Stream levels are down and near normal in most streams. There is a lot of cold weather for the coming week or so. The cold water will slow down the potential hatches. Trout should still be able to be caught on nymphs of the upcoming hatches. The good news is, when the cold front passes the water will warm up and provide some good hatches… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: February 21, 2026
You can expect low water levels through much of this coming week. There is a chance of Friday but it is is doubtful that it will raise the levels back to a normal level. Saturday brings about a better chance to get the stream levels near normal. Sunday will be a cold day. To purchase flies, write sales@perfectflystore.com providing the dates you will be fishing.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: January 08, 2026
Happy New Year. Wishing you and your a wonderful upcoming season for fly fishing Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can expect low water levels through most of this coming week. There is a chance of rain Saturday but doubtful it will raise the stream levels a lot. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: January 01, 2026
You can expect more much warmer weather this coming week. Stream levels are currently low through the park. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current time. To purchase flies for a trip at a later date you need to call Perfect Fly at 800 594 4726 or email them at sales@perfectflystore.com providing them the dates… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: December 22, 2025
You can expect some much warmer weather this coming week. Stream levels are currently low through the park. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current time. To purchase flies for a trip at a later date you need to call Perfect Fly at 800 594 4726 or email them at sales@perfectflystore.com providing them the dates… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: December 15, 2025
You can expect some much cooler weather this coming week. Stream levels currently vary from near normal to high. There is no rain in the forecast until Sunday. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current time. To purchase flies for a trip at a later date you need to call Perfect Fly at 800 594… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: November 26, 2025
We continue to get reports from customers fishing the park. As of now, basically, all the streams in the park are in good shape flowing normal to near normal levels. There is no rain in the forecast today and tomorrow but we should get some starting Wednesday. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current time.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: November 17, 2025
Sorry for the missed reports. I had some more heart surgery (mitral value clip put in my heart) done but I’m doing much better now. We continue to get reports from customers fishing the park which I keep up with irrespective of whether we report them. High water levels have been a problem at times during the past several days. As of now, basically, the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: November 09, 2025
Sorry for the several missed reports. I had some more heart surgery done (Mitral Value clip put in my heart), but I’m doing well now. We continue to get reports from customers fishing the park which I keep up with irrespective of whether we report them. Basically, all the streams in the park are in good shape flowing near normal levels. There is rain in… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: November 09, 2025
Sorry for the missed reports. We continue to get reports from customers fishing the park which I keep up with irrespective of whether we report them. There is no rain in the forecast for the next four days but starts again next Wednesday. Good hatches continue to take place throughout the park. The flies listed below are for the current time. To purchase flies for… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report: October 04, 2025