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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. The sun is shining and it is already warm. Next weeks forcast looks very nice and a little more seasonable with some cooler days.
The Smokies were busy yesterday. Everyone seemed to be out and about. Last night as I was locking up the Shop, Rob Fightmaster was out in the parking lot with his guide clients. They had a good day of fishing up in the Tremont area. He said that in the afternoon it was hard to find open water. It isn't just fisherman. Tubers are beginning to appear on the lower streams. Thankfully they don't tend to invade the better fishing streams.
Tim Morehead gave me a call last night with a fishing report. He and his wife Kiley headed to the stream later in the day. They found some Yellow Sallies hatching and even saw a few "green weenies". There is actually little caterpillars out there that look just like the fly. You can find them dangling from silk lines all around the streams. I'm not exactly sure what they are. I tried to do some Google research on it but didn't find enough quick info to say "it is this". I've heard them called sourwood worms, inch worms, etc but I couldn't tell you a specific species. All I know for sure is that the trout love to eat them.
Water levels in the Smokies are excellent right now. This morning the streamflow gauge is giving a reading of 2.35 feet or 336 c.f.s. This is just above the daily normal of 225 c.f.s. Water temperature is a pleasantly warm 62F. This will be cooler in higher elevations. The streams are flowing clear.
Fishing has been good over the last couple of days. Water levels are back down to where they should be for this time of year. Most all the streams are fishing well. Middle Prong at Tremont has been good. Lynn Camp continues to fish very well. Little River along the road above Metcalf is as consistent as usual. If you are looking for a bit more solitude you might want to try the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River along US 441/Newfound Gap Road.
Dry fly patterns such as Smoky Mountain Candy, Neversink Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulators, Light Cahills and Thunderheads are working good. Sizes ranging from #12 - #16. A nymph dropper is a good way to go also. Try a Green Weenie, Pheasant Tail or Hares Ear.
Business has been busy over the last while. Busy enough that somedays it is hard to keep up. That is definitely a nice problem to have. We are getting in new stuff...like the Tenkara USA rods, new hat styles, new strike indicators and lots of other things. New gear is always fun.
If you head out to the mountains today have a great time. Stop in and see us on the way. Have a great early to mid-May and thank you for being here with us.
Daniel Drake
April 30, 2017
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