freestone river · trout
West Prong Little Pigeon River (Gatlinburg)
Live conditions for West Prong Little Pigeon River (Gatlinburg): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
24cfs→ lowfishable
Inside the wade band, stable low.
Water temp—
Stage2.76 ft
Engine callGO 24 cfs in the wade band
The water
West Prong Little Pigeon River (Gatlinburg) is a freestone river in GSMNP, fished for trout — rainbow, brook. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Chimney Tops Trailhead footbridges (Walker Camp Prong / Road Prong confluence)bridge
- Chimney Tops Trailhead (Road Prong / Walkers Camp Prong confluence)walk in
- Newfound Gap Road roadside pull-offs (Chimney Tops to Chimneys Picnic Area)walk in
- Newfound Gap Road roadside pull-offs (upper Walker Camp Prong stretch)walk in
- Chimneys Picnic Areawalk in
- Newfound Gap Road roadside access (mid-river, Sugarlands to Chimneys)walk in
- Sugarlands area roadside access (near Park Headquarters/Old Sugarlands Trail)walk in
- GSMNP Park Boundary / Gatlinburg city line reachwalk in
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.