In the words of a legendary fisherman and great human being "there are many things to do here I'm just here to fish" vicariously me too Sir thanks as always for taking me along 👍✌
My wife, son and I are headed down there next week for vacation. I’ve always managed to bring a rod or two along so that I can try my luck in fishing different places. Looked up best places to fish and this came up. Thanks.
Me and my dad went to this hidden creek that had a lot of minnows..shallow water. when he casted his net to the deeper pocket of water where water was moving, he caught a huge large mouth bass... buddy was in paradise with all those minnows!
I grew up in Pigeon Forge and still live in the area. Worked at Ogles Water Park, as a lifeguard if you remember that place… Many days after work I would walk across the street and fish near where you were. All your locations were so familiar to me. For larger smallmouth that do not get pressure as much, fish the stretch of the Pigeon as it runs along Highway 66 in Sevierville. Thanks for the nostalgic upload man. I always look forward to your videos. So cool to see it you come my way!
I have fished this same creek many times, the fish are pressured that's for sure. I waded it one day for about a mile or so, saw a huge rainbow swim right next to me. I thought this trout was a carp at first because of its size! I found that every small hole or depression in the creek holds fish, usually a mixture of trout, chubs, smallies and suckers. There is something about smallmouth it does not matter what size they are they are all cool to catch!
I love to fish but tend to complicate the simplest things so its great to watch someone just enjoy the basics and do a fantastic job at it.. Love your vids..
Totally enjoyed your video. I grew up wading creeks and this brought back good memories. I live in East Tn but spend over half the year now chasing bass in Florida. I’ve got to make time to creek fish again. Thanks for the video....
I can’t tell you how many times I have vacationed with family in Pigeon Forge and Gatlingburg TN and never fished! I will be bringing a rod and reel next time for sure.
im here right now from Miami? trying to fish bought a walmart rod and lures but im losttty this fishing is whole different from mine anyone stay near by hit me up! here till saturday only! @miami_dade_fishing
I’ve got my stuff in the truck, have a few things to do tomorrow but I’m definitely getting some fishing in through out the day. Can’t keep watching you catch all these fish and me not catching any lol. Great video man
@@CreekFishingAdventures I have an original square bill version that I finally put in the Hall of Fame because I caught so many fish on it. Fortunately I managed to find a few more like it before the rounded bill came out.
I was just there in pigeon forge for the 4th and the stretch of west prong little pigeon river behind our every park was amazing small mouth fishing. Caught prolly 40-50 over 2 days wading the river with numerous tanks
We have a couple at our church that has a pontoon boat and it's docked down at Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois. we go out on a Sunday afternoon sometimes Saturdays and we have a fishing contest doesn't matter what size the fish is as long as it gets in the boat and believe me we've got some tiny little bluegill but they count and they're just as much fun pulling in as a big ones are I agree with you have a great day and may God bless.
AMEN! Could have been the camera angle but it seemed those smallmouth had a bit wider tail than normal. It’s good for us you edit out the slow times...lol..
Hey man, I've been following your journey for a while now. It's awesome watching the transition from casual TH-camr to possible career TH-camr. You're doing awesome work. But I do have a creek suggestion! I went on vacation to pigeon forge earlier this year and there is a creek right across the street from Goats on the Roof. It's a smaller creek loaded with smallies. I stopped and talked to a local and he suggested it. I caught a few over 2lbs and countless others. You should check it out.
@@CreekFishingAdventures Also, the two bridges crossing the river in Sevierville. Get in there and walk up stream towards the farm. I caught a ton of smallies on my fly rod
There are several 3 to 5 lb Bass that stay around the Mill Restaurant under the trees that will come to bread,insects and other stuff we throw into the water when we visit there.
Creek Fishing Adventures I have never fished there but we go there usually once or twice a year and I guess they sit below that spillway next to the mill restaurant and get a lot of food that gets washed over the spillway. I live in North Florida and I have never caught a smallmouth but would really like to.
