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
Sorry for the missed reports. All the streams in the park are flowing a little below normal level but not too low to catch good numbers of trout. We had two good reports from Perfect Fly customers come in yesterday. There are good hatches taking place. I noticed the water temperature should hit 50 degrees in the lower elevations today. That is the magic temperature… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 16, 2023
The streams are still a little too high to wade safely on both the North Carolina and the Tennessee sides of the park; however, they are dropping fast and should be down low enough to wade safely very soon. The outlook for this week looks very good with less rain and warmer temperatures. The high today will be in the fifties with Tuesday, Wednesday and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 06, 2023