Were just there over Memorial Day in late May. Couldn't even tell you about fishing- we're not that outdoors-y... However, we stayed at Music Road Hotel in Pigeon Forge and loved it! We chose this one because we have a DD4, and we were originally suppoed to go to the beach that weekend, but the weather did not permit it, so we made a last-minute trip to Pigeon Forge. This hotel was great- it offered a pool w/ slide, lazy river with water tubes, indoor pool, and jacuzzi. With AAA discount, it was very reasonable compared to the other hotels we found that offered a water feature of some kind.
We were thinking about doing Dixie Stampede, but from the last time we were there in September 2006, the price has gotten ridiculous, in our opinion... The major things we did were visiting Ripley's Aquarium and walking 'the strip' as we call it. We went into the candy stores to see the wonderful things they make, and there are 2 taffy stores that make the taffy in front of you and will even give you a piece hot off the press! DD4 was very impressed with this! Beyond this, we just relaxed- drove to the top of the mountain and walked towards (did NOT finish the trip...) Clingman's Dome, hung out at the pool, and saw the local sites. We had a great time and DD4 is already asking when we can go back... Enjoy!