Welcome to the Fishing Report from Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. At 4:50 am, the temperature is 44 degrees.
Today will be fairly warm with a high in the upper 50’s. Rain will move in this afternoon, bringing accumulations up to a half of an inch. Tonight will be windy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm. There is a low chance for rain tomorrow morning. The high temperature will be in the middle 50’s with a low around the freezing mark overnight. Friday through Sunday will be sunny and cold, with highs in the 40’s and lows in the 20’s.
Little River is flowing at 287 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.26 feet on the gauge. Median flow for this date is 258 cfs. The water temperature is 48.0 degrees this morning.
Most streams in the mountains are flowing very close to normal. They may be flowing higher by tomorrow. Water temperatures are chilly. The water temperature in Little River bottomed out yesterday and topped out at 48 degrees. Dennis and Jimmy fished yesterday and told me they caught some trout.
So, we may have higher water tomorrow and much colder water this weekend. If you go today, weighted nymphs are probably your best choice. You might try streamers, hoping to catch a post spawn brown trout.
Fishing for stocked trout in the lower elevations may be fair to good today. Nymphs or streamers are good fly choices.
Fishing for smallmouth bass in the lowland rivers will likely be slow due to the cool water temperatures. If you go, nymphs and streamers will work best.
TVA and the Corps will be generating all day at some dams, with pauses planned at a few that you may be able to work with. Look at the schedules for Cherokee, Douglas and Wolf Creek dams. There may be other tailwater fishing options today.
We live with bears here and bear stories are talked about often in our area. This one is remarkable. Problem bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are often trapped and moved to a National Forest, where there are less people and where bear hunting is allowed.
Six months ago, a female was relocated to Cherokee National Forest, and she was released with a transmitter collar to track her movements. She traveled through four states, 1,000 miles, and returned to the campsite where she was captured here in the Smokies. Then, she walked back to Georgia, before returning to Tennessee.
You can read a very detailed story about this bear on the WBIR website by CLICKING HERE.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
December 14, 2022
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