James Marsh

All the streams in the park are down to safe to wade levels. We received three good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. One reported seeing a lot of Little Brown stoneflies but there are other insects hatching, most of which are in the lower elevations. It is raining lightly in Pigeon Forge this morning and showers are likely throughout the park. It… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 10, 2023

All the streams on the Tennessee side of the park are down to safe to wade levels. Most of those on the North Carolina side are very near the safe to wade level. Oconaluftee River is down to a safe to wade level. We received a good catch report from a Perfect Fly customer yesterday. Today should be near 60 degrees with showers possible. Friday’s… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 09, 2023

All the streams on the Tennessee side of the park are down to safe to wade levels. Those on the North Carolina side are still a little about the safe to wade level but should be down low enough very soon. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and they all reported hatches were taking place.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 08, 2023

All the stream levels dropped some since yesterday, but the West Prong of Little Pigeon River is still the only stream, or stream with a USGS station, that isn’t to high to wade safely. They all are falling down fast and should be back in good shape soon. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 07, 2023

All the streams with USGS gauges except the West Prong of Little Pigeon River are still well above normal levels, too high to wade safely. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and they all reported hatches were taking place. I’m sure the cold weather has slowed the hatches and there is likely a lot of… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 06, 2023

The streams are all okay level wise. Little River is a little too high to wade safely for most anglers. It will be mostly sunny today with a high temperature in the low seventies. It is calm now but winds will pick up and be gusty. We are under a Wind Advisory today and through the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 miles… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 27, 2023

The streams are all still near or flowing at safe wading levels. So far, the scattered rain showers haven’t raised the levels enough to make them unsafe to wade with caution. The weather and water is still warm for this time of the year. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday, and the day before that. You may see some early… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 25, 2023

For the first time in a good while, we can report that all the streams in the park are at a good level to wade and fish. It will be mostly cloudy today with a high temperature in the upper seventies. Today will be another windy one. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high in the low sixties. You may even see some early… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 23, 2023

The stream are all down getting near good wading levels. It will be clear today but after today, some rain is ahead in the forecast every day for the coming week, so it depends on which streams get rain during the next few days as well as how much they get. In other words, you should check the levels often. Today, will be warm with… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 19, 2023

The rain did come and is still falling here in Pigeon Forge. All the streams in the park are blown out, meaning they are way above normal levels. Notice the water temperature is above 50 degrees this morning. That’s due to the warm rain water. It will be falling back down because the air temperature is going to take a plunge later today. Remember that… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 17, 2023