James Marsh

The mountains in the park are beautiful and are all covered with snow; however, that isn’t a good thing when it comes to catching trout. The snow has to melt and the resulting cold water will keep the streams colder than that preferred for fishing. Today, all the streams in the park are all near or below normal levels and safe to wade. Just for… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: March 07, 2025

All the streams in the park are all near normal levels and safe to wade. Just for information regarding hatches be advised that Quill Gordons, Little Black Caddis, Little Brown Stoneflies and Blue Quills to hatch, the water needs to average 50 degrees or higher for a few, say 4 or 5 days in a row. It has done that in some of the lowest… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: March 02, 2025

All the streams in the park are all near normal levels and safe to wade. Just for information regarding future hatches be advised that In order for the Quill Gordons, Little Black Caddis and Blue Quills to hatch, the water needs to average 50 degrees or higher for a few, say 4 or 5 days in a row. Remember, our fly selection shown below is… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: February 23, 2025

The streams on the Tennessee side of the park are all near normal levels and safe to wade. Those on the North Carolina side of the park are still high but may could be waded safely with extra caution. Just for information regarding future hatches be advised that In order for the Quill Gordons, Little Black Caddis and Blue Quills to hatch, the water needs… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: February 20, 2025

All the streams in the park are flowing a well below a normal level and clear. We suggest you fish the lower to the lower middle elevations. The water is cold but should warm up a good bit during the next few days. See the fly selection you should be using below. Today’s high temperature should be 43 degrees with clear skies. Tomorrow’s high will… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: January 27, 2025

All the streams in the park are flowing a little low to near a normal level and clear. We suggest you fish the lower to the lower middle elevations. The water is cold but should warm up some by the weekend. See the fly selection you should be using below. Today’s high temperature should be 42 degrees with clear skies. Tomorrow’s high will be 34… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: January 14, 2025

All the streams in the park are flowing at or very near a normal level and clear. We received a good report from a Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. See the fly selection you should be using below. Today’s high temperature should be 33 degrees with clear skies. Tomorrow’s high will be 31 degrees with a slight chance of snow flurries. Thursday’s high will be… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: January 07, 2025

All the streams in the park are flowing above a normal level and clear to lightly stained. Those on the Tennessee side of the park are lower than those on the North Carolina side but all are well above a normal level. We received another good report from a Perfect Fly customers fishing this past week. See the fly selection you should be using below.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: December 31, 2024

All the streams in the park are flowing a little below normal level and clear. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing this past week. See the fly selection you should be using below. To adjust to the colder water temperatures, you will need to slow down your presentations and fish slower moving water than you have been doing. Dress to match… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: December 15, 2024