Current streamflow- 300cfs, 1.59ft
Water temps- mid 50s to low 60s
What a beautiful time to be in the mountains. The birds are singing, mountain laurel is blooming, bugs are hatching and the trout are hungry. Water temps are still great and the recent rain earlier this week was enough to recharge streamflows and water levels look perfect going into the weekend. More rain is in the forecast for Saturday which may make for wet weekend plans, but we are in need of those rainy days to keep flows strong before air temps get hot so we will take what we can get.
There really isn't a bad choice of where to fish this weekend. Trout are on the feed right now, from lower Tellico all the way up to the headwaters and tributaries. Hatches of Cahill mayflies, yellow sallies, golden stones and even salmonflies are going strong, as well as a variety of terrestrials, so there are plenty of patterns that will produce fish right now.
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