Current streamflow- 320cfs
Water temps- low to mid 50s
Tellico Outfitters is now back to regular shop hours. The shop is open 6 days a week, Tues thru Sunday. This coincides with the weekly stocking season on Tellico River and Citico Creek. From today until August 15th, the Tellico and Citico will be closed for stocking Thursday and Friday of each week from Turkey Creek confluence up to the NC state line on Tellico and from Little Citico Creek confluence upstream to the North Fork and South Fork Citico Confluence on Citico Creek. You will also need the Tellico/Citico Daily Permit to fish these areas from now until August 15th.
The Annual Tellico River Cleanup is Saturday, March 11th. If you would like to help, registration is 8am at the Ranger Station. They will provide gloves and bags, and then you are free to clean up wherever you'd like on the river. Lunch will be provided at the North River check-in station at 12p, courtesy of the Chattanooga Trout Association. Come on out and give us a helping hand and earn a free lunch!
Every week is feeling a little bit more like Spring in East Tennessee. The first few trillium are leafing out, and their iconic flowers will begin showing soon. Quill gordons, March Browns, and brown stoneflies are coming off in good numbers on warm days, and the trout are paying attention. Dry fly fishing this week has been fantastic. Parachute adams and stimmies are met by aggressive strikes from hungry wild trout. The dry fly action should stay steady now through the rest of spring.
The main river will definitely be more crowded now that stocking season is open. Avoid the weekends or fish away from easily accessible areas to avoid the crowds. A variety of attractor nymphs, large dry flies, buggers and other streamers will all produce fish. You should be able to find fishable water from Turkey Creek up to the state line as all of it fishes pretty well in the spring months.
Give us a call, shoot us a message, or stop by the shop for the latest conditions.