Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report October 23rd

Posted on October 23, 2016 by eshuler

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report October 23rd

The Smoky Mountains have had some crazy weather changes over the past few days. On Thursday we set a record for highs at 83 degrees in Bryson City and tied the record in Gatlinburg! Wow, for Ocotber that’s crazy right? Well.. Not so fast. On Friday tempratures dropped dramatically, and by nightfall we had snow falling on high elevation peaks such as Clingmans Dome and Mt. LeConte! Lower elevations recieved some much need rain on Friday, while not enough to raise water levels much it was enough to knock the dust down as they say! On Saturday the high struggeled in the valleys to get above 47 and the winds blew hard all day making it feel colder than it actually was. High elevations were barely making it above freezing by noon and snow still fell on Clingmans Dome forcing the park service to close the Dome road. Hours later the road reopened for visitors to catch and glimpse of the first snow of the season. High winds lasted until after dark clearing the skies for some dramatic long range evening views and sunsets in the Smokies. This morning there was frost on the pumpkins all across the Smoky Mountains. Today’s high is 61 in Bryson City and 67 in Gatlinburg. It’s sunny and for all purposes a beautiful day and perfect weather for being outside.

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The fishing has been great over the weekend. The cold blast did nothing to damper the fishing or the bite. Trout love cold weather! The Smokies streams fished well all weekend long and produced a consistent bite all day until the sun started to set. Dry fly action on the Smokies streams is still good. October Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Cinammon Caddis, and Beetles are still producing good numbers of strikes and fish to the net.

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The Tuckasegee River has been fishing very good in North Carolina. Duke Energy has started releasing some more water down the streams and the fishing has been consistent all day long. We’re seeing great hatches on some stretches of the Tuckasegee River including several varieties of Caddis, tiny BWO’s, and lots of micro mayflies and tons of midges. Stone fly hatches have been great too at certain times.

This week the weather will improve to mid 70’s across the region with nightly lows dropping into the low to mid 40’s most of the week. There is a good chance of rain on Thursday which has us crossing our fingers!

Fall colors have been beautiful this past week, and we have more yet to come. Much more in lower elevations! The high winds over the weekend stripped some turned and dying leaves off trees on windward facing slopes, opening views up for the bright reds and oranges of the oaks and other hardwoods that have yet to turn. All experts say this weekend will be very good for mid to low elevation colors!

 

Faith, Family and Fishing!

 

 

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report October 19th

Posted on October 19, 2016 by eshuler

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report October 19th

The fishing inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is fantastic this time of year! Trout are biting well and coming up top for good dry fly action starting mid morning until mid afternoon. Nymph bite has been consistent all day starting around 7:30am and continuing until late afternoon as the sun starts to set.

Hot patterns have been Ocotober Caddis, Black ants, Beetles, Pheasant Tail nymphs, Caddis Pupae, Stonefly nymphs, and Black Wooly Buggers.

We are starting to see some pre-spawn Brown Trout on certain streams throughout the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the Smokies. These big fish start showing themselves a little more this time of year as they prepare to get ready for spawning season. They will be in the shallows feeding all day long on anything big and meaty that comes drifting by. Knowing what streams these fish will be prevalent on and where to look is key. Several factors contribute to success when fishing for these larger willy trout. Local knowledge that comes from a lifetime of fishing the Smoky Mountains along with air tempratures, water temperatures, moon phases and water flow also contribute heavily into the equation.

 

Weather this week has felt more late Summer-ish as day time highs have reached near 80’s in some valley floors. Nightly lows have been upper 50’s in Gatlinburg and Bryson City. That all changes this weekend as a cold front passes through and with it brings the prospect of rain on Friday and cooler tempratures to the area. This is will be a great weekend to be fly fishing the National Park and surrounding region.

The drop in tempratures and the rain will trigger the fish into biting even better. Rain will wash plenty of inch worms, ants, and beetles of backside vegetation into the water and we’ll see an increase in feeding activity. Catching those elusive Brown trout will get even better on Friday and Saturday.

Fall colors are exploding all across the Smoky Mountains. High and mid elevations are seeing the best colors as red and yellows are dominating the landscape. Expect heavy traffic congestion inside the Smokies and along the Blue Ridge Parkway as this will be as close to “peak weekend” as we are going to get.

