Fishing Season: Year Round

Little River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Temperature 56°

Temp:

56°

Water Temp:

52

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

Waters at the moment have been pretty decent! With the warmer outside temps, various hatches are out! Adams and terrestrials are out in full force, keep an eye out for other hatches on the water.

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5-Day Outlook as of 4/24/24

Today Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Monday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Monday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Tuesday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Techniques & Tips as of 4/24/24

Nymph with small and dark patterns have been a good choice for subsurface, Adams and chubbies have been a good alternative for top water. Keep an eye out for hatches on the warmer days this week, sulfers were out on Monday!

Local Species Available Year Round

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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):
Elk Wing Caddis Black 16-18
Blue Quill Olive 16-22
Quill Gordon grey 18-22
Tunghead Pheasant Tail Jig brown 18-12
Pats Rubber legs Brown 10-14
Hares Ear Grey 12-16
Tungsten Nemec Stone Nymph Black 10
Adams Parachute Dry Fly N/A 18-12
Mirco Chubby Olive 10-14
Sulfer Light yellow 14-20

Elk Wing Caddis

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Description: About Little River

The Little River system is among the largest and most varied watersheds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Within its bounds one can find everything from roadside fishing for some of the Park’s largest brown trout, to tiny backcountry streams choked with rhododendrons and native brookies. Wild rainbow trout are also abundant throughout. The Little River system can be broken down into its component branches or “Prongs”. Little River Rd. (Hwy 73) follows the East Prong from where it flows out of the Elkmont Campground to where it meets the Middle Prong (Tremont) and West Prong at the “Y” just inside the Townsend entrance to the Park. The roadside section of the East Prong offers smallmouth bass in its lower reaches. The best trout fishing begins near the series of giant plunge pools known as “The Sinks”, with the largest rainbows and browns frequently found between the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic area and Elkmont Campground. Above the campground the stream narrows and is more rugged in character. The Middle Prong of the Little (known as Tremont) is similar in nature to the East Prong above Elkmont Campground. Both follow old logging railroad beds up their respective mountain valleys, both are medium-sized streams by Smokies standards, and brook trout are present for those anglers who want to invest the time hiking into the backcountry to reach them. The West Prong of the Little is low-gradient, small stream offering tighter casting conditions for feisty, wild rainbows. The West Prong (and its tributary Laurel Creek) flows along the road leading to Cades Cove.

Nearest Airport:

Knoxville, TN (TYS)

Hatches:

Blue quill Quill Gordons BWO Little Black/ Tan Caddis

Best Time to Fish:

Afternoons

Best Stretch:

Metcalf Bottoms to Elkmont Campground

Best Access:

Little River Road