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The Fishing Report 04/21/21 Great Smoky Mountains National Park and East Tennessee
Time of Readings 4:40 am Eastern Time Zone : CFS=Cubic Feet Per Second

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54.9 Fahrenheit
1.83 Feet 149 CFS
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Townsend, Tennessee - Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee and Western North Carolina

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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:40 am, the temperature is 54.1 degrees.

Showers are likely this morning giving way to cloudy skies this afternoon with a high temperature around 50 degrees. It will be cold tonight, with temperatures falling to the low 30’s. Expect widespread frost tomorrow morning, followed by sunny skies with a high around 60 degrees. Friday will be mostly cloudy and warmer. We have a 100% chance for rain Saturday and a lower chance Sunday.

Little River is flowing at 149 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.83 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 265 cfs. The water temperature is 54.9 degrees this morning.

Streams in the Smokies are flowing below normal. Water temperatures are good in the low elevations for now, but we’ll see much cooler water by tomorrow. Nymphs will probably work best today but be prepared with dry flies too.

Lowland rivers exiting the mountains are flowing below normal. Fishing for trout will be good where they are stocked. Fishing for smallmouth bass may be fair. Nymphs and streamers will work best.

There are breaks in the generation schedules at several dams today, including Cherokee, Douglas, Norris and South Holston. Check them out, as well as other schedules on the TVA website. You may have some tailwater fishing options today, especially if you are boating.

If you plan to fish on a lake, expect a fairly breezy and chilly day. It will be overcast which is favorable. Streamers may work for smallmouth bass on lakes or areas of lakes that are warmer. Fish the rocky banks with streamers. I have not heard of any good smallmouth fishing yet in the shallows but it may be happening.

It has been very dry recently. There are two wildfires being fought in the Cherokee National Forest today. Rain expected this weekend will help the situation.

The long term weather forecast suggests we should enjoy warmer temperatures with some rain through the end of April and in early May.

We are busy at the shop. We are welcoming out of town guests and more local anglers.

The Tennessee Bronco Super Celebration East is being held at the Townsend Visitors Center beginning today and lasting through Saturday. You won’t believe all of the old Ford Broncos we are seeing in town. Yesterday, I saw a tractor trailer “portable parking lot” pulling into town loaded with old and one new Bronco. There were probably six vehicles on the trailer.

A much smaller Bronco event started here years ago, and was held at the Talley Ho Inn. The event has grown. You can learn more by CLICKING HERE.

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

Byron Begley
April 21, 2021

Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com

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