Current streamflow- 220cfs
Water temps- mid 50s
Hatches:
Small golden stoneflies
Cahills
Sulphur
Mahoganies
Bwos
Hot flies:
Griffith's gnat- 16-14
Yellow stimulator- 16-12
Parachute adams- 16-12
Klinkhammer- 16-12
Frenchies- 18-12
Walt's worms- 18-12
Perdigons, asstd colors- 18-12
Hot bead pheasant tails- 18-16
It's shaping up to be another beautiful spring weekend with temps on both Saturday and Sunday reaching the upper 70s/low 80s with clear skies. We had a decent rain last weekend, and so water levels are near perfect going into the upcoming weekend. This should mean great wading, great hatches and hungry trout. If you like to throw dry flies, this will be your weekend. The dry fly action on the tributaries has been phenomenal. You may wish to drop a nymph off of your dry fly, but recent trips have shown the majority of fish pouncing on the dry without hesitation. Any dry fly in the size 16-12 range
A dry and dropper or tightlinging a couple of nymphs will produce fish on the Tellico River or Citico Creek. Focus on faster runs and pocketwater and the heads of pools. Most trout have moved into faster water to be first in line for hatching the hatching mayflies, caddis and stoneflies who's nymph stages make fast flowing water their home.
All in all it's going to be a beautiful spring weekend in the mountains.