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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:35 am, the temperature is 45.9 degrees.
There is a low chance for rain this morning. Otherwise, it will be cloudy with a high in the low 50’s today, dropping to the low 30’s tonight. Expect patchy frost tomorrow morning, then sunshine all day with a high in the low 60’s, falling to around 32 at night. Sunday will be sunny with a high in the middle 60’s.
Little River is flowing at 1,440 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 3.90 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 375 cfs. The water temperature is 50.5 degrees and falling this morning.
Little Pigeon River is flowing at 3,070 cfs, 4.42 feet, compared to median flow of 720 cfs for this date.
Oconaluftee River is flowing at 1,560 cfs, 3.11 feet, which compares to median flow of 730 cfs.
Tellico River is flowing at 1,640 cfs, 4.54 feet, compared to median flow of 381 cfs.
Cataloochee Creek is flowing at 267 cfs, 3.14 feet, compared to median flow of 165 cfs.
Streams on the west side of the Smokies are flowing much higher than normal. They are all flowing high. Most are too high to safely wade. We will see them all recede today and through the weekend.
If you go fishing, plan on standing in safe water and use weighted nymph rigs.
Lowland rivers exiting the Park are flowing very high, too high to safely wade and fish.
There are breaks in the generation schedules at several tributary dams today. Check the schedules to see if you favorite tailwater will be fishable today. If you are boating, you will have more options.
One year ago yesterday, we closed the shop to customers as ordered by our Governor, and offered curb service. Customers called us, we filled their orders and delivered them outside. I could not believe this was happening. That was a crazy time, and it lasted through the end of April.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed for a few weeks not long after.
Thankfully those days are behind us. It is not normal yet, but it is certainly closer to normal.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
March 19, 2021
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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