We hope you have a great week and get outside and explore the Smoky Mountains

Faith, Family, and Fishing!

 

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/14/16

Posted on October 13, 2016 by eshuler

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/14/16

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing report for 10/14/16 – The fishing across the Smoky Mountains and surrounding region is fantastic right now! Cooler than normal temperatures have brought water temps down and have really increased trout activity. It’s kind of hard to get used to but we see huge swings in temps and weather here in the Smokies. We have a saying here: If you don’t like the weather, just wait 15 minutes! Lol!

This week it’s a toss up of where the best fishing is at:

On one hand you have the Tuckasegee River, which is loaded with stocked Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout. These fish average between 12-28 inches and are very aggressive right now. We are seeing lots of fish put in the nets. This is a great choice for newcomers to fly fishing.

On the other hand you have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which is absolutely on fire with fantastic dry fly action for wild Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout. The difference is the trout in the Smokies are wild and not stocked and certainly won’t be that big, however they are absolutely gorgeous fish. The prettiest trout, and prettiest streams we have in the entire region are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The hottest flies this week in the park have been October Caddis dries, Dark Stonefly nymphs, Beetle dry flies, Cinnamon Caddis, Orange Stimulators, and Pheasant Tail nymphs.

There’s been a little frost on the pumpkins this week in the high country of the Smoky Mountains. Places such as Mt Leconte, Mt Guyot, and Clingmans Dome have seen some frost and cold temps. The valleys of Gatlinnburg and Bryson City have been hovering around 40 in the mornings and warming nicely during the day to mid to low 70’s. We are going to warmer for the weekend, morning lows will be in the low 50’s and highs reaching mid to upper 70’s. It’s shaping up to be a gorgeous weekend!

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Fall is certainly around us and the mountains are a buzz with people enjoying the sights and smells of the Smoky Mountains. A stroll down the streets of Gatlinburg offer a treat for the senses. The smell of fresh Caramel Apples from Kilwins and Ole Smoky Candy Kitchen is hard to resist. Spiced Apple cider is also easy to find this time of year. If that doesn’t get you, the sounds of bluegrass played by musicians along the streets will certainly remind you that you are in the Appalachia in the Fall. Colors are really starting to pop in the medium to high elevations. Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome offer those looking for a nice drive some incredible views. For those who like, us are more adventurous, a hike up the Cimney Tops or out to Charlie’s Bunion offers some of the most dramatic views in the park.

Expect heavy traffic all across the region, as this weekend is typically the one associated as being the peak for leaf colors. While this is certainly not going to the case, we expect the peak colors are still a week and a half away. There will be heavy traffic across the park and especially around Gatinburg and Pigeon Forge.

Hope y’all have a great week, we’ll see you on the water!

Faith, Family, and Fishing

 

 

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/10/16

Posted on October 10, 2016 by eshuler

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/10/16

The fishing Great Smoky Mountains and surrounding region has been off to a good start for October! We have several fisheries hitting their stride this past week and the action has been very consistent and down right incredible on several rivers!

We guide many area rivers and streams around the Great Smoky Mountains region, so occasionally we will be reporting on those as well.

Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/10/16

Tuckasegee River Fly Fishing is hot!

The Tuckasegee River was stocked last week in Bryson City and Dillsboro. The section in Bryson City was loaded with 11,000 trout per mile! That’s a massive amount of trout per mile and that number only continues to grow with each passing month. By November when stocked again that number swells to 17,000 trout per mile. We’re talking Rainbow, Brown and Brook trout with fish averaging 12-28 inches. Not too shabby! The action on the Tuck right now is phenomenal. We’re catching trout on dries, nymphs, and streamers. Pretty much anything you want to throw will catch a trout. Wading has been good on the Tuckasegee as the water levels are low even during generation it hasn’t been too high to wade. Float Trips from our drift boats have been good too. We can get to the deeper sections of water and fish where most folks can’t get.

The streams inside the Smokies saw some rain over the weekend. Hurricane Matthew which ripped through the east coast and brought a little rain to the mountains. Stream levels came up on several Smokies streams, although water is dropping out of most of them now.

