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

Little Pigeon River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

50

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It's gonna be a rainy and windy week ahead of us folks so plan those fishing adventures accordingly! In higher elevations there is also a possibility of snow. If you're able to get out, it shall be a great week to fish! Dries, worms and nymphs with a collar and/or bead head, colors~ Orange, yellow, purple and red are working well. Adams and stimulators have been a great choice for top water this week.

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5-Day Outlook as of 11/18/24

This Afternoon - Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind. Tonight - Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tuesday - Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tuesday Night -Showers. Low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday - A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Wednesday Night - A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Thursday - A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Thursday Night - A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy. Friday - A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy. Friday Night - A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy. Saturday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy. Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Techniques & Tips as of 11/18/24

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, parachute Adams or Caddis are a good choice for dries. Terrestrials are not a bad route either.

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:

Tan caddis Stimulators Pheasant tail Stonefly Adams Hare's ear Mirco Chubbys

Best Time to Fish:

Morning and evenings

Best Stretch:

lower elevation

Best Access:

quiet walkways