Fishing Season: Year Round

Little River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Temperature 60°

Temp:

60°

Water Temp:

58

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

Waters temps are pretty decent and flows are not looking bad for this week. Keep an eye out for thunderstorms this week!! 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. Yellow stone flies were out the past few days and fish have been loving them.

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Water Flow Data

5-Day Outlook as of 5/7/24

This Afternoon A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 85. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Friday Night A 10 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 74. Saturday Night A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 76. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Monday Sunny, with a high near 79.

Techniques & Tips as of 5/7/24

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, yellow stone flies are out on the water!

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
Yellow Sally Light Yellow 14-20
Adams Parachute Dry Fly Grey 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 and above

Best Access:

Little River Road