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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:41 am, the temperature is 57.4 degrees.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely, especially this afternoon. Heavy rain is not predicted except possibly in isolated thunderstorms. The high temperature today will be in the low 70’s. It may be breezy. There is a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms early tomorrow morning, before clearing with sunny skies and a high temperature around 70 degrees after 8 am.
Little River is flowing at 279 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.24 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 355 cfs. The water temperature is 57.7 degrees this morning.
All streams in the Smoky Mountains that have USGS gauge sites are flowing at normal. Little River is flowing slightly below normal. Water temperatures are ideal for trout feeding activity, especially in the low to middle elevations. Trout are taking nymphs, wet flies and dry flies.
I would tie on a Parachute Adams and stick with that for a while. I might tie on a small bead head nymph or a dark wet fly as a dropper behind the dry fly. Fishing is good. Conditions are perfect so far. Isolated thunderstorms could cause some streams to rise and become stained later today.
Lowland rivers exiting the mountains are flowing at normal this morning. Trout fishing is good where they are stocked. Nymphs or streamers are both good choices. Smallmouth bass should be active now that the water has warmed. Nymphs and streamers will work best for smallies.
I checked the TVA website this morning and saw no tailwater fishing options. TVA and the Corps are pouring water through the dams by generating, sluicing and even spilling at some. I didn’t check each one so look yourself and you may find something I missed.
Lake levels are still much higher than the agencies would prefer this time of the year. They are trying to lower the lakes right now.
Lake fishing in shallow water is improving as the waters warm. Smallmouth bass may have moved to the rocky banks in some lakes. They can be enticed using a large weighted Wooly Bugger. My favorite color is black. This time of the year, that fly is about all I use. After they spawn, I switch to top water flies, usually in early to mid-May.
We are busy at the shop. Most of the guys are helping customers or shipping mail orders. I am working on an Umpqua fly tying pre-season order to be shipped in early September and January. Will is adding new fly tying materials to the online store and he will be working on that today. I am taking care of the photography and he is doing everything else.
Umpqua is introducing some new tungsten beads that are not round. They are teardrop shaped. Basically, they turn any hook into a jig hook. The hook point and bend rides up. They are supposed to be 20% heavier than slotted beads of the same size. Hopefully, we will be offering these beads to you in September. I may be able to get some before then.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
April 10, 2021
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