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
All the streams in the park are in good shape and can be waded safely this morning. We received one good report from a Perfect Fly customer fishing on the North Carolina side of the park yesterday. Today, will be party sunny with a high in the middle fifties. It will go down to near freezing tonight in the lower elevations. It will be below… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 02, 2021
The streams are all high. Little River can be safely waded with caution, Little Pigeon is too high. Oconaluftee is way to high. Cataloochee Creek is okay. All of them are still rising, so you need to check them later on. The rain should be about over and all of the stream should start to drop. It will be cloudy this morning. There is a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 31, 2021
The streams are still flowing at good levels near normal. Normal levels are a little low at this time of the year. Several roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed yesterday due to strong winds. CLICK HERE to visit the Park’s Roads Twitter page for the latest information. Today will be cloudy with a high temperature in the middle fifties. We have a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 29, 2021