James Marsh

All the streams in the park are at okay stream levels safe to wade. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. There are still good midge and BWO hatches taking place. It will be sunny today with a high temperature in the middle fifties. There’s a chance for showers tomorrow afternoon but mostly cloudy with a high around sixties degrees. Give… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 20, 2021

All the major streams in the park received a little rain yesterday. Little River and Little Pigeon River are up a tiny bit. Those on the North Carolina side of the park are about the same level as yesterday. We received one good report yesterday from a Perfect Fly customer. It will be sunny today with a high around fifty degrees. Tomorrow will be sunny… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 19, 2021

All the streams are flowing at a good level for wading and clear. We received two good reports yesterday from Perfect Fly customers. There is a good chance for showers this afternoon. It will be a little windy again today. The high temperature will be in the low to upper sixties. Friday should be sunny and cool with a high in the low fifties. Check… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 18, 2021

All the streams in the park are still in good shape this morning. All are a little below normal levels but still just fine. The weather in Gatlinburg is going to be mostly clear and warm today with a high temperature estimated at 72 degrees. It should be a great day to fish the streams just as long as you stay below the upper middle… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 17, 2021

All the streams in the park are in very good shape this morning. It is colder, so let the water warm up a little before heading out. Fish the lower middle to lower elevations. It is cloudy this morning with a slight chance of rain. Today’s high temperature will be in the middle to upper forties. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high in… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 13, 2021

All the streams in the park are in good shape and safe to wade. Most of them are near or at normal levels. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. We received some rain yesterday and last night that brought the stream levels up some. It will be sunny today with highs in the low sixties. Saturday will have highs in… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 12, 2021

All the streams in the park are still in good shape and safe to wade. Some on the Tennessee side are getting a little low and rain coming tomorrow should help that. We continue to get good reports from Perfect Fly customers. Today will be sunny and warm with a high temperature in the low seventies. Rain is likely tomorrow and through tomorrow night. The… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 10, 2021

All the streams in the park are still in okay shape and safe to wade. The water is getting colder as you probably know. We suggest fishing the lower to lower middle elevations. Notice we added midges to the recommended fly list. We now offer them individually or with the larva and pupa pre-rigged in tandem. Not many anglers think of midges in the freestone… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 06, 2021

All the streams in the park are flowing at a normal level. All can be waded safely. Conditions are very good. We do recommend fishing the lower middle and lower elevations. It is cold in the higher elevations. We are removing terrestrial insects from our fly recommendations today as they are becoming less and less available as food. Today will be mostly sunny with a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 05, 2021

All the streams in the park are still in good shape with good wading levels We received three good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. It will be mostly cloudy today with a high in the low fifties. The high tomorrow will be in the low fifties. There is a chance of some light rain tomorrow. We recommend fishing the lower middle and lower… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 03, 2021