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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:42 am, the temperature is 51.1 degrees.
Our county and others in the area were under a tornado watch last night. Before dark, the storms moved in. We got two rounds of heavy rain in thunderstorms, along with strong winds. Rainfall totals reported by stations are 1.49 inches in Townsend, .45 inches in Cades Cove and 1.61 inches in Gatlinburg.
Today will be mostly cloudy becoming sunny later with a high temperature in the low to middle 60’s. It may be breezy today. The low tonight will be in the upper 30’s.
Showers are likely tomorrow, with a high temperature in the low to middle 50’s, falling to the low 30’s overnight. It may be windy again. Rain will turn to snow overnight. There is a chance for snow showers Saturday morning before turning to rain and it may be windy. The high temperature Saturday will be around 50 degrees, dropping to the low 30’s overnight. Sunday should be sunny with a high in the low 60’s.
Little River is flowing at 543 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.76 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 367 cfs. The river is rising and the water temperature is 56.7 degrees.
Little Pigeon River at the Sevierville gauge is flowing at 909 cfs, 2.67 feet, compared to median flow of 681 cfs. The river is rising quickly.
Oconaluftee River is flowing at 1,720 cfs, 3.28 feet, which compares to median flow of 711 cfs. The river just peaked and is receding.
Cataloochee Creek just peaked at 298 cfs, 3.26 feet, compared to median flow of 161 cfs.
Tellico River is rising quickly. Flow at the Tellico Plains gauge is 691 cfs or 2.49 feet. Median flow for this date is 388 cfs.
I checked Little River again and it appears it may be peaking now.
Streams in the Smokies are flowing higher than normal with some flowing higher. It is too early to know for sure how fast the streams will recede. If you plan to fish today, check the gauges before you go. If you decide to go for it, using weighted nymph rigs will be a good strategy.
Lowland rivers flowing out of the mountains are flowing fairly high with some flowing higher. Some of these rivers will be stained especially further downstream. Smallmouth bass fishing was good in the rivers yesterday, thanks to the warm water temperatures. One of our customers showed me a photo of a monster he caught on Little River.
Fishing for stocked trout in the lowland rivers may be good later today after the waters recede. Again, it is too early to tell right now what to expect. Check the gauges and make that call yourself.
There are some tailwater fishing options for you today. TVA and the Corps of Engineers are planning long pauses in the generation at several dams. Check the TVA website to see if your favorite is one of them. Hopefully you can go.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is proposing a new parking fee. Additionally they are proposing an increase in camping fees. According to an article I read this morning, the parking fees would amount to $5 per day, $15 for 7 days and an annual fee of $40. There would be no entrance fee, so people who plan to drive through without parking would not have to pay.
There is a good article about this on the WBIR website. You can read it by CLICKING HERE.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
April 7, 2022
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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