Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:54 am, the temperature is 71.8 degrees.
Expect rain today. In fact, it is raining now at our house. There is a good chance for thunderstorms today. It will be very warm and humid, with a high temperature in the upper 80’s. Winds will be out of the west at 5 to 15 miles per hour with gusts to 20 miles per hour.
Tomorrow will bring us more of the same, a high around 90 degrees and a good chance for thunderstorms. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be sunny and hot with highs in the low 90’s.
Little River is flowing at 98.1 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.60 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 127 cfs. The water temperature is 71.8 degrees this morning.
Most streams in the mountains are flowing near normal, at least for now. We may see some streams rise later. Water temperatures are very warm in the low elevations. Fish in the higher elevations where the water is cool. Look for temperatures in the 60’s at midday.
Trout are taking dry flies and nymphs. Try a dry and dropper rig.
Lowland rivers are flowing near normal, which is low in July. Fishing for smallmouth bass, rock bass and panfish is fair. Fish in the deeper pools and runs. Poppers, foam floating flies, nymphs, streamers and crayfish patterns are good fly options.
This may not be the perfect lake fishing day, due mostly to breezy conditions at times. If you go, make it early. Fish the shaded banks with streamers, poppers, foam floating flies and swimming nymphs. Watch for approaching thunderstorms.
There are generation schedules tailwater anglers can work with today. Generators will be off or pulsing during the morning, with generation planned in the afternoon at many dams. Generators will be active most of the day at Cherokee and Norris dams.
We are seeing less people in Townsend. Traffic has been light. There are less young families with children. The kids may be back in school in some communities. Maybe there are other reasons, like preparing to return to school. Schools will be back in session here on Monday August 2nd.
Knox County Parks and Recreation is cleaning up 44-mile long Beaver Creek. The ultimate goal, is to remove debris and render the stream accessible for outdoor enthusiasts, including canoe and kayak use. New launches and public access areas are being built. You can read more and watch videos on the subject by visiting the WBIR website. CLICK HERE. This could be a nice smallmouth bass stream running through Knoxville to Melton Hill Lake.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
July 20, 2022
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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