Current Streamflow- 257cfs
Water temps- mid 50s
Hatches:
Tan caddis
Small golden stoneflies
Bwos
Hot flies:
Klinkhammer, olive- 16-12
Parachute Purple Haze- 16-12
Elk hair caddis, brown- 14-12
Chubby chernobyl, purple- 12-10
Hot bead pheasant tail- 16-14
Walt's worm- 16-12
Perdigons, various colors- 18-12
Pat's rubber legs, coffee/black- 12-10
Despite recent rains, the Tellico River and its tributaries are in beautiful shape, running clear and very wadeable. There are good numbers of stocked trout on the Tellico River, although they are fairly spread out for the most part so you may have to keep moving and cover water throughout the day to find good numbers. With water temps pushing into the mid 50s, many trout have moved into faster runs and pocket water where they are feeding heavily. Any well well drifted nymph in the 16-12 size range should elicit a strike.
Insect hatches have been consistent enough that it doesn't take much entice wild trout to the surface. Any well presented dry fly size 14 or 12 should do the trick. Our favorites are klinkhammers, elk hair caddis and parachute style dries in a variety of colors.
We have more rain on the way this afternoon, but it shouldn't be enough to bring water levels up for very long. We have a beautiful weekend ahead of us, so it should be a great weekend to be in the mountains.
Give us a call, send us a message or stop by the shop for the latest conditions.