James Marsh

It is raining lightly this morning in Pigeon Forge. We should have a high temperature in the low fifties. Rain showers should continue to take place through tomorrow. Tomorrow should be a little warmer with highs in the upper fifties. Easter Sunday will clear and warmer with a high temperature in the upper sixties. Good hatches will continue to take place. I haven’t added Hendricksons/Red… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 08, 2023

Today will be sunny and very warm with a high temperature in the mid eighties. Tomorrow will be sunny and very warm with a high temperature in the mid eighties. There is a chance for rain tomorrow night through Saturday. You should be able to fish the lower and middle elevations of the park with success. There should be some very good hatches taking place.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 05, 2023

Conditions have been lousy for the past three days. Cold nights made it tough for the water temperature in the low elevation streams to reach 50 degrees during the day and when it did, it was only for a short time that was not long enough for the fish to adjust to it. Yesterday’s strong winds made it unsafe to be outside underneath trees. That… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 02, 2023

Conditions have been lousy for the past three days. Cold nights made it tough for the water temperature in the low elevation streams to reach 50 degrees during the day and when it did, it was only for a short time that was not long enough for the fish to adjust to it. Yesterday’s strong winds made it unsafe to be outside underneath trees. That… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – April 02, 2023

All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels that are safe to wade. It will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain this morning but clearing later on in the day. Expect a high temperature in the low 70’s. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high in the low 60’s. Wednesday will be sunny with a high in the low… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 27, 2023

We have had some thunderstorms and rain in Pigeon Forge and the park this morning but the total amount of precipitation doesn’t seem to adversely affect the stream levels so far. At nine AM this morning, it has raised the level on the Tennessee side of the park back up to a normal level. All the streams in the park are still flowing at good… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 25, 2023

We have had some thunderstorms and rain in Pigeon Forge and the park this morning but the total amount of precipitation doesn’t seem to adversely affect the stream levels so far. At nine AM this morning, it has raised the level on the Tennessee side of the park back up to a normal level. All the streams in the park are still flowing at good… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 23, 2023

All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels that are safe to wade. Keep in mind the water is cold and give it some time to warm up by this afternoon before expecting a lot of dry fly action. Today will be sunny and warmer with a high in the low 60’s. Tomorrow’s high will be around 60 degrees with a chance… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 21, 2023

For a change from most days recently, all the streams in the park are flowing at good levels but very cold. The temperature will not reach over the freezing mark in most areas of the park until late this afternoon. A few years ago, I would go fishing in the park on days like this just to prove I could catch trout under such conditions,… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 19, 2023

All the streams in the park are flowing at good levels and mostly clear. We received one good report yesterday from a Perfect Fly customer. It is only 27 degrees in Pigeon Forge this morning, but today’s high temperature will be in the mid fifties with clear, sunny skies. Tomorrow’s high will be in the mid sixties with a chance of rain. Fish the lower… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 16, 2023