Water levels are back down from recent rains and Little River is running around 70 CFS! Fishing is best with terrestrials and Stimulators and small nymphs rigged as a dropper if you want to fish a nymph! The dry fly bite is good and getting better! Shorter days and cooler temps will bring the big Browns out to feed before spawning! Good Luck!
Been another hot week, we are all sick of hearing about how hot it is but we have had 57 days this year over 90 degrees that breaks an all time record! Fishing is solid early, despite the heat the mountain streams are shaded in most spots by thick overhanging canopy so water at lower elevations is in the 72 degree range high but not worrying to bad yet!! The highcountry streams are best, anything above the 3,000 foot range is fishing well! Terrestrials( Ants, Inchworms, Beetles, hoppers), Stimulators and use a dropper rig with a size 16, 18 Pheasant Tail Nymph or Hares Ear! Smallmouth Action is good on the Litttle River and Pigeon River with most being caught early and late on poppers and buggers! Dead drifting the riffles with big damsel fly nymphs or buggers are producing as well!! Looks like next week we will start seeing a break in heat with lows of 50 degrees in the mountains, so get ready because fall is on its way to southern Appalachia and we are booking fast so give us a call and let Smoky Mountain Troutfitters show you an awesome day on the water in one of the most spectacular settings in the world!!!
Great report, Sean. We look forward to hearing more about fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains and possibly making a trip out to fly fish with you. Have a great day and I will continue to feature your reports on the blog as they are posted.
Darin
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Smoky Mountain Troutfittters
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Aug.8 FIshing report Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Fishing has been getting better with lower day time temps and afternoon thunderstorms the mountain streams are running at average CFS! We are all getting ready for fall and the big brownies that begin to show themselves for a fall spawn! Little River inside the park is fishing well early with parachute adams 16,18 and Stimulators 14,16 and small bead heads and terrestrials are all producing fish! Look to the higher elevation streams above Sugarlands visitor center! Be aware Bears are on the move in the smokies now, most backcountry sites are closed or have warnings so keep that in mind if planning a trips soon. Give us a call if you would like to see the wonderful wild trout fishing the smokies has to offer. Sean