Another killer video John. My family uses Pigeon Forge as a “base camp” for fishing vacations. Lots of fish to catch in the city before or after shopping and visiting the tourist traps . Then you can get serious and go into the GSMNP to fish awesome creeks like Abrams , Dudley , and the East , West , and Middle prongs of the Little Pigeon River. Also easy day trips to the Little River in Townsend and the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee NC. Some of my favorite places to fish . We usually go the Ridley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg and I’m wishing the whole time they would let me bring in my ultra lite combo 😁
@@CreekFishingAdventures I have a house in Townsend, you’re more than welcome anytime. I’ve got plenty of places that aren’t mentioned in any of these comments
My dad and I fished the Obey River near Fairfield Glad about a week ago. We caught some decent panfish but the water was down. The whole area was really dry but it was a good time out with my dad.
Forty years ago I fished Pigeon Forge and Townsend all the time. Usually targeted Trout, but occasionally caught Smallies. I sure wished we had hellgrammite baits back then, cause I don't think I ever caught over three a day.
I fished the West Prong so many times. I haven't been to Pigeon Forge since the mid 1980s. I bet I wouldn't recognize it anymore. I've caught so many rock bass, smallmouth, red ear, bluegill, rainbows, and browns out of that river. Thank you for taking me back. My biggest smallie that I remember from the West Prong was maybe 2lbs. There's a road south from Pigeon Forge called Wears Valley Rd. Take that south to Townsend and the Little River for more killer fishing. Caught a 3.5lb smallmouth there. Can you tell I grew up in Knoxville?
Coming down to the smokies sept 10th. I’ll be there for 9 days with the family. I wouldn’t mind putting in a 4 to 6 mile float one day if ya want to get together. Let me know. God bless.
We took a family trip years ago that went through pigeon forge and Gatlinburg (we live in Chicago), my dad and I tried our damnest to try to fish those rivers down there but mom wouldn’t let us.. we vow to one day take a trip back down there and hit them hard. The water is too perfect to not fish!
My buddy just went up there and fished! There were some amazing colored small mouth up there! That is really awesome one of these days maybe I can get up there! We have some decent small mouth in Oklahoma but not the big guys like up north! Awesome catches man!
That is awesome I definitely want to get up there some day and do some fishing! I am glad the weather finally cooled off here so Fishing should start getting good!
Me and my buddy run a jet boat up that creek all the way to the Wilderness hotel fun river to fish. Little black buzz bait, small jerk bait, fluke, also fly rod we have caught several smallmouth over 3 pounds in there
Creek Fishing Adventures if you get down to NC let me know. I sent a couple pics of the area and fish on Facebook messenger. I’m on Instagram as averagejoesfishing828.
If your still there go to the park in the old part of pigeon Forge Sevierville it’s a lot of fish all the way down way past Shoneys we go all the way to the bridge that takes you to tractor supply
If ya ever get up around Bluefield / Prinston WV. try the "Bluestone River /New River (also runs in VA ) I'm from Bluefield WV and fished many rivers and creeks around the area. My fav is "Sandstone Falls" in Henton WV. Below the dam. As nice as any place ya can find. Tom DB,FL.
You should go to downtown Gatlinburg. There is a bridge in front of Christ in the Smokies Museum and Gardens. Fish on the west side of the bridge with a pink trout magnet and you will catch a ton! It’s pretty deep there.
Try indian creek in Corydon/ harrison co indiana. I fish it often amd alway catch several smallmouth. Resembles the place your at in this video. And several species of fish. I only ever use nightcrawler on a jig head. Oh and there is a small lake in the local park has some moster bass, just hard to catch em. I caught a 5 1/2lb largemouth from the lake. Went over the hill and caught 6 smallmouth. 4 were keepers.
Cool just found your channel. Gonna sub. Exact same way l fish here in south Alabama. Love walking the little creeks nobody else does with my ultralight. Gotta be more careful nowdays though as gators have gotten outta control. And l mean bigguns! My most productive lure by far down here is the smallest broke back Rapala. Then the twin curly tail jigs and beetlespins.
Hey bud great video! I really enjoyed it! I will be in this area in a few weeks from WV. I would appreciate it if you could tell me a good place to park to fish this stream. Thank you for uploading this video.
