(8/9//07):We have recently returned from the New England area and did not have time toget this out prior to leaving. Prior to our departure at the end of July, we fishedthe Little River after the water was back down to a fairly low level andtemperatures were again reaching the high sixties during the afternoon. For acouple of days, late in the day, we had quite… Read More »East Prong of the Little River Terrestrial Hopper/Beetle Rig
(7/20/07):On July the 19th and 20th, 2007, we finally got some rain in the SmokyMountains. It has been raining here and there for the last two days, so Angieand I decided to see if the Little River was up and colored. We were going aftera big brown if it was.When we arrived, about 1:00 PM, Little River was rising and too off colored tosuit us.… Read More »Happy July Brook Trout on Walker’s Camp Prong
(5/22/07):It was about 11:00 AM, mid March of 2007. Angie and I wanted to get somefootage of fly fishing the Middle Prong of the Little River. It was time for the QuillGordons to hatch and we were looking forward to it.We started at the end of the paved road. Angie grabbed a rod and hit thestream while I was getting the video gear out of… Read More »Blue Quills of the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River
(5/20/07):It was cold day in November, 2006, but it had not been cold long enough to bringthe water temperatures down very much in the Oconaluftee River. The watertemperature was showing 55 degrees on my thermometer although the airtemperature was only about 40 degrees when we started. It was too cold forAngie this morning so, guess what? I got to fish for a change.Angie was going… Read More »November Oconaluftee River Trout
(5/20/07): It was our first time to fish Big Creek this year (2007). We had decided to hikeupstream about a mile before starting to fish. I was busy getting the cameraequipment together when Angie departed for the stream with her rod in hand.She is good at that -leaving me to finish the work while she test the water.We were going up the main trail instead… Read More »Hiking Up Big Creek Great Smoky Mountains
All the streams in the park are turning out good numbers of trout for our Perfect Fly customers. The streams are below normal levels. Today will be sunny and warm. Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS Station Real-time stream data: Click the links to see updates: Little River: Rate 151 cfs at 1.84 ft(Good wading up to 250 cfs and with extra caution up… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – May 24, 2021
All the streams in the park are in good shape. The streams are just a little below normal levels. Today will be sunny and warm. The weather will be clear and warm the next few days so things should get in very good shape. Smoky Mountain Stream Conditions:The streams with links that have nearby USGS Station Real-time stream data: Click the links to see updates: Little River: Rate 170 cfs… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – May 22, 2021
Late Summer Paralep Hatches (5/12/07):It was late August of 2003. Angie and I had just returned from a month and a halftrip to Montana and upper Michigan. It was our first time in the Smoky MountainNational Park in almost two months. We had fished unsuccessfully for a coupleof hours near Elkmont. Out of drinking water, we made a run for Townsend justoutside of the park… Read More »Middle Prong of the Little River Journal