Dry fly action continues to be strong in the national park. Good hatches of October Caddis and Cinnamon Caddis have kept the trout on the surface and feeding aggressively. Terrestrial patterns have also worked well, especially the last couple of days with the high winds which have knocked inch worms, ants, and beetles into the water.

We have a cooler start to the week with overnight lows dropping to around 40 degrees in Gatlinburg and Bryson City. Temps in the high country of the Smokies will certainly hit mid 30’s. Day time highs will reach low 70’s in the valley floors and low 60’s in the back country. It’s really going to feel like Fall here now and should turn the fish on even more.

Fall colors are awesome in the high elevations. Newfound Gap was beautiful over the weekend with lots of bright yellows contrasting with clear blue skies. It was an awesome sight to see! The cooler temps are going to cause even more leaves to turn at a rapid rate, so visitors this week should be in a for a visual treat.

Its going to be a dry week and perfect tempratures for getting out on the streams and trails. If you are in the area we hope you enjoy your time here in our mountains!

Faith, Family, and Fishing!

 

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/03/16

Posted on October 3, 2016 by eshuler
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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/03/16

It was a cool morning again in the Smoky Mountains. The high country saw lows into the upper 30’s on Mt LeConte and Clingmans Dome. In Bryson City and Gatlinburg the day started out mid 40’s. It’s finally starting to feel like Fall and football weather around here!

Speaking of football, how about them VOLS! Yes I’m a die hard Tennessee fan. Knoxville and most of the Smokies towns are still taking about this past Saturdays game against Georgia. The radio stations I listen to on my drive each morning driving across the Smokies have been nothing but UT football talk. I love it!

The leaves are starting to turn a little more each day. The high country of course is seeing more color early on than lower elevations. This years color season is expected to be longer than normal mainly due to lack of rain in August and September. It’s highly possible that we will be enjoying Fall colors for up to six weeks along the Smokies and Blue Ridge Mountains. Personally some of my favorite things about living in the mountains are the fall colors and the fact we have year around trout fishing.

Rainfall totals for the year are at a 6.75 inch deficit according to forecasters at WLOS out of Asheville NC. I would suspect those numbers are a bit skewed as we have not had much rain to speak of most of the Summer and early Fall. We did however get more than our fair share from January to May which would account for a deficit not reflecting conditions as of late.

The fishing of course is very good despite streams being low. Dry fly action has been incredible so far this Fall season! I’ve seen more rising trout lately than Spring and Summer combined. Today we watched as Ocotober Caddis females came back to the water to lay eggs and the trout would just sit and gobble them up as fast as possible. Of course we tied on some of our good friend James Conner’s pattern for the October Caddis which works exceptionally well inside the park. James is the oldest commercial fly tier in the South! It’s pretty cool to have that level of experience as a friend and neighbor. We spend many hours talking about the old traditional fly patterns of the Smoky Mountains. Little known to most, I started tying my own flies at age 9, and was tying flies for local tackle shops and anglers at the ripe old age of 11. I’m sure they bought them out of pity as I doubt any of my early flies held up to the first trout that hit them! Lol!

This week is forecasted to be fairly dry. We do have a slight chance of rain each day with that chance increasing to 60% on Friday. Highs for most of the Smokies are expected to be in the mid 70’s all week. Hurricane Matthew is expected come near the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina. It’s up in the air just yet if that will bring any rain our direction. As bad as we need rain, the devastation this storm will bring to the Caribbean is horrific. Please keep those folks in your prayers this week.

Faith, Family, and Fishing

We’ll see you on the water!

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 10/1/16

Posted on October 1, 2016 by eshuler

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Its October 1st,  and what a day it has been in the Smoky Mountains! The weather is much cooler this weekend with lows in the Smoky Mountains dropping into the mid 30’s on Mt Leconte and Cingmans Dome! Wow talk about a drastic change from last weeks heat wave. Gatlinburg and Bryson City were down in the low 40’s this morning and reached a high of 76 degrees. No rain today unfortunately as streams are still very low across the region.

Trout were very active today especially in the afternoon where light winds blew and knocked many ants and beetles into the water making a terrestrial bite on top very good. We saw lots of October Caddis hatching which of course brought fish to the surface to feed too. We haven’t said it enough, but dry fly fishing in the Fall in the Smoky Mountains is top notch. Wild trout here crush your flies at 40mph, you better be paying attention or they’re gone in a blink!