Okay you're fishing an area I have fished a lot it's been awhile but I have finished it a lot. If you go back shiners. If you want to catch the big smallmouth up there got to use shiners. Also the popper. The big white rooster tail, and the big chartreuse with yellow orange color in it. The biggest one you can get on the rooster tails. Also jigs. Now I'm placing his comment before I finish watching your video so I could be wrong on everything too. Also something I like is the chartreuse grab with the blade on top. And also for me Sometimes the bigger the bait the better with smallmouth. Now having said that. You know what your doing.
In the words of a legendary fisherman and great human being
"there are many things to do here I'm just here to fish" vicariously me too Sir thanks as always for taking me along 👍✌
Smallmouth are my favorite fish to catch! Great video!! Happy that you are able to chase your dream and fish for a living!!!
thanks for the comments and support man
My wife, son and I are headed down there next week for vacation. I’ve always managed to bring a rod or two along so that I can try my luck in fishing different places. Looked up best places to fish and this came up. Thanks.
Me and my dad went to this hidden creek that had a lot of minnows..shallow water. when he casted his net to the deeper pocket of water where water was moving, he caught a huge large mouth bass... buddy was in paradise with all those minnows!
thats cool
I grew up in Pigeon Forge and still live in the area. Worked at Ogles Water Park, as a lifeguard if you remember that place… Many days after work I would walk across the street and fish near where you were. All your locations were so familiar to me. For larger smallmouth that do not get pressure as much, fish the stretch of the Pigeon as it runs along Highway 66 in Sevierville. Thanks for the nostalgic upload man. I always look forward to your videos. So cool to see it you come my way!
thats so cool, thanks for the help
I have fished this same creek many times, the fish are pressured that's for sure. I waded it one day for about a mile or so, saw a huge rainbow swim right next to me. I thought this trout was a carp at first because of its size! I found that every small hole or depression in the creek holds fish, usually a mixture of trout, chubs, smallies and suckers. There is something about smallmouth it does not matter what size they are they are all cool to catch!
thats so true, just a fun fish
A great stretch of water, smallies are always a alot of fun and fight great. Nice job brother!
Love catching small mouth. Trout are fun also.
IF you want to fish for record size small mouth try the river by the Wilderness of the smokies . I caught a 7lbs small mouth
Try along the mill dam at the old mill, there is a 20 foot deep trough along the dam, fished it for 50 years.
i should have tried that, thanks
My brother caught a 23 inch rainbow in their yesterday
I love to fish but tend to complicate the simplest things so its great to watch someone just enjoy the basics and do a fantastic job at it.. Love your vids..
Yesterday was Watts Bar & today Pigeon Forge, its like a walk down memory lane, I have lived in FLA. for years so I really enjoy watching you.
That's a nice looking creek, with plenty of cool fish 😊
I love Pigeon Forge! And I've often wanted to fish both rivers.. just never took the time..
another banger, loving the these more frequent uploads.
Early spring is the best time to catch monsters out of there.Love fishing there.
Totally enjoyed your video. I grew up wading creeks and this brought back good memories. I live in East Tn but spend over half the year now chasing bass in Florida. I’ve got to make time to creek fish again. Thanks for the video....
Well done. Beautiful country up that way.
yes it is
the next time I go there I'm taking my rod and reel great video
You’re in my neck of the woods now🤙🏻
I can’t tell you how many times I have vacationed with family in Pigeon Forge and Gatlingburg TN and never fished! I will be bringing a rod and reel next time for sure.
im here right now from Miami? trying to fish bought a walmart rod and lures but im losttty this fishing is whole different from mine anyone stay near by hit me up! here till saturday only! @miami_dade_fishing
I took my ultralight and had a blast on the smallmouth
Appreciate the realness brother. Nice smallmouth. Enjoyed it!
This is Great. I tried fishing the Little River last winter but it was very swift from all the rains. I’m going back for sure. Looked like a good day.
I was going to try to get to the little river this fall if i can make it before it gets cold
You can always figure out how to catch them like watching the king of the creek every day
it was a tough day, then it got good
Awesome video! It’s great to see you coming along very well in your fishing, soon we will see you Bass Master!
