Current streamflow- 86cfs
Water temps- upper 30s-low 40s
Hatches:
Tan midges
Little winter stoneflies
Hot flies:
Walt's worms
Rainbow warriors
Perdigons
Pat's rubber legs
Blowtorches
Chubby Chernobyls
Griffith's gnats
Water levels on the Tellico have held strong over the last week, and the fishing has been great. Trout are taking a variety of flies, and we have caught some great stocked fish as well as some nice wild bows and browns. The Delayed Harvest section of Tellico is fishing well throughout its length. Wild streams can fish well depending on water temps as these streams tend to be more difficult to fish when water temps drop down below the 40s.
On cold days, you'll have the best success once the sun warms the water, with the best times being from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. During the warmest part of the day, you may find fish rising to midges and willing to take a small dry fly. Otherwise, we recommend focusing on fishing with nymphs.
We have more rain in the forecast for Christmas Day and Tuesday, but temps and weather look great for the weekend.
The shop will be closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, back to normal hours on Wednesday until the end of the month.