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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:42 am, the temperature outside is 72.9 degrees.
It will be warm today with a high temperature in the upper 80’s. We have a 60% chance for rain this afternoon. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a low chance for rain. Thunderstorms are likely Tuesday.
Little River is flowing at 178 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.87 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 124 cfs. The water temperature is 69.3 degrees this morning.
All streams in the Smokies that have USGS gauge sites are flowing above median flow.
Water temperatures are warm. Fish in the higher elevations where the water is cooler. Look for water temperatures in the 60’s.
Dry flies and nymphs are working. Yelllow Sally Stonefly imitations are good dry fly choices. Most reasonable nymphs will work. It’s hard to beat a Green Weenie right now for your sub-surface fly.
Stealth is paramount to your fly fishing success. Dress to blend with the forest which helps you avoid being seen by the trout. I would plan on hiking into the backcountry to avoid swimmers and tubers on the rivers near roads.
Lowland river fishing is fair to good. Smallmouth bass and other warmwater game fish are taking top water flies, nymphs and streamers. There is heavy tubing activity on Little River in Townsend. Go further downstream to fish or go early and late.
Tailwater fishing for trout and smallmouth bass is fair to good. Angler friendly flows can be found at many dams today. Check the TVA website from the links below to plan your day.
Lake fishing is fair to good early or late when the sun is off the water, or all day long on cloudy days. I would start with top water flies, including poppers, hair bugs or foam floating flies. If they are not producing, switch to a streamer or swimming nymph.
A large weighted Wooly Bugger is a good choice for largemouth and smallmouth bass. A Rubber Legged Dragon will catch just about any species but they work very well for larger bluegill and shellcrackers. During the hot months, the larger panfish will be deeper.
I am going into the store earlier than normal today to sanitize the shop and start ordering fly tying materials before we open.
More Firehole hooks arrived this week I added three of their jig hooks to their offering of more typical dry, streamer and nymph hooks. We are also stocking Firehole tungsten center hole beads in many sizes and colors. I’ll bring in their slotted beads later. I am photographing and adding Firehole products to our online store as time permits.
Our hook selection is larger than ever before with brands including Tiemco, Umpqua, Mustad, Hanak, Daiichi, Gamakatsu and now Firehole. Some Tiemco hooks are unavailable from our supplier and have been for months. Most are 2487 and 2488 models.
Our bead selection has also grown to more than we have ever stocked. We offer Wapsi, Umpqua and now Firehole beads. Tungsten beads are more popular than brass. Tungsten is much heavier for the size than brass.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
July 5, 2020
NOTICE: FLY TYERS WEEKEND HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR.
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