Fishing Season: Year Round (Prime: May 1 - October 1)

Little Pigeon River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Temperature 62°

Temp:

62°

Water Temp:

56

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

Waters are looking pretty rough after the heavy rain the past few days. The fish definitely were hitting well on top water pretty well prior to the rain. Water above Gatlinburg is slowly warming up but still nice and cold. Fish are definitely hungry for Dries, worms and nymphs with a collar and/or bead head, colors~ Orange, yellow, purple and red. Adams and yellow stone flies have been a great choice for top water along with a Dun colored abdomen dry flies after a light rain. Chubbies have been a solid alternative for top water if you're looking to spice things up with Terrestrials. The hot fly's that have been working Monday and Tuesday have been a yellow stimulator and bead headed Pheasant tail size 14-16.

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Map of Little Pigeon River

Water Flow Data

5-Day Outlook as of 5/28/24

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 83. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Friday Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind. Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Sunday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Monday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Monday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Tuesday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Techniques & Tips as of 5/28/24

Nymphs ranging from sizes 14-18 are working well, hot spot pheasant tails, egg patterns and worms, hares ear with bead heads have had a high success rate the past couple days on the Spur. CDC collar nymphs with some flash have also been a good choice for fish to snack on. In the Park - dry fly action has been great the past few days, Yellow Sally's/ yellow stone flies, small BWO, parachute Adams or Caddis are a good choice for dries. Terrestrials are not a bad route either, Chubbies have been working well on the Spur!

Local Species Available Year Round (Prime: May 1 - October 1)

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    Trout

Orvis Sevierville's Recommended Fly Patterns

"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:

Name: Colors: Size(s):
Bead Head Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail brown 14-18
Bead Head Woolly Bugger Streamer brown 6-10
Adams grey 12-18
Blue Quill grey 18-20
Yellow Stoneflies Yellow 14-18
Pheasant Tail Brown 12-18
Yellow Sally sulfer 14-20
Adams Parachute Dry Fly grey 12-18
Mirco Chubby Olive and Yellow 10-14
Hares ear Grey 14-18

Bead Head Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Wet fly patterns don't get any better than this.

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Orvis Sevierville's Recommended Gear

Description: About Little Pigeon River

The Middle and West Prongs of the Little Pigeon River each begin in the higher elevations and lush rhododendron thickets of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Near the headwaters, small plunge pools in these freestone streams hold lively populations of native brook trout that eagerly take well-presented flies. The Middle Prong begins near Ramsey Cascades and gains significant flowage with the introduction of Porter's Creek upstream of Greenbrier, producing wonderful habitat for naturally reproducing populations of brown and rainbow trout. As the West Prong flows north out of the Smokies into the lower elevations, it parallels Newfound Gap Road, a major thoroughfare in the Park, offering anglers ample access to the stream. The Prongs meet up near downtown Sevierville, at which point the Little Pigeon becomes one of the Southeast's best spring smallmouth fisheries.

Nearest Airport:

Knoxville (Tyson-McGee Airport)

Hatches:

Olive caddis Little Black Caddis Blue Winged Olive Pheasant tail Stonefly Adams Hare's ear

Best Time to Fish:

Morning to afternoon

Best Stretch:

lower elevation

Best Access:

quiet walkways