The streams on the Tennessee side of the park are running a below normal levels. Those on the North Carolina side of the park are near normal levels. Today, will be the hottest day of the year so far. There isn’t a chance of rain today. We recommend fishing in the high elevations today. If you fish the middle elevations, do so in the mornings… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 29, 2021
The stream levels have all dropped a lot since yesterday. The very high air temperatures does it. They are all below normal levels but still okay. Today will be mostly sunny and hot with a high temperature in the low nineties. Tomorrow will be hot with highs in the low 90’s and no chance for rain. Fish the higher elevations today for the best opportunities.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 28, 2021
The streams on the Tennessee side of the park received some rain yesterday and last night and are up and in better shape this morning. Streams on the North Carolina side of the park received a little rain but the levels remain about the same as yesterday. Today, will be partially sunny with a high of 88 degrees and about a 40 percent chance of… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 27, 2021
The streams on the North Carolina side of the park received some rain yesterday and last night are are up some. Those on the Tennessee side received little to none and are down a little. It will be warm today with a high temperature in the upper 80’s and a good chance for showers and thunderstorms. Some of them could produce heavy downpours and isolated… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 26, 2021
It will be mostly sunny today. The high temperature should around 90 degrees and a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. A weak cold front appears tomorrow bringing slightly cooler weather, and highs will be in the upper 80’s. Showers are likely early tomorrow morning with thunderstorms very likely in the afternoon. Rain will continue Monday night through Tuesday night. We still recommend fishing the upper… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 25, 2021
It looks like the North Carolina side of the park received a little rain yesterday or last night. The stream levels are about the same as yesterdays levels. The streams on the Tennessee side of the park didn’t receive any rain and fell a little. All of the streams are in okay shape and you should be able to catch plenty trout. We did receive… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 24, 2021
All the streams in the park are flowing at okay levels which are actually good for July. The water is a little warmer due to the slightly higher air temperature. You should fish the upper middle and higher elevations. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers this past week. All the small, so called brook trout streams are turning out trout and make… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 23, 2021
Stream levels dropped quite a bit during the previous 24 hour period due to the high air temperatures but they all are still in good shape this morning. The water will warm up some due to the high heat expected during the next few days, so you should fish the upper middle and higher elevations. All the small, so called brook trout streams are turning… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 22, 2021
Stream levels are in good to okay shape in all sections of the park. Just about the right amount of rain fell the past two days. Yesterday and last night’s weather brought heavy rain to some areas. We should have warmer and dryer weather for a few days. It will be clear and hot today, with a highs in the upper 80’s. It will be… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 21, 2021
All the streams are up some from yesterday’s and last night’s rain and as a result, in a little better shape. We received three good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing yesterday. It will be cloudy today with a high temperature around 80 degrees. There’s a good chance for thunderstorms today, tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. Hopefully, the rain will moderately increase the stream levels… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – July 20, 2021