James Marsh

All the streams in the park are down low enough to wade safely. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. Today will be sunny with a high in the mid eighties. Sunday will be sunny with a high in the upper eighties. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 19, 2023

Some streams are low enough to be waded with caution and others are too high to wade safely. All of them are falling back down. Today will be partly cloudy this morning before clearing. The high should be in the low eighties. Saturday will be sunny and clear with a high in the low eighties. The coming weekend should be a good time to fish… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 18, 2023

As you probably know, I have missed posting the past six days. I have been in the hospital again for five of those days. I hope I am better. I have two appointments with doctors at UT in Knoxville today. I see that we received a few good reports from Perfect Fly customers the past few days. We should have sunny skies today with a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 17, 2023

All the streams in the park remain in good shape. Today will be partly cloudy with a high in the low eighties. There is a forty percent chance for showers and thunderstorms today. Tomorrow should be mostly sunny with a high in the upper eighties. There is a slight chance of popup thunderstorms. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 11, 2023

All the streams in the park remain in good shape. We received two good reports from Perfect fly customers fishing yesterday. Today will be sunny with a high temperature in the mid eighties. You can expect showers tonight. Tomorrow’s high will be in the upper seventies with showers and thunderstorms likely. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 09, 2023

All the streams in the park are low but the good news is, there is are good chances of rain during the next few days. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing this past week. Today’s high will be 56 with a 60 percent chance of rain. Thursday’s high will be 48 with clear skies. Friday’s high will be 46 with a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – November 20, 2024

All the streams in the park continue to be in good shape and can be waded safely. So far, the rain the park has received has been just the right amount to keep the streams in good shape to fish. It will be partly cloudy today with a high temperature in the middle to upper eighties. Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and tonight.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 07, 2023

All the streams in the park are in good shape and can be waded safely. There are good chances of rain the next couple of days and that can change. There are still some good hatches taking place and we are still getting good reports from Perfect Fly customers. Today will be partly cloudy with a high in the mid eighties. We have a 100%… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 06, 2023

All the streams in the park are in good shape and can be waded safely. There are still some good hatches taking place and we are still getting good reports from Perfect Fly customers. Today will be mostly sunny with a high in the upper eighties. For Sunday, we could have showers and thunderstorms with a high in the upper eighties. Check out our sister… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 05, 2023

All the streams in the park are still clear and safe to wade. The cooler weather should cool down the water enough to make most of the streams in the middle elevations cool enough to fish well. Remember, it isn’t the water temperature that directly affect the trout, rather the lower amount of oxygen it provides. The oxygen content of the water is inversely proportional… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 02, 2023