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

Little Pigeon River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

67

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It is gonna be a decent week ahead of us fishing wise, so get out and fish! 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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Map of Little Pigeon River

Water Flow Data

5-Day Outlook as of 9/16/25

Today - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph. Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening. Friday - Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Friday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Saturday - A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Saturday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Sunday Night - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Monday - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Techniques & Tips as of 9/16/25

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