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

Little Pigeon River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

47

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It's gonna be a beautiful week ahead of us, just keep an eye out Wednesday and Thursday for scattered showers. If you're able to free up some time, hit the water and fish! Woolly buggers, worms and nymphs with a collar and/or bead head, colors~ Orange, yellow, purple and red are working well.

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Map of Little Pigeon River

Water Flow Data

5-Day Outlook as of 3/18/25

This Afternoon - Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Tonight - Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind. Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Wednesday Night - Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 44. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday - Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Friday - Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Friday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Saturday - A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Sunday - A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Sunday Night - Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Monday - Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Techniques & Tips as of 3/18/25

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.

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
Elk Wing Caddis Olive 10-16
Adams Parachute Dry Fly grey 18-20
Stimulators Orange 10-16
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:

Pheasant tail Stonefly Hare's ear Egg patterns Mirco Chubbys

Best Time to Fish:

Morning and evenings

Best Stretch:

lower elevation

Best Access:

quiet walkways