Dude, you could catch fish from a glass of tap water. I truly enjoy your videos.
thanks, i thought this place was going nowhere for a while
I’ve got my stuff in the truck, have a few things to do tomorrow but I’m definitely getting some fishing in through out the day. Can’t keep watching you catch all these fish and me not catching any lol. Great video man
there you go, good luck
Glad to see this video!! I was there in July for work and ended up fishing everyday!! Tons of smallmouth super fun!
yes i couldnt believe just how many were in there
That was an awesome trip homie. Its been forever since i been to pigeon forge. I need to find some smallmouth bass somewhere. Sweet vid bro
OK you need to start doing some fly fishing. Those are beautiful streams you are fishing
Nice creek🎣👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I have been to Pigeon Forge dozens of times, but have never fished there. I am going to have to fix that. Great video sir!
Pigeon Forge is so touristy that it gives me the heebie jeebies, but if I can catch fish there I will give it a try.
I love those Teeny R's, too.
yes the teeny r is like my go to lure now
@@CreekFishingAdventures I have an original square bill version that I finally put in the Hall of Fame because I caught so many fish on it. Fortunately I managed to find a few more like it before the rounded bill came out.
Keep the good stuff coming thanks
at least you can wade where you live . every river , pond , and lake is flooded due to heavy rain where I live
its been the opposite around here, we had floods in the spring but t5he summer has been very dry
Beautiful scenary up there in the Mtns and that was a really clean and healthy looking creek. 👊👍
its really nice coming out of the mountains
I was just there in pigeon forge for the 4th and the stretch of west prong little pigeon river behind our every park was amazing small mouth fishing. Caught prolly 40-50 over 2 days wading the river with numerous tanks
Great video
We have a couple at our church that has a pontoon boat and it's docked down at Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois. we go out on a Sunday afternoon sometimes Saturdays and we have a fishing contest doesn't matter what size the fish is as long as it gets in the boat and believe me we've got some tiny little bluegill but they count and they're just as much fun pulling in as a big ones are I agree with you have a great day and may God bless.
man u are living the dream
AMEN! Could have been the camera angle but it seemed those smallmouth had a bit wider tail than normal. It’s good for us you edit out the slow times...lol..
i thought the same thing about the tail, and yes there was a lot of slow times cut out on this one
Nice video. I’m taking a vacation there this spring. I can’t wait. Looks like there’s good fishing down there.
it was tough at points but there is a lot of fish in there
It’s crazy, I fish the creek closest to me named Pigeon Creek and have been nailing the small mouth. Got my sub 👌
Dude!
Now when I go to pigeon forge, I can go down to the creeks near the hotels and hook into some smallmouth!!!!
they are there for sure, might take some patience
Another great one! I've looked at those same spots a dozen times and think i need to hit them up. Guess I will have to next time we go down.
theres probably some monsters hiding in there
I've trout fished the smokies but never thought of going after smallmouth. Y oi u can bet I will this fall!
yah i want to try trout fishing, good luck
Those are some fun fish, love the Smallies!
oh yes
Hey man, I've been following your journey for a while now. It's awesome watching the transition from casual TH-camr to possible career TH-camr. You're doing awesome work. But I do have a creek suggestion! I went on vacation to pigeon forge earlier this year and there is a creek right across the street from Goats on the Roof. It's a smaller creek loaded with smallies. I stopped and talked to a local and he suggested it. I caught a few over 2lbs and countless others. You should check it out.
i think i saw that i was leaving, im going to try to make another trip up there and maybe fish townsend, thanks
@@CreekFishingAdventures Also, the two bridges crossing the river in Sevierville. Get in there and walk up stream towards the farm. I caught a ton of smallies on my fly rod
I’ve fished there I live in pforge
Where do you guys park, and access the river at?
@@tcliveaction4960 Right across from Goats on the roof, there was a Gravel pull off area.
I'm taking my kids there in late Dec. Pretty excited, it looks like a great place to visit.
Oh man get ready for the traffic, haha
Get Nikko hellgrammites at 10% off with my code creek10 at Nikko-fishing.com
There are several 3 to 5 lb Bass that stay around the Mill Restaurant under the trees that will come to bread,insects and other stuff we throw into the water when we visit there.
That’s cool, I figured there was some giants in there
Creek Fishing Adventures I have never fished there but we go there usually once or twice a year and I guess they sit below that spillway next to the mill restaurant and get a lot of food that gets washed over the spillway. I live in North Florida and I have never caught a smallmouth but would really like to.
