Fishing Season: Year Round

Little River - TN

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

50

Orvis Sevierville's Tip of the Week

It's gonna be a rainy week ahead of us folks, so plan those fishing adventures accordingly. Keep an eye out for ice and snow in those higher elevations later in the week! Nymphs are the way to go this week. Stone flies and CDC collard flies have been working well along with chubbies if you're looking for some top water eats!

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5-Day Outlook as of 12/23/24

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 12/23/24

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