Fishing Season: Year Round

Little River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

49

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It's gonna be a pretty solid week to hit the water and fish! We got beautiful weather incoming this week just keep an eye on Wednesday evening and Thursday for scattered showers! Nymphs are the way to go this week. Stone flies and CDC collard flies have been working well along with some bugger patterns.

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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

We've been having a good amount of luck on larger stoneflies such as Patt's rubber legs. Alternative flies are - egg patterns, CDC collared nymphs and midges. If your able to swing some buggers or some single hook streamers in those deep pools, it's not a bad route to take either.

Local Species Available Year Round

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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):
Elk Wing Caddis Tan 12-18
Adams Grey 12-16
Quill Gordon grey 12-16
Tunghead Pheasant Tail Jig brown 10-18
Pats Rubber legs Brown 8-12
Hares Ear Grey 12-16
Yellow Sally Light Yellow 14-18
Adams Parachute Dry Fly Grey 12-18
Stimulator Olive 8-14
Sulfer Light yellow 14-20

Elk Wing Caddis

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Description: About Little River

The Little River system is among the largest and most varied watersheds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Within its bounds one can find everything from roadside fishing for some of the Park’s largest brown trout, to tiny backcountry streams choked with rhododendrons and native brookies. Wild rainbow trout are also abundant throughout. The Little River system can be broken down into its component branches or “Prongs”. Little River Rd. (Hwy 73) follows the East Prong from where it flows out of the Elkmont Campground to where it meets the Middle Prong (Tremont) and West Prong at the “Y” just inside the Townsend entrance to the Park. The roadside section of the East Prong offers smallmouth bass in its lower reaches. The best trout fishing begins near the series of giant plunge pools known as “The Sinks”, with the largest rainbows and browns frequently found between the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic area and Elkmont Campground. Above the campground the stream narrows and is more rugged in character. The

Nearest Airport:

Knoxville, TN (TYS)

Hatches:

Pheasant tails Midges Hares ear Woolly Buggers Duracells

Best Time to Fish:

Afternoons

Best Stretch:

Metcalf Bottoms to Elkmont Campground and above

Best Access:

Little River Road