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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:39 am, the temperature is 23.0 degrees.
The predicted very cold night and snow missed us. The low temperature predicted last night was supposed to be in the low teens. That didn’t happen. We only got a dusting of snow in Townsend. Some untreated roads may be slick this morning. I am going to wait until daybreak to go to the shop and check it out. Lately I have been driving to work in the dark. That is not a good idea when the roads may be slick.
We have a chance for snow flurries this morning. Expect a high temperature today around 30 degrees with sunshine this afternoon. Tomorrow will be sunny and much warmer, with a high around 50 degrees and a low in the low to middle 30’s. Rain is likely Sunday with a high in the middle 50’s and a low around 32 degrees.
Some roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed, including Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road). The Park’s Roads Twitter page also reports the Cades Cove Loop Road is closed. There has been no mention of Little River Road on the page since January 2nd when it was reported closed. I assume it is still closed or if it was opened, it was not noted.
Little River is flowing at 585 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.85 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 304 cfs. The water temperature is 44.2 degrees this morning and falling.
Other streams in the Smokies are flowing higher than normal or at about normal this morning. Water temperatures are cold, and especially cold in the high elevations. One example is Cataloochee Creek, where the USGS Gauge site is reporting a water temperature of 39 degrees and falling.
This is not a good day to be fishing in the Smokies. Water temperatures are falling, some streams are flowing fairly high and some roads are closed.
Fishing for smallmouth bass in the lowland rivers will be slow. Fishing for trout in those rivers will probably be slow too.
TVA will be generating for long periods at some dams today. There are breaks in the generation at a couple of dams this afternoon. Norris Dam is not one of them. Look at South Holston and Watauga Dams. There may be other tailwater fishing options today. Check the schedules on the TVA website from the links below.
If you go, dress warm and don’t fall in.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
January 7, 2022
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