If you're looking for a fancy, pristine, immaculate lodge and foie gras... you're looking at the wrong place. If you want a place to spend amazing quality time with your family with a staff who feels like family, please stay at Newlands Lodge. Everyone from the owner himself, the cook, the manager, to the guides (and I'll get to him later), makes you feel home. A quiet, comfortable, RELAXING version of home.
The food (if you choose to have them cook for you) is so delicious. Cooked over an open flame by the river and eaten outside, can't beat it. Pancakes, eggs, steak, hush puppies, fresh caught fried fish... and don't get me started on that pecan pie. Heavenly.
The lodges are clean. The fireplaces are a delightful treat after a long day of fishing. The showers are hot. The beds are comfy. The air works great. The towels are fluffy. KID FRIENDLY. Brought my 1 year-old daughter and she happily crawled and walked around everywhere comfortably. My Three year old could have moved in if we let him.
The fishing. The fishing brings you back year after year. Not just the fact that you catch great big 'ol daddies... but the guides are KNOWLEDGABLE, PATIENT, HELPFUL, FRIENDLY, GENEROUS, and just overall AMAZING. I would STRONGLY SUGGEST you request DARRELL. I can't count the amount of fish we all caught. I actually can't count them. He taught my husband how to tie a new knot on his line. Never rushed us or made us feel like we were just a dollar in his pocket. This man LOVES what he does. Incredibly helpful. Incredibly patient. And this dude knows fish. Spends his free time just patrolling the river taking note of the trout's patters. Low or high water, Darrell knows his stuff. Seriously.
Can't decide where to go trout fishing? Let me make this easy for you.
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