All the streams in the park are getting down to just a little above normal and all should be low enough to wade with caution by or before noon today. There was a lot of rain yesterday in the valley on the Tennessee side of the park, but not that much in the mountains. All of the higher elevation small stream should be in good… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 23, 2021
All the major streams in the park are still too high to wade safely. Oconaluftee River is up from yesterday a little. You may find some small, headwater streams you can wade safely. The weather is going to be hot again this week. It will be partly sunny today with a high temperature in the middle eighties. There is a chance for showers and thunderstorms.… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 22, 2021
All the streams in the park are still too high to wade safely. Hopefully, they will be okay by tomorrow. You can fish from the banks in many places. The water is mostly clear. It will be mostly sunny today with a high temperature in the middle eighties and a slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Tomorrow will be warmer, in the upper eighties… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 21, 2021
I waited a little this morning to write the report to see what the stream levels were going to do after last night and early morning rain. Little River is up from yesterday, and very high. West Prong Little Pigeon is down a little more but still too high to wade. Oconaluftee is near the same and still high and Cataloochee Creek is still the… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 20, 2021
As you can see below, all the major streams in the park are all still too high to wade. There is one tip I might pass on. When water drains back into the stream from where it ran out above the banks, it brings lots of ants, and beetles back into the stream with it. Fishing imitations of them at points where you see this… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 19, 2021
As expected, all the streams in the park are blown out. They are falling down fast but it will take a while for them to clear up. It will be mostly sunny today with a slight chance for thunderstorms and a high temperature around 84 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. High temperatures during the period will be in the low… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 18, 2021
As usual, I am giving the current stream levels and flows below. I probably don’t need to remind you that they will be undergoing major changes all day. If you fish today, I recommend you stay on the same side of the stream your vehicle is on. Stream levels can rise very quickly under the predicted weather conditions. The remain of tropical depression Fred will… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 16, 2021
The streams on the Tennessee side of the park are all still low, especially the West Prong Little Pigeon River. Those on the North Carolina side of the park are a little high. We expect major changes in all the stream levels in the near future. There is a lot of rain forecast. Scattered thunderstorms moved through the area late yesterday and last night, though… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 16, 2021
It looks like some of the streams on the North Carolina side of the park received a lot of rain, especially the Oconaluftee River watershed. Those on the Tennessee side of the park remain at about the same level as yesterday. We received two good reports from Perfect Fly customers fishing the higher elevations of the Tennessee side yesterday. You can expect more showers and… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 15, 2021
Some of the streams received a little rain recently and some didn’t. That is always the case with isolated thunderstorms. Stream levels are still okay but quite low in the West Prong Little Pigeon River. The high temperature today will be in the upper eighties. It will be partly cloudy with a chance for thunderstorms again. New rainfall amounts ranging from a quarter and half… Read More »Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report – August 14, 2021