Planning Your Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
| Fly Fishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Where to Fish
Many anglers, especially those new to the area, want specific suggestions on where they should fish.
The following is a month by month list of suggestions as to where you should fish in Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. Keep in mind that you can catch trout in any of the streams in the park. Our
stream section provides a lot of information about each of the major stream. This is just a short cut list
of suggested streams and areas of the streams for various times of the year round season.
Water Temperature:
Water temperatures (stated here in Fahrenheit) are a very important consideration. To
toss out some general rules of thumb, trout in water that is less than 40 degrees feed
very little and can be difficult to locate and catch. Water that is in the low forties, from 40
to 45 degrees, provides a tougher challenge for you, but are very catchable, provided you
find them and fish using the best methods to catch them. Water that ranges from 45 to
50 degrees can provide anything from a tough challenge to very easy fishing conditions
depending on a lot of other things. You can catch as many trout in 50 degree water as it
is possible to catch, but in 45 degree water you may find it difficult to catch them. Water
temperatures that range from 50 to 60 degrees is considered the best range to catch
trout. Form 60 to 70 degrees, you will find the situation reverses. Water that ranges
between 60 to 70 degrees can be just as difficult to fish as water that ranges between
40 and 50 degrees. Near 60 is usually related to acceptable conditions and near 70 is
usually related to unacceptable conditions.
Water temperature is not the direct factor that controls the amount the trout eat and the
extent they feed. It's only an indirect factor that can serve as a general guideline. There
can be many exceptions to the guidelines that i'm providing.
Copyright 2011 James Marsh
Many anglers, especially those new to the area, want specific suggestions on where they should fish.
The following is a month by month list of suggestions as to where you should fish in Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. Keep in mind that you can catch trout in any of the streams in the park. Our
stream section provides a lot of information about each of the major stream. This is just a short cut list
of suggested streams and areas of the streams for various times of the year round season.
Water Temperature:
Water temperatures (stated here in Fahrenheit) are a very important consideration. To
toss out some general rules of thumb, trout in water that is less than 40 degrees feed
very little and can be difficult to locate and catch. Water that is in the low forties, from 40
to 45 degrees, provides a tougher challenge for you, but are very catchable, provided you
find them and fish using the best methods to catch them. Water that ranges from 45 to
50 degrees can provide anything from a tough challenge to very easy fishing conditions
depending on a lot of other things. You can catch as many trout in 50 degree water as it
is possible to catch, but in 45 degree water you may find it difficult to catch them. Water
temperatures that range from 50 to 60 degrees is considered the best range to catch
trout. Form 60 to 70 degrees, you will find the situation reverses. Water that ranges
between 60 to 70 degrees can be just as difficult to fish as water that ranges between
40 and 50 degrees. Near 60 is usually related to acceptable conditions and near 70 is
usually related to unacceptable conditions.
Water temperature is not the direct factor that controls the amount the trout eat and the
extent they feed. It's only an indirect factor that can serve as a general guideline. There
can be many exceptions to the guidelines that i'm providing.
Copyright 2011 James Marsh
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