Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:39 am, the temperature is 34 degrees.
It will be cloudy this morning before clearing later today. The high temperature will be in the low 40’s with a low tonight in the low 20’s. Tuesday will be sunny and warmer with a high in the low 50’s dropping to around 30 degrees overnight.
December has been wet, after beginning the month in an “extreme drought”. So far this month we have had 4.79 inches of rain at the Knoxville Airport. Normal for the period is 1.72 inches or a 3.07 inch increase over normal. Yesterday, 1.80 inches of rain fell in Townsend.
Little River is flowing at 880 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 3.16 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 224 cfs. The water temperature is 45.5 degrees and falling.
Most if not all streams in the mountains are flowing very high, way above normal and too high to safely wade. Water temperatures are below the trout’s preferred range and falling.
You could fish today in the Smokies. Stand in safe water casting weighted nymph rigs or streamers. Be careful.
The same is true if you plan to fish in the trout stocked waters. The rivers are flowing high and chilly.
There are breaks in the generation scheduled today at several dams in the region. You should be able to spend some time today fishing on a tailwater nearby. Visit the TVA website from the links below to plan your tailwater fishing day.
Jack Gregory will be conducting a Free Fly Tying Demonstration at the shop on Saturday December 16th between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Jack’s family moved to Walland from Cades Cove decades ago. Jack grew up fly fishing in the Smokies. I have fly fished with Jack in many places for many species of fish. H is one of my best friends. I have never fished with anyone better than Jack. He is also an incredible fly tyer. He is known for catching big brown trout in the mountains and permit in Belize. You don’t want to miss this free demonstration. Just show up at the shop.
Oren Mead, his daughter Avery and LB Cummings will be conducting a free fly tying demonstration on Sunday December 17th from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. They will be here representing Project Healing Waters, a fly fishing organization founded in 2005 to serve wounded military service members returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Oren and Avery will be tying nymphs and midges. LB will be tying streamers and other patterns to target larger fish.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
December 11, 2023
Join us on most weekends during the Winter for our Free Fly Tying Demonstrations. You don’t need a reservation. Just show up. You can view our schedule by CLICKING HERE.
The Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited is holding an intermediate fly tying class in Norris, Tennessee beginning Saturday January 13th and running for 8 Saturdays through March 2nd. This is an opportunity for you to improve your fly tying skills to a new high level. CLICK HERE FOR MOR INFORMATION.
Respond to: byron@littleriveroutfitters.com
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