Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/18/16

The Smoky Mountains have been receiving some much needed rain! Steady showers started last night and have continued off and on all day long. A good thick cloud cover has hung over the mountains all day and kept tempratures down. Currently it’s 71 degrees in Bryson City and 75 degrees in Gatlinburg. Of course higher elevations inside the Smokies, tempratures are much lower some in the low 60’s depending on location. This is great news for the stream conditions and the fishing!

This weeks forecast looks promising. Tempratures will reach low 80’s across the region with nightly lows dropping into the high 50’s. We have a chance of rain each day and progressing to 50-60% chance by Friday and the weekend. Taking a look at the extended forecast shows even better news for our region. It’s shaping up to be a fantastic Fall season in the Smokies!

Our guides are all reporting great fishing over the weekend inside the park. We have fished above 2,500ft and had fantastic results fishing both dry flies and nymphs. The dry fly action has been on fire! Trout are rising all over the place and more than willing to smash both Caddis and Terrestrials. Bring a double handful of bettles and small grasshoppers with you, along with Caddis and Stimi dries.

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We’ll see you on the water!