James Marsh

The streams are all still low. You need to use caution to stay hidden as much as possible. Stay low and dress to match the background. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Fish the water with as much current as you can find like runs, riffles and plunges. It not only disguises your presence but add oxygen to the water. We are… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 28, 2022

Even though we have gotten some scattered showers, all the streams in the park are still low. You need to use caution to stay hidden as much as possible. Stay low and dress to match the background. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. It will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the middle eighties today. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 26, 2022

All the streams in the park are low. You need to use caution to stay hidden as much as possible. Stay low and dress to match the background. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. It will be sunny again today with no rain in the forecast. The high temperature will be in the middle upper eighties. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 24, 2022

Streams on the Tennessee side of the park, especially Little River, are getting a little low. Those in North Carolina received more rain but still are a little below a normal level. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. It will be mostly sunny today with a high in the low eighties. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high in the middle… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 23, 2022

Looks like the streams on the Tennessee side of the park received just a little rain. Those in North Carolina received more and are nearer a normal level. Hopefully, the park will get some more rain today. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. It will be mostly cloudy today with a high in the low eighties. We still have a chance for… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 22, 2022

All the streams in the park are still flowing at good levels that are safe to wade. They are getting a little too low and we need some rain but they are not too low to be able to catch good numbers of trout if you stay low and as hidden as possible. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Today, expect variable… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 21, 2022

All the streams in the park are still flowing at good levels that are safe to wade. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Today, will will have highs in the mid eighties with little to no chance of rain. We are getting good reports from the high elevation brook trout streams thanks to good Little Yellow Quill hatches. For fly and gear… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 19, 2022

All the streams in the park are still flowing at good levels that are safe to wade. Some are a little low but okay. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Today, will will have highs in the low eighties with little chance of rain. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase tomorrow and there’s a greater chance for rain Friday and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 17, 2022

Conditions are still very good in all areas of the park. All the streams in the park are still flowing at good levels safe to wade. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Today will be mostly sunny with a high temperature in the middle eighties. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms today. It will be mostly sunny tomorrow with a high… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 15, 2022

All the streams in the park are still flowing at good levels safe to wade. We still recommend fishing the middle and higher elevations. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature in the low eighties. It will be mostly sunny tomorrow with a high temperature in the middle eighties. There’s no rain in the forecast. For fly and gear recommendations for any time… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing Report – August 13, 2022