James Marsh

The streams are all still too high to wade safely. They are dropping slowly because of the cold weather and saturated ground. We didn’t receive any reports from anyone fishing this past week. The forecast is for partly sunny skies today with a high temperature in the middle to upper forties. There is a chance for snow tomorrow morning, turning to rain in the afternoon.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 14, 2022

The ground is saturated and stream levels are falling slower than normal. All the streams in the park are still too high to fish well or wade safely. Give them another day or two to fall. There is some chances of rain and snow in the next few days but no major amounts are expected at this time. Today should be sunny and warmer with… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 12, 2022

The streams are all still very high, too high to fish well. Give them another day to drop and clear. It will be sunny and chilly today with a high temperature in the low forties. It will be sunny and cold today with a high temperature in the low to middle forties. Tomorrow will be sunny and warmer with a high in the low fifties.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 11, 2022

The streams are all very high, too high to fish. It is a combination of rain and melting snow and most of them are highly stained. Give them a couple of days to drop and clear. It will be sunny and chilly today with a high temperature in the low forties. Tomorrow will be sunny and a little warmer with a high in the forties.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 10, 2022

The streams are all in great shape from a level standpoint. Water temperatures range from 40 to 45 degrees F., which is good. I think melting snow may drop the water temperature some today. The weather will be warmer today, in the middle fifties. It should start raining this morning. There could be up to an inch of rain today and possible more tonight. It… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 09, 2022

The stream levels are all down to very near a normal level and clear. It will be sunny and warm today with a high temperature in the upper forties. Rain is forecast for tomorrow and through the night. Rainfall amounts could be heavy. Sunday’s high should be in the middle fifties. Some roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have re-opened, including Little River Road,… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 08, 2022

The stream levels are still a little high throughout the park. The high temperature today will be around 30 degrees with sunshine this afternoon. Tomorrow will be sunny and much warmer, with a high around fifty degrees. Rain is forecast for Sunday with a high in the mid fifties. Some roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed – highway 441, Cades Cove loop… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 07, 2022

Well, it is 3:00 PM this afternoon and I’ve been at home in Pigeon Forge waiting on snow to call but not one flake yet. Oh, I’m sure it is coming and according to the radar, the upper elevations of the park has been getting more the last four hours. For some good news for a change, there is rain and warmer weather ahead for… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 06, 2022

Many of the roads in the park are still closed this morning. It will be cloudy and a little warmer today, with a high temperature in the low fifties. Rain will arrive again tomorrow, then turn to snow late in the day. The high temperature will be in the low forties. There could be a substaintial amount of snow again Thursday. Check out our sister… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 05, 2022

All the roads in the park are closed this morning. The Smoky Mountains got a lot of snow yesterday. Due to snow breaking off tree limbs throughout the area, we lost electricity and internet service yesterday morning at our home in Pigeon Forge about 5 AM and it wasn’t restored until late yesterday afternoon. We were lucky. The news is reporting that about 8000 people… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – January 04, 2022