Another killer video John. My family uses Pigeon Forge as a “base camp” for fishing vacations. Lots of fish to catch in the city before or after shopping and visiting the tourist traps . Then you can get serious and go into the GSMNP to fish awesome creeks like Abrams , Dudley , and the East , West , and Middle prongs of the Little Pigeon River. Also easy day trips to the Little River in Townsend and the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee NC. Some of my favorite places to fish . We usually go the Ridley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg and I’m wishing the whole time they would let me bring in my ultra lite combo 😁
thats awesome man, definitely want to go back that way to hit the little river soon and maybe some more
@@CreekFishingAdventures I have a house in Townsend, you’re more than welcome anytime. I’ve got plenty of places that aren’t mentioned in any of these comments
Whoa. Hold on. A video everyday. Your doing it now!
for this week anyway, i will see how this goes
I used to do well there with red or chartreuse crappie jigs tipped with a live minnow, just bounce it slow off the bottom.
My dad and I fished the Obey River near Fairfield Glad about a week ago. We caught some decent panfish but the water was down. The whole area was really dry but it was a good time out with my dad.
i drove past that a couple weeks ago but didnt stop,
Great video keep up the good work and God Bless
Forty years ago I fished Pigeon Forge and Townsend all the time. Usually targeted Trout, but occasionally caught Smallies. I sure wished we had hellgrammite baits back then, cause I don't think I ever caught over three a day.
i barely would have caught any fish without it on this one
I fished the West Prong so many times. I haven't been to Pigeon Forge since the mid 1980s. I bet I wouldn't recognize it anymore.
I've caught so many rock bass, smallmouth, red ear, bluegill, rainbows, and browns out of that river. Thank you for taking me back. My biggest smallie that I remember from the West Prong was maybe 2lbs.
There's a road south from Pigeon Forge called Wears Valley Rd. Take that south to Townsend and the Little River for more killer fishing. Caught a 3.5lb smallmouth there.
Can you tell I grew up in Knoxville?
I’m actually going to try to kayak the little river soon
@@CreekFishingAdventures we used to tube it. So much fun. Thanks for your reply and I'll keep watching.
I bet that water feels so good. Ive always wanted to fish Little Pigeon and ive been told Abrams is full of big smallies also.
I like watching the fish swim off
its a good feeling
I fished at the same creek and misted like a 3 pounder this is so cool🙂
i can believe it, i saw a few big ones in there
Little lure, little fish.
Better than no fish
Awesome video, never seen a hellgrammite before (from south Louisiana lol) seems like that’s all the smallies in there eat
Glad you caught at my house! Come back sometime!
Awesome job!!!!
Love Gatlinburg Tennessee too.... fish downtown, tiny jig with orange power earthworm.. lots of trout,
that ain’t good for the fish man
Decent little fish you were catching
Great video! I’ve drove by that place often and thought about what the fishing would be like there.
it was trying my patience for sure to start
Creek Fishing Adventures I bet it was. Slow starts are always discouraging.
Where exactly is the location near by? We are in pigeon forge and would love to go fishing
Coming down to the smokies sept 10th. I’ll be there for 9 days with the family. I wouldn’t mind putting in a 4 to 6 mile float one day if ya want to get together. Let me know. God bless.
Nice! Cutting down the hellgrammite! Got to try that!
the bass wouldnt really hit it aggressively and several nipped it then it came out
Come over to Cherokee and do some of our trout fishing!
Very nice!
We took a family trip years ago that went through pigeon forge and Gatlinburg (we live in Chicago), my dad and I tried our damnest to try to fish those rivers down there but mom wouldn’t let us.. we vow to one day take a trip back down there and hit them hard. The water is too perfect to not fish!
yes its a really nice looking river
I love pigeon forge and gatlingburg
My buddy just went up there and fished! There were some amazing colored small mouth up there! That is really awesome one of these days maybe I can get up there! We have some decent small mouth in Oklahoma but not the big guys like up north! Awesome catches man!
That’s cool, I saw some big ones I would have liked to hook
That is awesome I definitely want to get up there some day and do some fishing! I am glad the weather finally cooled off here so Fishing should start getting good!
come on down to Alabama,, I have plenty of creeks we can walk and you can make videos.
