in 9 hours