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Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:39 am, the temperature is 42.8 degrees.
It will be mostly sunny today with a high temperature in the middle to upper 60’s falling to the low 50’s tonight. We have a slight chance for showers today with a high chance tonight. Tomorrow will be warm again and it will rain. Between a quarter and a half inch of rain is predicted tomorrow.
More rain is predicted later this week. After tomorrow, it looks like Wednesday and Saturday will be wet, according to the long term forecast.
Little River is flowing at 91.8 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.59 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 232 cfs. The water temperature is 47.7 degrees this morning.
Streams in the Smokies are flowing lower than normal. Some are flowing very low. Water temperatures are rising which will improve fishing. Fish the low elevations today where the water is warmer. Do everything possible to avoid being seen by the trout. Nymphs will probably work best but aquatic insects may be active. Have some blue wing olive dries and emergers in your box, just in case.
Lowland rivers are flowing low for now. Smallmouth bass may be somewhat active. Trout will be active, where they are stocked. Nymphs, egg patterns and Squirmy Worms are good fly choices.
There will be angler friendly flows on some of the tailwaters at times today. Check the TVA website from the links below to see what your options are. Tailwater fishing might be a good idea today. Some of the rivers are fishing well.
I remember one year it snowed during the Townsend Christmas Parade. That won’t happen today. Many people flock to our annual parade and enjoy the Christmas festivities. It will be warm today and hopefully dry. This should be a good one. Townsend is known for our great Christmas Parade.
The parade begins at 2:30 this afternoon and will end at 5:30 pm. You will not be able to drive through town during that time so plan accordingly.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
December 5, 2021
The Needy Family Auction will be held December 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm at the Sweetwater, Tennessee Primary School. You can be there for the auction or bid by phone. The primary school is located at Highway 322 in Sweetwater.
Two boxes of hand tied Walter Babb flies will be auctioned separately. One box contains “Hatch Matchers” which are dry flies and wet flies. The second box contains backcountry dry flies. The total number of flies in the boxes combined is 78.
The hand made bamboo fly rod that will also be auctioned, was made by Walter and is a 7’ 3”, 3-piece for a 4 weight fly line. It is a single tip rod. The rod is flamed which produces a darker color. The reel seat is made from Vermont Firewood with down locking cap and ring. A metal rod tube and sock are included. To bid by the phone, contact Phil Roy at 423-337-1212 to set up the process.
WALTER BABB MADE BAMBOO FLY RODS FOR SALE DIRECTLY FROM WALTER – CLICK HERE
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