James Marsh

Today will be sunny and breezy with a high in the low sixties. Gusting winds made it difficult for those fishing yesterday. The weather and water is cooler than it has been. We suggest you stick to the lower elevations today. Notice I added American March Browns to the fly list as they have started hatching. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – May 02, 2023

Thanks to the recent rain showers, the stream levels are all in good shape this morning. We received three good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. There is a chance of rain and thunderstorms today. The high temperature will be in the mid seventies. There is a fifty percent chance for rain and thunderstorms. It will be sunny tomorrow with a high in the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 28, 2023

Clouds will be around through the early afternoon. You can expect a stray shower in the mountains. The high should be around 67 degrees. Stream levels are all a little below normal but in okay shape. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS Station Real-time stream data: Click the links to see updates:… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 26, 2023

Harvey Warren, his son and son-in-law came by yesterday on their way back home in North Carolina. They finished three days of good fishing. We received other good reports from Perfect Fly customers over the weekend. Today will be sunny with a high temperature in the low sixties. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and warmer with a high in the upper sixties. There is a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 24, 2023

All the streams in the park are still flowing a good level to fish as of this morning but all are still on the rise from the rain. North Carolina streams are mostly all a little above normal level and those on the Tennessee side are very near normal. We received three more good reports yesterday from Perfect Fly customers. We still recommend fishing the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 22, 2023

All the streams in the park are still flowing a little below normal level and clear. We received three good reports yesterday from Perfect Fly customers. We recommend fishing the upper lower to middle elevations as the water is the lower elevations has warmed and have fewer hatches, mostly Hendrickson/Red Quills which inhibit the larger, slower to moderately moving pools. Today will be sunny and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 21, 2023

All the streams in the park are flowing a little below normal level and clear. We didn’t receive any reports yesterday, and I assume it was because of the high wind gust. It is cold this morning and I would suggest you give it some time to warm the water up a little prior to fishing this morning. Today will be sunny with a high… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 18, 2023

Conditions remain about the same as yesterday and that is very good. The streams are still all in good shape with water safe to wade. Rain showers taking place throughout the park but so far only a little has fell. We received another good report from a Perfect Fly customer fishing yesterday. There are a lot of insects hatching. As mention yesterday and the day… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 15, 2023

The streams are still all in good shape with water safe to wade. Rain showers taking place throughout the park but so far only a little has fell. We received two more good reports from Perfect Fly customes fishing yesterday. There are a lot of insects hatching. As mention yesterday, we have received several good reports from Perfect Fly customers this past week. So far,… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 14, 2023

Sorry for the missed reports. We have been working hard at Perfect Fly to get all the new product and this season’s inventory squared away. The streams are all in good shape with water safe to wade. We have received several good reports from Perfect Fly customers this past week. Today will be partly cloudy with a high in the upper seventies. There is a… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 13, 2023