LITTLE RIVER Trout Fishing in the Little River Gorge (Day 3 - GSMNP)

On my third day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I came to possibly the most popular, productive, and sizable stream in the entire park - the Little River. Famous for it's 20in. Wild Brown Trout (but also boasting Wild Rainbow and Native Brook Trout), the Little River is quite extraordinary. Unfortunately, I was fishing during a low water period in October so hatches and water levels were not ideal. Fishing primarily with my spinning rod and reel (super ethical single barbless hooks), we managed to catch 9 or 10 Wild Bow and Browns and also a single Bow on a dry fly. As with the rest of this wonderful National Park, I feel like I've barely scratched the surface and cannot wait to go back and fish here again and again.

[@TS-nq2cl]

Cool videos. Just hit Cherokee (luftee) cades cove (abrams) and Townsend (little river) this week. My gf and I watch a lot of your videos since I am from Pittsburgh area. Cool that your videos were kind of a guide and we just missed you. Love the videos and commentary. Try to keep your knuckles off the ground with that spinning stick 😂 tight lines bro

[@RyanDyer4]

Hares ear is my go to in montogomery, lehigh and berks county. Love watching these videos, but I need to get out more like you do

[@anthonyr6269]

Great vid long stride

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Thanks my bro, thanks...

[@gonesideways6621]

Downsize your tippet to a #7 or #9.

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

F-

[@KennethKempka-xg1jk]

Shame on you using a spinner you even know that you have to jerk the rod tip to get the blade turning

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Shame on me? Strange language for a fishing video...

[@jameswilliams5175]

why do you like wild brown trout over wild rainbow trout or the native specie Brooke trout

[@TravelingTroutCo]

I enjoy fishing for and appreciate each, but Brownies are my favorite for two reasons. 1.) they can adapt to more watersheds and reproduce naturally (at least in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast where I'm from) and 2.) they can grow to pretty good sizes even in smaller streams (again where I'm from specifically). I'm sure if I was from the Pacific Northwest I'd love rainbows/steelheads or if I was from northern New England maybe it would be brookies.