Fishing Season: Year Round

Little River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

57

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. If you can get out on the water, its gonna be a good week! Nymphs are the way to go this week. Stone flies and CDC collard flies have been working well along with larger stimulators if you're looking for some top water eats!

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5-Day Outlook as of 11/4/24

Today - Partly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tuesday Night - A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Wednesday - A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday Night - A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Thursday - A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Thursday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Friday - A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Friday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Saturday - A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Saturday Night - A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy. Sunday - A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Techniques & Tips as of 11/4/24

Nymph with small and dark patterns have been a good choice for subsurface, Adams and chubbies have been a good alternative for top water. Keep an eye out for hatches on the warmer days this week, yellow stone flies are out on the water!

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:

Tan Caddis Stimulators Pheasant tails Midges Hares ear

Best Time to Fish:

Afternoons

Best Stretch:

Metcalf Bottoms to Elkmont Campground and above

Best Access:

Little River Road