Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:52 am, the temperature in Townsend is 25 degrees.

Today will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a  high in the upper 60’s and a low overnight in the middle 40’s. Showers are likely tonight. We may get a half to three quarters of an inch.

Tomorrow will be cloudy early with a chance for showers before clearing later in the day. The high will be around 60 degrees dropping to the middle 30’s overnight.

Saturday will be cold and windy with a chance for rain. Sunday will be sunny and much warmer.

Little River is flowing at 239 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.11 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 372 cfs. The water temperature is 42.8 degrees this morning.

Streams in the mountains are flowing lower than normal but at good fishing levels. Rain tonight will probably raise the water levels some but hopefully not too much. The streams are warming and that will continue today through tomorrow. We will see water temperatures plunge Saturday before warming Sunday and Monday.

If you go fishing in the Smokies today, nymphs or weighted nymph rigs will likely work best for you.

Fishing is good in the stocked low elevation trout rivers. Anglers are catching trout on nymphs and streamers.

TVA and the Corps are generating at almost all of their dams around the clock. I saw a couple of opportunities for wade fishing so check the TVA website to see if your favorite tailwater is one of them.  

There are two more weekends with planned Free Fly Tying Demonstrations left this Winter. Local fly fishing legend Ray Ball will be demonstrating Saturday February 24th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Ray is a man who has been fly fishing and fly tying in the Smokies for decades. He is excellent at both. Ray’s humor is beyond compare. You don’t want to miss this one.

On Sunday February 25th, Cody Fisher will be tying  between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Cody is the owner of Tellico Outfitters, a great fly shop located in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Cody will be sharing some of his favorite patterns with you. Cody is a nice guy who has much tying and guiding experience.  

Walter Babb will be tying on Saturday March 2nd and Chris Bean will be demonstrating on Sunday March 3rd.

You do not need a reservation to attend these free demonstrations. Just show up at the shop.

Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.

Byron Begley
February 22, 2024

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