On Topic: The Smokies in late March (plus SWMBO gloat)

Howdy,

SWMBO and I celebrated Valentine's Day last night as she'll be out
of town next week. One of her gifts to me (get yer mind out of the
gutter) is a trip to Nashville in late March to attend a gallery
opening featuring some of her work. The best part is that she wants to
go to the GSMNP for a couple of days after the opening. She has heard
me go on and on about how gorgeous the area was, so she wants me to
take her to some of my favorite spots. She'll take photos while I try
to fool some naive (native?) fish into impaling themselves on my flies.


So it won't be a long trip, but I'll probably get 2+ days fishing in
starting on March 26. So, at that time of year, what should I expect
to find in the way of water levels, weather and dry fly activity? I
understand that it's variable, but I'd appreciate it if some of our NC
gang could give me some of their observations.

We haven't picked out a place to stay yet, so it's possible we might
even be on the Tennessee side of the park, but I'm definitely planning
to hit the NC side for some of the fishing. Also, if you have any
suggestions about lodging on the Tennessee side of the park, I'd be
happy to hear them. (I know how awful Gatlinburg is; we used to drive
to the park almost every fall, and it was horrible back then (in the
sixties/seventies). But I'm not sure it's any more depressing than
Cherokee.)


Chuck Vance