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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:59 am, the temperature outside is 73.9 degrees.
It is going to be warm today, with a high in the upper 80’s. We have a slight chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. It will be a little cooler tomorrow and Wednesday. Thunderstorms are likely both days.
Little River is flowing at 154 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.78 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 138 cfs. The water temperature is 67.3 degrees this morning.
All streams in the Park that have USGS gauge sites are flowing above normal. Water temperatures will rise today and you will find warm water in the lowest elevations. Fish a little higher, where the water is cooler. Look for water temperatures in the 60’s.
Dry flies and nymphs are working. Yellow dry flies that somewhat mimic the Yellow Sally Stonefly are good choices. A Green Weenie will serve you well as a dropper or fished weighted and alone.
Dress to blend with the forest, to hopefully avoid being seen by the trout, and you will catch more. Fish the choppy water in the pockets, plunge pools and runs. Trout will be hiding in the broken water.
The lowland rivers are flowing low, though many are flowing higher than normal. Try poppers, hair bugs, foam floating flies, streamers and nymphs. I would go early or late when the sun is off the water or fish the shaded areas during the day. Tubing activity is high on Little River in Townsend. I would fish further downstream to avoid the tubing traffic. Fishing for smallmouth bass is fair to good on most lowland rivers.
You will find angler friendly flows on many of the tailwaters today. Refer to the TVA website from the links below to see if you can work with the scheduled releases on your favorite tailwater.
There will be less boaters on the lakes now that the holiday weekend has ended. There will still be plenty of boaters on the water. It will be mostly sunny today. I would go fishing on the lakes early and fish when the sun is off the water, especially if you enjoy using top water flies. Try poppers, hair bugs and foam floating flies first. If they are not working, try streamers or swimming nymphs. If nothing is working, move to a different area.
I spent the day yesterday, placing orders for fly tying materials. I ordered from Wapsi, Hairline Dubbin, Natures Spirit and Umpqua. Then, I continued photographing Firehole Hooks and adding them to our online store.
If you tie trout flies, check out the Firehole 413 by CLICKING HERE. Even if you don’t tie, take a look at this hook. Be sure to hit the right arrow to see the actual hook I photographed.
It is so unique, Joe Mathis, who owns Firehole has applied for a patent. He designed all of their hooks personally.
The Firehole 413 can be used for dry flies, wet flies, emergers or nymphs. It is short, with a straight eye, and has a huge gape. We sell them in sizes #12 to #24. I can see many possibilities for this hook. That 3X wide gape may allow for more hookups. I don’t know for sure because I have not tied on it yet but I will. Firehole hooks come in 36-packs and sell for $7.25. They are all barbless.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
July 6, 2020
NOTICE: FLY TYERS WEEKEND HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR. WE WILL BE PLANNING THE EVENT FOR 2021.
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