All the streams in the park are flowing a little below normal levels. The few rain showers and thunderstorms we had yesterday didn’t do quite a good enough job of keep the levels up. We continue to get good reports from Perfect Fly customers. You do need to use a little extra caution to stay hidden from the trout. There are still good hatches taking… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 13, 2021
All the streams in the park are running just a little below normal. There are good chances of rain in the form of thunderstorms and spotted showers ranging from 50 to 30 percent for the coming week. We think that will keep the stream levels in good shape for the coming week. The high air temperatures will be in the upper eighties, so we still… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 12, 2021
All the streams are in good shape this morning, flowing at good levels to wade and fish. The spotted showers and thunderstorms did a good job the last day of keeping the stream levels up. We received several good reports from Perfect Fly customers. Good hatches continue to take place. Fish the upper middle and higher elevations. All the little brook trout streams are producing… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 11, 2021
All the streams in the park are at good levels with clear water. We received just the right amount of rain yesterday and last night to keep the stream levels up and in good shape. I hope that happens again today. There is a good chance for thunderstorms today with partly sunny conditions and a high temperature in the middle 80’s. It looks like most… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 10, 2021
All the streams including Little River which was high yesterday, are back down near normal levels. There is a 50% to 60% chance for thunderstorms and showers today. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. We should have high temperature in the middle 80’s. The forecast remains near the same tomorrow and Sunday. Check out our new sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com &… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 09, 2021
All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels with clear water. We continue to get very good reports from our Perfect Fly customers. We do recommend fishing the upper middle and uppermost sections of the streams where the water is cooler. This includes all the so called Brook trout streams. There are still a lot of insects hatching and terrestrial imitations are… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 07, 2021
All the streams in the park are still in good shape to fish. Stream levels range from normal to a little below normal. We are getting good reports from Perfect Fly customers. It will be sunny most of the time today and very warm with a high temperature in the upper 80’s. The is a 50% to 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 06, 2021
All the streams in the park are a little low but not to the point it is hurting the “catching” very much. Stay low, dress to match the background and make good presentations using Perfect flies and you should catch a lot of fish. Fish the upper middle and high elevations where the water is cooler. There are still a lot of hatching insects and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 05, 2021
All the streams in the park are near a normal level and clear. We are getting some very good reports from customers fishing yesterday. Today will be sunny and warm with a high temperature in the middle 80’s. Tomorrow will be sunny and much warmer with a high around 90 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are likely starting on Wednesday and continuing through the weekend. This… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 04, 2021
All the streams in the park can be fished today. Little Pigeon River is still a little high, but can be waded with caution. Little River is at a normal level in good shape. The North Carolina side of the park streams are all in good shape with good levels. They didn’t get as much rain as the Tennessee side of the park. Ants and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 03, 2021