The stream in the park still remain in good shape, with good levels and clear water. We received two more good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. The is a chance of showers today. It will be most cloudy and with a high temperature the low sixties. There is a high wind warning in the high elevations of the park today.More chances of rain… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 28, 2021
The streams on the Tennessee side of the park, stayed at exactly the same levels as yesterday. In other words, they got just enough rain water to hold the levels the same. They fell down some on the North Carolina side of the park. It feels cold this morning, but it will be worming up today. The high will be in the low to middle… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 27, 2021
All the streams in the park are still in very good shape with normal stream levels. Today start out being partly cloudy but later turning sunny. The high temperature will be in the upper fifties. It will be coloer than normal tonight, with a low in the middle 30’s. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high in the middle sixties. We received three good… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 26, 2021
All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels and mostly clear. We received two good reports from perfect fly customers yesterday. There are good hatches taking place. Brown trout in the pre-spawn cycle are out and about searching for place to built their redds. They can be aggressive and territorial. Water temperatures are in a good range in the lower and middle… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 22, 2021
All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels with clear water. We received two good reports yesterday from Perfect Fly customers. I get so many reports I decided not to mention them by name but in this case I would like to make an exception. Harvey Warren, a good friend and a great customer, fished three days last weekend near Cherokee inside… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 19, 2021
All streams in the park are in good shape level wise. The water temperature is dropping fast and will change the hatch pattern from now on and the activity of the trout for a short time. It will be sunny today with a high in the low sixties. Tomorrow will be sunny and warmer, with a high in the upper sixties. I notice the temperature… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 17, 2021
All the streams in the park are safe to wade with clear water. We received three good reports yesterday from Perfect Fly customers. There are still plenty hatching insects and terrestrials should work until the first hard freeze. That usually kills the hoppers, ants and beetles. I don’t think it matters where you fish in the park meaning high or low elevations. The water temperature… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 14, 2021
All the streams in the park are in good shape with clear water and safe to wade levels. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday afternoon. There in no substantial rain in the forecast through the days of this coming week. Today, will be mostly sunny with a high temperature around 80 degrees. Rain and cooler weather is possible Saturday. Check… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 11, 2021
All the streams except maybe some smaller streams in the higher elevations are too high to wade safely this morning. We think some of the major streams will be safe to wade with caution very late today or tomorrow. It will be sunny today with a high temperature in the mid to upper seventies. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high in the low eighties.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 09, 2021
All the streams in the park are in good shape this morning. The levels are all within the safe to wade range and the water mostly clear. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. Showers and thunderstorms will most likely occur today, tomorrow and Friday. High temperatures will be in the seventies with lows in the low sixties through Friday. Saturday… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – October 06, 2021