This week looks like a dry week, chances of rain each day are only 10%. Tempratures are expected be in the mid to low 70’s all week and lows hovering around upper 40’s to low 50’s depending on elevation. Of course the temps are very different in high country. There could be as much as a 10 degree difference in areas like Mt Guyout and Mt Leconte.

Traffic in the Smokies is really starting to get congested. Plan to give yourself extra driving time when traveling across the park. This afternoon it took just a little over an hour to get from Gatlinburg to Cherokee. Partly due to the Elk out putting on a show near Towstring the Job Corps fields on the Cherokee side of the park.

Fall colors are just starting to turn in the high country. We expect this weekend to be a pretty sight near the peaks over 6,000ft. Leconte and Clingmans Dome will be beautiful by the weekend.

Hope you guys have a good week and et some fishing in.

We’ll see you on the water!

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October Fly Fishing, Trout Galore!

Posted on October 1, 2016 by eshuler

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October Fly Fishing

October Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains region should be on your list of things to do! Imagine yourself standing in a stream casting to rising trout in scenery that bursts with color and unmatched vibrance. October is one of the top months to fly fish in the region for trout!

October Fly Fishing in the Smokies has several options. We have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for wild trout. The Smoky Mountains have 2910 miles of streams full of wild Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout. That’s a lot of water in a national park that is just over 550,000 acres. These are the prettiest fish and streams in the region. Not much compares to the solitude and scenery of the Smokies.

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Along with wild trout in the Smokies, we have the Cherokee Tropy Trout section. This is a fly fishing only section of the Raven Fork that is world renowned for its massive Rainbows and Browns. Many anglers fishing with us here catch the trout of a lifetime! These beasts offer a challenge for anglers and will fight as hard as any trout in the country.

The most prolific fishery in the region is the Tuckasegee River! The Tuckasegee is located just off the park boundary and flows through the mountain hamlet of Bryson City. The “Tuck” as most people call it has 11,000 trout per mile in October, by November it boasts 17,000 trout per mile. Fish here average 16-18 inches and fight very hard. Our clients catch many fish going well over 20 inches and weighing several pounds! The Tuckasegee River is stocked by the NC Wildlife and is home to Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout. We offer both Wade Trips and Drift Boat Fishing on the Tuckasegee River.

October is THE time to Fly Fish the Smoky Mountains!

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/30/16

Posted on September 30, 2016 by eshuler
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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/30/16

The big news in the Smokies right now is the drop in temperatures all across the region. Lows dropped into the high 40’s across the Smoky Mountains overnight. That’s the coldest we have been in months! That’s great news to the trout angler as this helps bring stream temperatures down and triggers increased feeding activity from the trout!

October Caddis hatches are in full swing across the Smoky Mountains. Fishing dries has been very productive and of course are always a blast to fish! Love dry fly fishing this time of year in the Smokies. We had a good Caddis hatch on the Little River yesterday that brought fish to the surface for several hours. Trout were literally everywhere you looked gorging themselves on caddis. Air temps were cool and the wind picked up by late afternoon causing many terrestrials to fall in the water too. Once the winds picked up we quickly swithced over to bettles and ants and kept the dry fly bite going for hours on end.

It’s a chilly morning here and I’m sipping in coffee which I rarely do by the way, getting ready to hit the water in the NRS Clearwater Drifter and float the Tuckasegee River for Smallmouth Bass. If coffee tasted like it smells I’d probably enjoy the stuff more. My wife and daughter have all these foo-foo creamers and lattes that I’m never going to try. A revocation of ones man card might be in order if some of those were caught in any red blooded guide’s hands. So no thank you to the Creame Brûlée truffle whatever. I’ll take my coffee like my heroes Clint Eastwood and John Wayne did. Just black.

