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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:45 am, the temperature is 71.4 degrees.
We are under a wind advisory today with a high wind warning in the Smoky Mountains. Rain and thunderstorms will move through the area. The high temperature will be what it is now. Rainfall may amount to three quarters of an inch.
Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) from Gatlinburg to Cherokee is closed due to the expected high winds.
It will be cold tonight, with a low in the high 20’s. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high in the low 50’s.
Little River is flowing at 93.8 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.60 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 224 cfs. The water temperature is 48.6 degrees and rising quickly.
So far, there has been no change in stream flows in the Smokies. Water temperatures are rising in all streams. They are all flowing low for now.
This is not a good day to be fishing in the mountains.
Lowland rivers are flowing low and warmer. Fishing for smallmouth bass may be fair today. Try nymphs and streamers. Stocked trout may be very active due to the warmer water temperatures. Again, with the predicted winds, fishing on the lowland rivers may not be a good idea.
There are breaks in the generation at several dams planned today. Fishing on your favorite trout tailwater may be an option. Check the TVA website to see what is planned. You may be surprised.
Fishing on a lake will be totally out of the question.
We will be at the shop today, waiting for you. This should be a great shopping day, an excellent fly tying day, and a less than great fishing day.
Will and I are going to be busy receiving fly tying shipments and ordering more materials and tools. We placed orders from two of our suppliers twice this week.
Have a good one and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
December 11, 2021
The Needy Family Auction will be held December 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm at the Sweetwater, Tennessee Primary School. You can be there for the auction or bid by phone. The primary school is located at Highway 322 in Sweetwater.
Two boxes of hand tied Walter Babb flies will be auctioned separately. One box contains “Hatch Matchers” which are dry flies and wet flies. The second box contains backcountry dry flies. The total number of flies in the boxes combined is 78.
The hand made bamboo fly rod that will also be auctioned, was made by Walter and is a 7’ 3”, 3-piece for a 4 weight fly line. It is a single tip rod. The rod is flamed which produces a darker color. The reel seat is made from Vermont Firewood with down locking cap and ring. A metal rod tube and sock are included. To bid by the phone, contact Phil Roy at 423-337-1212 to set up the process.
WALTER BABB MADE BAMBOO FLY RODS FOR SALE DIRECTLY FROM WALTER – CLICK HERE
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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