The Oconaluftee River is low enough to wade with caution this morning but all three of the other major streams with USGS stations are to high to wade safely. Little River may get low enough to wade with caution before the day is over. It will be sunny today, with a high temperature in the middle sixties. Tomorrow’s high will only be in the middle… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 24, 2022
The stream levels on the Tennessee side of the park are near the safe to wade with caution level this morning but rising. Those on the North Carolina side of the park are safe to wade with caution except the Cataloochee. Expect continued showers and possibly thunderstorms today. It will be warm with a high temperature in the middle to upper seventies. Tomorrow will be… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 23, 2022
All the streams in the park are safe to wade this morning. It will be partly sunny and windy today with a high temperature in the middle seventies. Expect rain starting around midnight tonight. It could be heavy. Thunderstorms are possible. It will be windy tomorrow. Hatches of Blue-winged olives, Quill Gordons, Little Brown stoneflies, Little Black Caddis and Blue Quills are taking place in… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 22, 2022
All the streams in the park are safe to wade but Little River and it is safe to wade with caution. The next few days should be very good days to fish the streams of the park. It will be sunny today with a high temperature in the low seventies. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a high in the middle seventies. Hatches of Blue-winged… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 21, 2022
Streams on the Tennessee side of the park are still to high to wade safely. Most of the streams on the North Carolina side of the park can be waded safely. Today will be mostly sunny with a high in the low sixties. It will be sunny tomorrow with highs in the low sixties. Monday will be sunny and warmer. The Spring hatches have started… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 19, 2022
Most of the major streams on the North Carolina side of the park are safe to wade with caution. All of the major streams on the Tennessee side of the park are still to high to wade safely. There is a chance of rain today with a high temperature in the upper sixties. It will be windy today. Showers are likely tonight and there is… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 18, 2022
Oconaluftee is the only major stream with a USGS data report that is safe to wade this morning. There are probably some small streams safe to wade, especially on the North Carolina side of the park. Today will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the low seventies. We will see light rain showers tomorrow. It will be warm again tomorrow and for the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 17, 2022
Some streams on the Tennessee side of the park are already on the way up again due to rain showers taking place this morning. Some on the North Carolina side of the park are okay to wade with caution this morning but could start rising again before the day ends. The high temperature today will be in the low sixties. Tomorrow will be partly sunny… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 16, 2022
Stream levels are still too high to wade safely in all the major streams. You may find a small stream low enough to wade safely. The Oconaluftee River is down almost to the safe to wade with caution level. The water is much warmer today and should continue to get warm as the days go by. It is going to be a warm day today.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 15, 2022
The stream levels dropped very little yesterday due to melting snow. All the major streams in the park are still too high to wade safely this morning. The good news is, it is going to be a warm, beautiful week ahead. It will be sunny today with a high temperature around 60 degrees. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and warmer with a high in the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 14, 2022