James Marsh

Conditions are very good. The streams are all flowing very near a normal level with clear water. Good hatches continue to take place. Today’s high will be sixty-seven degrees with a 73% chance of rain. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a high of fifty-five degrees. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 17, 2024

The streams are all flowing well above a normal levels with stained water. They will need some time to drop and clear. Today’s high will be sixty nine degrees with clear skies. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a high of seventy nine degrees. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS Station Real-time… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 13, 2024

The streams are all in good shape flowing at near normal levels with clear water. We received a good report from a Perfect Fly customer fishing yesterday. Today’s high will be in the mid seventies with cloudy skies and light rain. Thursday will be partly cloudy with a high in the mid seventies and a fifty percent chance of rain. Notice, I have listed the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 10, 2024

Conditions are good. We are getting good reports from Perfect Fly customers. All the streams in the park are near a normal this morning. Today’s high will be in the low seventies with sunny skies. Monday will be partly cloudy with a high in the low mid seventies. Notice, I have listed the flies you need to cover the hatches below. Check out our sister… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 07, 2024

Testing….The streams on the North Carolina side of the park are a little above normal this morning. Most of them can be waded safely with caution. Those on the Tennessee side of the park are high, mostly too high to wade safely. Today’s high will be in the upper 60’s with sunny skies. Wednesday will be sunny with a high in the low 70’s. Thursday… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 04, 2024

major streahape flowing near a normal level and clear this morning. The water temperature is a little warmer this morning than it has been but today’s high will only reach 62 degrees. There is light rain in the area this morning but heavy rain is expected later today. Tomorrow will be clear with a high of 68 degrees . You should stillfish the lower elevations… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly April 02, 2024

The stream levels of all the major streams in the park are in good shape flowing near a normal level and clear this morning. The water temperature is a little warmer this morning than it has been but today’s high will only reach 62 degrees. There is light rain in the area this morning but heavy rain is expected later today. Tomorrow will be clear… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly March 26, 2024

The stream levels of all the major streams in the park are flowing very near a normal level and clear this morning. The water temperature is a little on the cool side due to the low night air temperatures but they should warm up by the afternoon hours. You should fish the lower elevations where the water is a little warmer than the middle or… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly March 24, 2024

The stream levels of all the major streams in the park are flowing near a normal level and clear this morning. The water temperature is a little on the cool side. You should fish the lower elevations where the water is a little warmer than the middle or higher elevations. it is 47 degrees this morning in Pigeon Forge with a high expected to reach… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly March 22, 2024

The streams on the North Carolina side of the park are still flowing near a normal level and clear. Little River on the Tennessee side of the park is still high, too high to wade safely. The West Prong Little Pigeon River is too high to wade safely. Today’s high will be a 64 degrees with mostly sunny skies. Tomorrow will be sunny and rather… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly March 16, 2024