Artificial lures with a single hook MUST be used. You cannot use any bait such as corn, bread, minnows, worms, or power bait. You still MUST have a city of Gatlinburg permit. Fishing is closed every Thursday year round. T he Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides 700 miles of wild trout streams that meander through the unspoiled forests.
Fishing is permitted from dawn to dusk year round in most of the streams in the park.
Check park regulations at a ranger station or visitor's center before you fish. Please note that possession of any brook trout is prohibited. Trout stamps are not required in the park but once you cross the border of the Park to fish, be sure you have the right state license and a trout permit. Fishing licenses are not sold in the park but numerous local stores and outfitters in towns surrounding the Park have them for sale. LeConte Creek from Painter's Branch upstream to Park Boundary West Prong of the Little Pigeon River from 100 yards above the North Gatlinburg Park Entrance downstream to the Gatlinburg By-Pass Bridge Dudley Creek, from Highway 441 bridge downstream to the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River Creel limit is 2 trout per day for kids 12 years old and under who are fishing in the Children's Streams.