Gatlinburg Trout Facility

Gatlinburg Trout Facility Herbert Holt Park is the location of Gatlinburg's Trout Facility. No fishing is allowed on Thursday. All other fishing regulations apply.

The facility is managed to maintain a trout fishery within the city limits of Gatlinburg, TN and a portion of the water along "the Spur" between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Fish raised at the facility are transported throughout and stocked into the city's waters on Thursday. The waters around the park, including a short distance upstream and downstream, are designated as "children only." The park

also provides a handicap-accessible fishing pier within this section of children only waters. The pier allows wheelchair-bound individuals to get right down next to the river to fish, and is unique because it is one of only a few handicap fishing piers on freestone trout streams in the state. The pier is restricted to children as well as wheelchair-bound people of all ages. The West Prong of the Little Pigeon River is the main waterway that travels through Gatlinburg's city limits. It is accessible to fishermen within the Gatlinburg city limits from just downstream of the Gatlinburg Welcome Center on U.S. 441 through town up to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary at the south end of Gatlinburg. There are three tributaries of the West Prong that are also included in Gatlinburg's fishable waters: Dudley Creek, Roaring Fork Creek, and LeConte Creek. There is a second "children only" section of stream at Mynatt Park located along LeConte Creek. This section extends from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary to approximately a quarter mile downstream from Mynatt Park.

06/16/2026

If you plan on fishing in Gatlinburg, the first couple hours of daylight will be the best time to catch fish. Water temperatures are getting very warm once the sun hits the water, and the fish will shut down.

Landon from Pennsylvania landed a nice rainbow trout in the kids’ fishing area today. Nice job Landon!
06/12/2026

Landon from Pennsylvania landed a nice rainbow trout in the kids’ fishing area today. Nice job Landon!

06/11/2026

We caught one fishing on Thursday!
The eagles have been pretty active lately.
Please remember that there is no fishing in any Gatlinburg waters on Thursday, and all water at Herbert Holt Park(bypass bridge to Herbert Holt Park bridge) is for kids 12 and under only, with the exception of the Bill Stevens handicap-accessible fishing ramp. The pier is open to handicapped anglers of all ages, but anyone over the age of 12 must remain on the handicap pier. All other waters are for kids 12 and under.

06/08/2026

Tournament results
3-6 years
1. Grayson Martin (one fish weighed 7.66 pounds)
2. Cadence Naive
3. Jed Lamb
4. Jackson Fulk
5. Olivia Walker

7-10 years
1. Colton Morrison (one fish weighed 8.1 pounds)
2. Rhett Lancaster (one fish weigh 8.26 pounds and was the biggest fish landed in the event)
3. Micah Ortiz
4. Aspen Webb
5. Ella Walker

11-13 years
1. Luke Childers
2. Waylon Green
3. Cambden Hitt
4. Keaton Lytle
5. Ella Ellison 

14-15 years
1. Hannah Ellison
2. Anslee Jarnigan
3. Alania White
4. Ethan Smith
5. Syler Worley

Thank you very much to all of the parents that took the time to bring their children out to the tournament today, to the...
06/06/2026

Thank you very much to all of the parents that took the time to bring their children out to the tournament today, to the children who participated, and to the adults that sacrificed a little fishing time on the river to give the kids the space that we requested to be able to fish along River Road without any extra pressure. That does not mean it was not crowded. We had over 140 registered anglers, and thanks to our generous donors, we had enough prizes to make sure that even if the kids didn’t place in their age division, all kids were still able to receive some type of prize before leaving the weigh-in ceremony. We will post a more detailed review next week, but the biggest fish landed today day was caught by. Rhett Lancaster and weighed in at 8.26 pounds. Three of the 14 trophy fish were landed today that we know of, so there should still be 11 out there for people to chase for the remainder of the weekend.


Some nice fish are starting to come in!
06/06/2026

Some nice fish are starting to come in!

We have the prizes and the free gifts laid out. Now we’re just waiting to see the kids bringing in their fish for the we...
06/06/2026

We have the prizes and the free gifts laid out. Now we’re just waiting to see the kids bringing in their fish for the weigh-in. 

06/06/2026

Stocking update:
1,060 pounds at 16”-22”
650 pounds at 12”
14 fish at 22”-26”

5:47AM in the legal time to start fishing. Please see previous posts regarding a portion of the river along River Road being closed to adults(16 and over) until 11::00AM today (Saturday June 6, 2026).

According to the National Weather Service forecast, 5:47 AM will be the legal time to start fishing tomorrow. Please see...
06/05/2026

According to the National Weather Service forecast, 5:47 AM will be the legal time to start fishing tomorrow. Please see the attached link for all rules and regulations. 

On Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day, the West Prong Little Pigeon River along River Road from Maples Lane upstream to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary (.6 mile) shall be closed to anglers age 16 and over until 11 a.m. local time

We had a surprise visit this morning from Appalachian Baits with some prizes for tomorrow’s tournament!
06/05/2026

We had a surprise visit this morning from Appalachian Baits with some prizes for tomorrow’s tournament!

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Gatlinburg, TN
37738

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Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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