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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:45 am, the temperature is 43.0 degrees.
It will be partly sunny today with a high temperature in the low 60’s and a low tonight around 40 degrees. Friday will be sunny and warm, with a high in the upper 60’s.
A strong cold front will move into the area Friday night with more rain and a low temperature of 30 degrees. Saturday will be very cold and windy with snow likely and a high temperature in the low 30’s. Saturday night will be clear and cold with a low in the low teens.
Little River is flowing at 1,050 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 3.33 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 377 cfs. The water temperature is 48.9 degrees this morning.
Little Pigeon River is flowing at 2,650 cfs, 4.09 feet, which compares to median flow of 753 cfs for this date.
Oconaluftee River is flowing at 1,060 cfs, 2.63 feet, compared to median flow of 676 cfs.
Tellico River is flowing at 1,050 cfs, 3.28 feet, which compares to median flowof 379 cfs for this date.
Cataloochee Creek is flowing at 269 cfs, 3.18 feet, compared to median flow of 161 cfs.
Most streams in the Smokies are flowing higher than normal with some flowing considerably higher. Wading will be limited and unsafe in many streams or areas in the streams. This will not be a good day to fish in the mountains.
Most if not all lowland rivers flowing out of the mountains are at high levels.
TVA and the Corps of Engineers are planning to generate all day at most dams in the region. There are long pauses planned at a couple of dams so check the TVA website from the links below to see what tailwater fishing options you have today.
Our Spring like fishing conditions have been paused temporarily by high water. Water levels will fall over the next couple of days and it will still be fairly warm. We will see some improvement in the water levels by tomorrow.
Next, we anticipate a cold front causing water temperatures to plunge this weekend. It looks like the weather will be more favorable for us later next week.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
March 10, 2022
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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