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 rainy week ahead of us with some mixed weather folks so plan those fishing adventures accordingly! Watch out for ice and snow in those higher elevations later this week! If you're able to get out, it shall be a great week to fish! Micro chubbies, 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 12/17/24

Today - A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 62. Calm wind. Tonight - A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Wednesday - Showers likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 68. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night - A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Thursday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Thursday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind. Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday Night - A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Monday - Sunny, with a high near 48.

Techniques & Tips as of 12/17/24

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.

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