Current streamflow- 330cfs (1.6ft)
Water temp- mid to low 40s
Current Hatches:
Black winter stoneflies
Tan/black midges
March Browns (sporadic)
Hot Flies:
Pat's rubber legs 8-12
Walt's worms- 12-16
Perdigons- 12-16
Eggs- 12-14
Rainbow warriors- 16-18
Wooly buggers olive/black- 4-8
The Tellico River was stocked earlier this week. With a boost in numbers of fish and perfect streamflows, the fishing has been fantastic this over the last couple of days. Heavy nymphs and streamers are still the top producers. Start with bright attractor nymphs to get the attention of the more aggressive fish and switch to smaller or more natural flies if you encounter picky fish.
The wild trout have also been heavy on the feed with the warmer temps this week. Bald and Sycamore should be fishing well with a parachute dry fly and pheasant tail or prince nymph dropper.
Nearly an inch of rain is expected through the course of the day tomorrow followed by a drop in temps. This won't be as drastic of a temperature swing as we had seen a couple of weeks ago, so the quality of fishing really should not drop off going into the weekend. Partly sunny with decently warm temps for winter going into the weekend, so the forecast for Saturday and Sunday look great.
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