Man...I'd sell the farm for one fishing day like that!
How many acres and how much ya asking? I could probably help you with this.
wow man that place is loaded to be near such a busy area as Pigeon Forge , Maybe Dolly will sponsor you
i just unlimited access to the gocarts
Me and my buddy run a jet boat up that creek all the way to the Wilderness hotel fun river to fish. Little black buzz bait, small jerk bait, fluke, also fly rod we have caught several smallmouth over 3 pounds in there
thats really cool
Down here in norcal I fish coyote creek, you should come and try it out.
The hybrid bass are hitting late in the day on Fontana down here just south of PF on the NC side of the GSMP. Lots of fun on light gear!
i would like to get one of those
Creek Fishing Adventures if you get down to NC let me know. I sent a couple pics of the area and fish on Facebook messenger. I’m on Instagram as averagejoesfishing828.
I caught a 5lb smallmouth on my 3rd cast on a rubber worm yesterday here.
If your still there go to the park in the old part of pigeon Forge Sevierville it’s a lot of fish all the way down way past Shoneys we go all the way to the bridge that takes you to tractor supply
i would like to kayak that
Diggin' your video, Thanx
If ya ever get up around Bluefield / Prinston WV. try the "Bluestone River /New River (also runs in VA ) I'm from Bluefield WV and fished many rivers and creeks around the area. My fav is "Sandstone Falls" in Henton WV. Below the dam. As nice as any place ya can find. Tom DB,FL.
You should check out the clinch river below Norris dam
Who goes to PF for smallmouth fishing??! Lol John does thats who! What did that sign on the tree say?
TennCutty TennCutty- it said “ Welcome John”😁😁😁
it was something about having a trout liscence i think
you rule my man
U should try a rooster tail down there
Catch, clean, and cook please....GOD Bless
I’m going to try next week
If you’re ever up in the tristate it’d be awesome to do a video together. I’m in the ashland KY area
You should go to downtown Gatlinburg. There is a bridge in front of Christ in the Smokies Museum and Gardens. Fish on the west side of the bridge with a pink trout magnet and you will catch a ton! It’s pretty deep there.
oh nice, thanks
Creek Fishing Adventures I would cast a bobber upstream and let it float down. There were some really nice rainbow trout.
Try indian creek in Corydon/ harrison co indiana. I fish it often amd alway catch several smallmouth. Resembles the place your at in this video. And several species of fish. I only ever use nightcrawler on a jig head. Oh and there is a small lake in the local park has some moster bass, just hard to catch em. I caught a 5 1/2lb largemouth from the lake. Went over the hill and caught 6 smallmouth. 4 were keepers.
great thanks
Cool just found your channel. Gonna sub. Exact same way l fish here in south Alabama. Love walking the little creeks nobody else does with my ultralight. Gotta be more careful nowdays though as gators have gotten outta control. And l mean bigguns! My most productive lure by far down here is the smallest broke back Rapala. Then the twin curly tail jigs and beetlespins.
That’s awesome. Don’t get bit
Dude you’re are in my neck of the woods, I got a creek with 6 pound bass in it next to my house. Alcoa Tennessee
wow thats an insane catch
Creek Fishing Adventures ,welcome anytime. Israel.vaygues.miller@gmail.com
Hey bud great video! I really enjoyed it! I will be in this area in a few weeks from WV. I would appreciate it if you could tell me a good place to park to fish this stream. Thank you for uploading this video.
Okay you're fishing an area I have fished a lot it's been awhile but I have finished it a lot. If you go back shiners. If you want to catch the big smallmouth up there got to use shiners. Also the popper. The big white rooster tail, and the big chartreuse with yellow orange color in it. The biggest one you can get on the rooster tails. Also jigs. Now I'm placing his comment before I finish watching your video so I could be wrong on everything too. Also something I like is the chartreuse grab with the blade on top. And also for me Sometimes the bigger the bait the better with smallmouth. Now having said that. You know what your doing.
thanks for the help, after i fished a while i kept thinking, i with i had a bunch of live minnows
@@CreekFishingAdventures after I finish watching the video you caught a bunch of good fish
If you get the chance I would make a stop by Fleming creek in Fleming County Ky. I've pulled some hogs out of there.
there is always time for one more cast