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

Little Pigeon River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

69

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It is gonna be a decent week ahead of us fishing wise, just keep an eye out for thunderstorms later on in the week! Hatches have been out so keep an eye out for Caddis and sulfurs. Woolly buggers, worms and nymphs with a collar and/or bead head, colors~ Orange, yellow, purple and red are working well. Top water have been caddis, yellow sally's and some terrestrials.

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5-Day Outlook as of 7/1/25

This Afternoon - Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight - Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday - A slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Independence Day - Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Friday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Saturday - Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Sunday - A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Sunday Night - A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Monday - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.

Techniques & Tips as of 7/1/25

Nymphs and Caddis 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