Current streamflow-147cfs
Water temps- low 60s
Hatches:
Yellow sallies
Golden stoneflies
Salmonflies
Tan caddis
Sulphur
Hot flies:
Klinkhammer 16-12
Grizzly Wulff 14-12
Neversink caddis 16-14
Garcia's Mini-hot 16-14
Chubby chernobyls 12-10
Frenchies 18-12
Olive perdigons 18-14
Walt's worms 18-12
It's been a beautiful week so far in Tellico Plains, and the forecast looks sunny and warm for the weekend. Water levels and temps are in excellent shape, and water temps will be in the low 60s thanks to cooler air temps in the mountains.
All of the big summer hatches are in full swing; yellow sallies, golden stones and sulphurs are on the water in good numbers, with yellow sallies being the most prevalent. Yellow dry flies in a size 16 or 14 to match the yellow sally hatch will produce some excellent dry fly action on the wild trout streams. Nymph rigs or dry and dropper are your best choice for the Tellico River and Citico Creek. We have had better luck on smaller, more natural nymphs instead of the big attractor patterns like squirmies and eggs.
We've been finding some quality brown trout on the river lately, and word has it that there are a few banana trout (palomino) swimming around too, so if either one is on your bucket list, this would be a great week to pursue them.