The fishing in March has been insane! The Tuckasegee river is our favorite this month, head and shoulders above all others. We’ve had largely great weather with above average temperatures making for some fantastic days on the water!
Water levels on the Tuckasegee river have been very good. Most days the river has been running with flows ranging from 1300cfs to 2200cfs in Bryson City. Flows in the Dillsboro section of the Tuckasegee River Delayed Harvest have ranged from 120cfs when the water is off, to 850cfs when both the East and West Forks have been generating. Duke Energy has done a good job with release schedules and we have had zero issues with unsuspected releases. Wading conditions have been very good for early Spring!
We are offering some great Spring Specials on our guided trips, both wade trips and float trips. Check em out! https://flyfishingthesmokies.net/specials/
Currently we are seeing great hatches of Blue Quills, Quill Gordons, Black Cadddis, Brown Stoneflies, Blue Winged Olives and Olive Caddis on any given day on the Tuckasegee river and many surrounding area streams. The hatches in the Bryson City section have been nothing short of epic for many days. The afternoon has been best for fishing and getting on a good dry fly bite!
Easter weekend forecast is looking absolutely beautiful and we are not expecting to see any crowds on the river.
We do have a few spots left for guided trips this coming week. So those of you who have been holding off on booking watching the weather, we’ve got you covered! Just give us a call at our Fly Shop in downtown Bryson City and our staff can get you booked! 828-488-7665
This week we received several big shipments of new gear from our friends at Fishpond. We have the latest offerings in packs, nets and fly boxes! A few new sizes in Nomad nets we are super excited about! Finally Fishpond has released a new net that we feel like is the perfect net for fishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Also a new smaller size lumbar pack that our guides have fell in love with! We also got a big shipment of new flies from RIO. Some super cool patterns that are already proven to be absolute killers out there! Slid on over to our fly shop in Bryson City and check them out!