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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:51 am, the temperature is 62.4 degrees.
Today will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the low 70’s. Winds will be light.
The remnants of Hurricane Zeta will bring rain to our area as we are in the direct projected path. The rain will begin tomorrow, with heavier rain expected tomorrow night and Thursday. One forecast I saw this morning indicated we may get between one and three inches of rain during the period.
Little River is flowing at 100 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.65 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 85 cfs. The water temperature is 61.5 degrees this morning.
Most streams in the Smokies are flowing higher than normal. Normal flows in October are low. Water temperatures are good at all elevations, with the trout’s preferred range. Trout will take dry flies or nymphs.
The lowland rivers are in good shape too. The water is warmer than normal at this point in October. Smallmouth bass and other lowland species will be active. Streamers and nymphs will work. Top water flies may produce strikes as well.
TVA and the Corps of Engineers will be generating at most dams all day. They are probably preparing for the predicted heavy rain in the Tennessee Valley. I did not check the generation schedules at every dam so you may find opportunities I missed.
Lake fishing conditions will be good today. The wind will be light. It will be overcast at times. Streamers or swimming nymphs might be your best option but I would certainly try top water flies too.
This may be your last opportunity for good fishing conditions for a few days. I would go today and possibly tomorrow. We may see rivers flowing high and stained later this week.
This has been a wet year and we have two months left with more heavy rain coming this week. I looked at past fishing reports to see what our rainfall amounts were in 2018 and 2019 on the October 27th reports. I use the Knoxville Airport numbers for my reference. Here they are:
2018 – 47.91 inches
2019 – 51.53 inches
2020 – 58.99 inches
Rainfall in 2018 set an all-time record in the Tennessee Valley as reported by TVA. We had very heavy rain late that year. 2019 was the second wettest year. Rainfall at the Knoxville Airport does not necessarily represent the entire Tennessee Valley. I bet this will be the wettest year on record. We’ll see.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
October 27, 2020
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