The water in the park is so low and warm right now that I really don’t like to fish it and stress out the trout. In fact spending time on other rivers like the Holston or the Clinch might be a good idea. We also like to fish the Little River and Little Pigeon for carp and smallmouth. A buddy of mine and I decided to do just that and fish the holston higher up on the Tampico stretch. TVA is releasing a lot of water into the rivers to get the lakes back down to normal. We haven’t had any rain but they held the water in the lakes for the holiday weekend.

They started releasing the water today around 1:00 pm with 2 or more generators. We decided to get there at daylight to make sure we got in a good amount of fishing and didn’t see the 98 degree heat. I really like this float because it has so many excellent riffles and that is my favorite type of water to fish. It was a little slow at first but it was still pretty dark outside, we did pick one up with a rubberlegged wolly bugger though and decided to move down. Once the sun got a little higher and burned off some of the fog we picked up more fish with some small nymphs and dries. When the sun got even higher and the fishing got slower  we thought we would just mosey on down to more productive water. We hit one more riffle, caught a few fish and headed to the take out ramp.

It was a really good float and the Lord blessed us with another beautiful day. I wish He would bless us with some rain, but He knows what He is doing and what is best for us. Here are a few photos of some fish that were caught today. The fish were fat and healthy not to mention good looking and the cold water up higher in the river keeps the fight in them. All in all a lot of fun. Thanks for joining us today and we hope show you the same good time.

Oh, did I mention the Red Horse.  Haha my favorite!

Sorry guys that we haven’t posted a fishing report in a while, but it has been busy and a little crazy for us. That’s not a bad thing though considering we have been fishing a lot. The fishing has been good everywhere lately and the weather has been great for the most part. We have been hiking into the backcountry for some Smoky’s trout and on the tailwaters with the boat for trout and smallmouth. We have even been doing a little carp fishing in between. Here are a few shots of the park and some of the fish  we caught while in the backcountry.

We have also been seeing some wild animals like deer and boar on the trail. I don’t mind to see the boar and bear as long as they stay their distance. I try to keep mine as well. The park is beautiful this time of year with all the colors and people have been taking advantage of it. This weekend was very busy and a lot of people were out fishing and hiking. I love to see everybody out enjoying Gods work, but I have noticed that people are not always cleaning up after themselves. Just remember to pack it out. The tailwaters have been fishing really good with healthy trout and nice smallmouth. Most the fish this year have been really healthy and have been very colorful. So far in 2010 the fishing has been exceptional and I hope that there won’t be anything that will change that. Every time the water starts to get low we get a row of showers that boosts it back to normal. Here are some pictures of  some trout and smallmouth from the holston.

Well I hope that you all get a chance to get out and do some fishing while the weather is nice because I think that we are going to have a hot summer ahead of us. Thanks for being with us and we hope you will join us on the water soon. Be safe out there and have fun. I just want to add that if you see an animal in the wild keep your distance and you can avoid trouble for both you and the animal. Later guys.