Fishing near Townsend, TN

The stream where he's staying won't look anything like that river in the video.

I think it’s the Little Pigeon River. I’ve never fished around Townsend but have fished going out of Townsend towards Cades Cove. I normally only fish the West Prong around Gatlinburg and between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge though and have never fished there this time of year. You’ll have a blast whether you catch anything or not. Or I should say I do because it’s so much different than fishing lakes/rivers here. It’ll be up close and personal.

Only two tips I can give you because I suck at fly fishing apparently is talk to the fly fishing shops. They’ll tell you better areas and what flies/baits are producing. And, get as far off the beaten path as you can. Easily accessible water gets fished hard the times I’m there.

Stop in at Little River Outfitters in Townsend. They’ll hook you up. TWRA stocks trout all year round but most of the area is catch and release only during the winter

Hit that 1st light bite

Fished in the rivers/streams up there all the time when on vaca. All ya need is ultra light and spinners. Small ones.. and have some fun. No treble hooks. Make sure you go and tell them where all you plan to fish, license are weird and confusing.