The highs for today are going to be around 70 for Gatlinburg and 68 for Bryson City. The weekend will be much of the same. Lows will hoover around mid 40’s across the region with highs only in the low 70’s  It’s a far cry from last weekends record setting heat wave. I’ll take it, finally some Fall weather to get the trout biting and the leaves changing. Rain chances are very slight over the next few days. 10% forecasted for each day through Wednesday. The rain we received helped but wasn’t enough to make any significant impact to the low water levels we have currently. The fishing is still very good and will only get better as Ocotber progresses. Our reservations are almost full for the next three weeks, so if you plan to come outside fish with us, please get your dates booked soon.

Traffic is already heavy around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Although there’s not much leaf color yet we are starting to see an early crowd of folks traveling through taking pictures of the colors we do have.

We hope you have a great weekend in the Smoky Mountains!

We’ll see you on the water!

 

 

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Tuckasegee River Fishing

Posted on September 28, 2016 by eshuler

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Tuckasegee River Fishing

The Tuckasegee River will be stocked with 11,000 trout per mile starting October 6th. By November 7th, that number will rise to 17,000 trout per mile! What are you waiting for?! Get your trip booked early with us for a spot to fish this legendary southern tailwater!

The Tuckasegee River is one of the hottest Fly Fishing destinations in the East. Fly Fishing the Smokies offers both Wade Trips and Float Trips to over 14 sections of the Tuckasegee River. We are the pioneers of the lower 32 miles of the Tuckasegee River and have more experience, and guided more trips on the Tuckasegee River than any other outfitter in the area!

 

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Tuckasegee River Trout

We fish for Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout predominately from October 1st until June 1st. The average fish on the Tuckasegee River is 16-18 inches with many fish exceeding the 20 inch mark. You have legitimate chances of catching many trout per day, and several shots at remarkable big Brown and Brook trout.

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The perfect Trout River!

The Tuckasegee River is similar in size to many larger rivers found in the Rocky Mountain west. The river’s name comes from that of a Cherokee village, Tsiksitsi (meaning “Crawling Terrapin,” for the sluggish movement of the waters). The Tuck is roughly 52 miles long and is a beautiful river. With it’s relatively slow moving current, emerald green waters, and many rock ledges, the fish here have a great place to live.

Wading the Tuck is a great option, but the real fun is floating the river from our drift boats, rafts and cataracts. Our boats are perfectly set up to fish comfortably for a day on the river We have guided Fly and Spin Fishing on the Tuckasegee River for over 18 years. In that time we have guided more Float Trips down the Tuckasegee River than any other outfitter in the area. To say we have a good grasp on the Tuckasegee River might just be an understatement!

 

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/27/16

Posted on September 27, 2016 by eshuler

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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/27/16

Some much needed rain fell across the Smoky Mountains late yesterday and over night. The unfamiliar, as of late, sound of thunder boomed yesterday evening and almost in an instant rain starting beating down, making this old tin roof sing its magical song. I had way too much work to finish up, or a nap would have definitely been in order. The rains are tapering off now across the region and chances will increase by late evening once again. We did receive significant rainfall totals in the area. Most of the Smokies saw .5 to 2 inches depending on where you look geographically. Some parts of the region saw as much as 5 inches in places. While we didn’t get anything that looked like that inside the Smokies what we did receive will certainly help the streams and the fishing.

Stream flows today have increased across the Smokies. The Little River is 78cfs this morning up from 27cfs the day before. The Oconaluftee River is looking good at 143cfs up from 86cfs the day before.

Cooler air tempratures this week will certainly do wonders for lowering stream tempratures and bringing them back in align with normal Fall conditions. The water will still be low and I don’t see that changing for the next bit. The big news will be lower stream tempratures which will certainly help with dissolved oxygen levels in the water columns. Anglers will see increased feeding activity from the trout and should have some fantastic fishing this week.

The drop in air tempratures will certainly bring about changes in the colors of Fall foliage. Leaves will start turning more this week especially at higher elevations where it is expected to drop into the upper 40’s over night on Tursday and Friday. Fall colors should start to really show over the next several weeks. We are predicted to have a longer then normal color season for this year!

Anglers planning to visit the Smokies should plan to travel very early in the day and prepare for traffic delays in the afternoon and early evenings around crowded ares near Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Bryson City and Twonsend are both touted as the quieter sides of the Smokies and see much less traffic and congestion.

Hope you all have a great week and get to wet a line.

Faith, Family, and Fishing,

Fly Fishing the Smokies

 

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