Fish & Fly Magazine
2008-05-30
Current Water Temperature: 44
Current Water Flow in CFS: 500-700
Current Water Clarity: Clear
Current Weather: High's in upper 70's, lows in the 50's, partly cloudy
Current Insect Hatch: Sulphers, Midges
Recommended Fly Pattern: CDC Sulpher Comparadun (16), JuJuBee Midge, Soft Hackle Pheasant Tails
Best Time to Fish: 12pm-dark
Seven (7) Day Fly Fishing Forecast: As good as it will get all year

Hold on to your 6wt guys and gals, the smallmouth are slammin. Their spawn is now officially over and they have put their feedbags on. The good news is that for the time being we also have water on the North Fork of the Holston River. It's a freestoner loaded with BIG smallies and it's been catch and release for 35 years. We're spending some time here successfully and will be doing so until the water falls out too low to float. The lower Holston is also fishing very well and producing some very large smallmouth.

 Additionally, the South Holston trout are starting to crank up. Early season Sulphers are popping now, particularly lower in the river and during high water. The fish are up on them in both low and high water and have been almost "stupid" about it. We even got a few to take on 5x....for those who know the S. Holston, that's not normal at all.

We've got a few open spots so give us a call to book a trip soon. June is going to be a fantastic month for fishing!