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The Fishing Report 09/26/18 Great Smoky Mountains National Park and East Tennessee
Time of Readings 4:53 am Eastern Time Zone : CFS=Cubic Feet Per Second

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Water Temperature Little River
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Rainfall 2018 YTD Knoxville Apt
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68.4 Fahrenheit
1.72 Feet 129 CFS
7:27
7:27
40.56"
36.29"



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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 4:53 am, the temperature outside is 69.4 degrees.

Today will be cooler. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted, with rainfall amounts up to 2” to 4” or more through tomorrow. I look at two different weather websites every day, and today, both are conflicting on the amount of rain we may get. Higher rainfall amounts may occur on the west side of the Smokies, especially in the Townsend area. We are under a flash flood watch.

Rainfall amounts may be less on the North Carolina side of the Park, as the frontal boundary is moving along the west side of the state line.

It is raining now and I can hear thunder.

The rain chances diminish by the weekend. We may have high water, but there is no telling how high it will be and where. If you are planning to visit the Smokies to fish this weekend, keep an eye on the flow gauges or this report before making the trip.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTED HIGHS AND LOWS TODAY

LOCATION HIGH LOW
TOWNSEND 75 65
GATLINBURG 74 64
ELKMONT 72 61
CADES COVE 72 64
NEWFOUND GAP 70 60
MOUNT LECONTE 61 55
CHEROKEE 76 63
SMOKEMONT 71 60
BRYSON CITY 76 63
MAGGIE VALLEY 72 62
COSBY 76 64

Little River has not been affected by the rain so far, as the flow is currently 129 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.72 feet on the flow gauge. Median flow for this date is 75 cfs. The water temperature is 68.4 degrees this morning.

All streams in the Smokies that have USGS gauges are flowing at above median flow and so far, have not been affected by the rain in the area right now.

Fishing may be good this morning, but you should be aware that streams may become quickly flooded. Watch for rising or stained water and position yourself near the side of the river giving you the best opportunity to return to your vehicle, should a flash flood occur where you are fishing. You don’t want to get stuck on the wrong side of the river. That does happen.

I would plan on using nymphs, weighted. You may want to use larger nymphs. You could see pre-spawn brown trout out in the open.

It is looking and feeling like Fall. Some trees are turning. There will be more color changes this week, as we move into October.

I spent fourteen hours with one of my best friends, Jack, yesterday. We had a great time. Fishing was slow, though Jack did catch a 3-pound smallmouth. We also caught a few largemouth bass and bluegill.

He arrived here at our house at 6:30 am. It was dark and raining lightly. I had the boat hooked up to my truck and all of the gear loaded. We drove to the Little Tennessee River and launched just after daybreak. On the trip there, we saw a big bear cross the road in front of us.

The rain stopped just as we launched, and it held off all day. It was overcast and cool. We expected great fishing like we had two weeks ago. That didn’t happen. We pulled the boat out at 4 pm.

Paula prepared a seafood feast for us for dinner, which included crab cakes, shrimp and soft shell crab. Jack and I both have a weakness for soft shell crab. He left to go home at 8:30 pm and I crashed.

We had a great day. We always do.

Jack and I always reminisce about the fishing trips we have been on together over the past 20 plus years since we became friends. I will never forget the first one. We camped at the Madison Junction Campground in Yellowstone, the last week in October. We were fishing for brown trout, that were beginning their spawn and for big rainbows. Fishing was excellent, about as good as it gets.

It was cold, with temperatures dipping into the low single digits at night. One day, the high temperature was 8 degrees. I didn’t do much fishing that day. It snowed like crazy. I remember we got 12” one day. We were younger, in our 40’s, and more tolerant back then. We were more willing to sacrifice comfort for good fishing.

The day after we left to come home, Bozeman recorded over 40” of snow. Jack and Dennis were driving the motor home. They barely got out in time. Ronnie, Roger and I flew home. I remember our airplane had to be de-iced, before we could take off.

I will never forget that fishing trip, one of a lifetime. We talked about it last night. We think the year was 1995.

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

Byron Begley
September 26, 2018

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