Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Hiwassee River Fishing Report

We are finally back to a 2 generator flow on the Hiwassee. At least the equivalent of a 2 generator flow, that is. Work on the generators is still underway with a new scheduled finish date to be March 19. The water has been great and the fishing even better during all this construction and maintenance that TVA has put us through this winter. It's really fished lights out for us, so we have no complaints at all, despite being skeptical at first.
Streamers and nymphs continue to be the top producers. Not going to give away any special patterns this time, but rest assured your timeless favorites will continue to draw attention from the hungry trout. If the presentation is good, they will eat. That's how it has been all winter long. Unbelievable fishing, that's for sure. Hope you got to enjoy it also over the last couple of months.
Evidently the word is out about the Hiwassee and its "bouncing back" as a great brown trout fishery. It has had a rough spell over the last few years, but all signs point to it being on the mend. The calls have been coming in for guided trips and the people seem to be very excited to have heard the good news about the river. Lots of "old" clients have already booked their dates to check it out for themselves. Some of these folks have fished the river for many, many years and remember it as a great trophy fishery in years past. They can't wait to try it again. It may take awhile, but I think we are at least on the right road to recovery. Many nice browns were brought to the boat this winter, that much I know for sure.




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