James Marsh

All the streams in the park are high but those on the Tennessee side can be fished with caution. Those on the North Carolina side need some time to drop some but should be ready soon. Today’s high temperature will be in the upper forties. Fish the lower elevations where the water is the warmest. Check out our sister websites: www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com & www.perfectflystore.com Smoky Mountain… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 13, 2023

I waited a little while this morning to post today’s report because I wanted to see what the early morning rain would do to the stream levels. All the streams in the park are on the way up with some already too high to wade and others were not that much affected. You can see the levels below. Today’s high temperature will be in the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 12, 2023

All the streams in the park are flowing at safe to wade levels. We received two good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. Today will be sunny with a high in the middle 50’s. Tomorrow’s high will be in the mid 50’s. Expect some showers tonight and tomorrow but there should be relatively low precipitation amounts. Fish the lower elevations where the water… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 11, 2023

All the streams in the park are down to safe to wade levels. We received three good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. One reported seeing a lot of Little Brown stoneflies but there are other insects hatching, most of which are in the lower elevations. It is raining lightly in Pigeon Forge this morning and showers are likely throughout the park. It… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 10, 2023

All the streams on the Tennessee side of the park are down to safe to wade levels. Most of those on the North Carolina side are very near the safe to wade level. Oconaluftee River is down to a safe to wade level. We received a good catch report from a Perfect Fly customer yesterday. Today should be near 60 degrees with showers possible. Friday’s… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 09, 2023

All the streams on the Tennessee side of the park are down to safe to wade levels. Those on the North Carolina side are still a little about the safe to wade level but should be down low enough very soon. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and they all reported hatches were taking place.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 08, 2023

All the stream levels dropped some since yesterday, but the West Prong of Little Pigeon River is still the only stream, or stream with a USGS station, that isn’t to high to wade safely. They all are falling down fast and should be back in good shape soon. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 07, 2023

All the streams with USGS gauges except the West Prong of Little Pigeon River are still well above normal levels, too high to wade safely. We were getting good catch reports from Perfect Fly customers prior to the high water levels and they all reported hatches were taking place. I’m sure the cold weather has slowed the hatches and there is likely a lot of… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – March 06, 2023

The streams are all okay level wise. Little River is a little too high to wade safely for most anglers. It will be mostly sunny today with a high temperature in the low seventies. It is calm now but winds will pick up and be gusty. We are under a Wind Advisory today and through the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 miles… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 27, 2023

The streams are all still near or flowing at safe wading levels. So far, the scattered rain showers haven’t raised the levels enough to make them unsafe to wade with caution. The weather and water is still warm for this time of the year. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday, and the day before that. You may see some early… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – February 25, 2023