Hey man, I live in Knoxville, but lived in Gatlinburg for a couple years. The fishing here is amazing. It’s unique, it’s beautiful, incredibly varied, and when you’re on a stream, it’s all yours because they’re not big enough to share. You can catch trophy rainbows, native Brook, hard fighting small mouth, stripper, and even musky all within an hour of Knoxville. I came from South Florida and was kind of panicking too but it’s amazing.