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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 5:07 am, the temperature outside is 71.8 degrees.
Thunderstorms are likely today with heavy rain possible and a high temperature in the low to mid-80’s. Scattered thunderstorms are possible tomorrow and very likely Wednesday. .98 inches of rain fell in Townsend yesterday.
Little River is flowing at 149 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.76 feet on the flow gauge. Median flow for this date is 104 cfs. The water temperature is 67.3 degrees this morning.
Little Pigeon river is flowing fairly high at 828 cfs or 2.56 feet at the Sevierville gauge. Median flow for this date is 235 cfs.
Oconaluftee River is flowing at 382 cfs, 1.64 feet, compared to median flow of 318 cfs.
Tellico River is flowing at 193 cfs, 1.29 feet, compared to median flow of 117 cfs.
Cataloochee Creek is flowing at 79.3 cfs, 2.49 feet, compared to median flow of 62 cfs.
Fishing will be good in the Smokies today unless you happen to be fishing a stream that has been adversely affected by heavy rain, which is possible. Most streams are flowing above normal. Dry flies and nymphs will work.
Lowland river fishing may be good for smallmouth bass and other warmwater species in some rivers. Stained high water is possible today. Poppers, hair bugs, and foam floating flies should work. If not, try streamers or nymphs.
There are fly fishing opportunities available on some tailwaters, especially early today. Refer to the TVA website from the links below to view the expected generation schedules on your favorite tailwater.
Lake fishing is good today though thunderstorms may be active. I would stay close to the ramp on a day like this one. Swimming nymphs, streamers and top water flies are what I would use.
A man drowned in the Oconaluftee River yesterday saving a young family member in distress. The youngster survived. Read the story on the WBIR website by CLICKING HERE.
I found a very good article on fly fishing for carp called “The 15 Best Carp Flies”. The article was written by Jay Zimmerman and published on the Fly Fisherman website. You can read it by CLICKING HERE.
I really enjoy catching carp on a fly, but I have found it to be frustrating on the lake I usually fish. I haven’t caught many. If you have not tried it, maybe you should. It is normally sight fishing. We all love that.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
June 29, 2020
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