I talked to TVA yesterday. This is what they said.

They are running water to keep the lake levels down where they need to be this time of year. They have got the lake to level out so they are cutting back some. The reason way they are running during the day time is that is they time peroid they need the power. They dont have the power demand during the night so they is why it is cut off during the night.

They will start letting the lake fill back up starting the Middle of this month so they should start giving us more time to wade fish. As long as we dont get any big rains that makes the lake rise to much. So we should be getting more time with out them running starting the middle of the month.

Just wanted to let everyone know what TVA had told me.

The High water fishing has been pretty good. We are having BWO hatch and fish rising to them.

Thanks,
Matt Champion
South Holston Fly Shop

Right now it looks like TVA is going to let us wade this weekend. They are predicting only 600 CFS for Saturday which means there should be lots of time for wade fishing.

Stop by the shop on the way to the river to see what has been going on or just to say hi.

See you on the water.
Matt

The two sections that have been closed for 3 Months are opened up this Wednesday on the South Holston River.
Tva seems to be giving some wading time this week. It looks like they are getting close to the lake level they want it to be
We have a few openings for wade and floating that day . If you want a guide trip on those virgin fish, give us a call. 423-878-2822
Thank you,
Rod Champion

TVA has run a good bit of water this week on the South Holston River. So it has been drfit boat floating all week. Not many bugs on high water. So it has been nymph fishing. Matt said this week that his clients have averaged 25- 30 fish landed.
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Looks like TVA is going to back dwon some of their generating this weekend.
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Rod Champion

Sulphurs have been hatching pretty well here on the South Holston River. As the water is dropping the bigger variety of Sulphurs have been coming off. They did every day last week. Then on other parts of the river, BWO’s have come off pretty well also on the falling water. As the water flattens out , it then becomes midge time.
Float trip fishing has been pretty good as well. Matt says his guys are .
averaging 30-40 fish a day on high water. That is pretty good winter fishing.
The nymph bite has been the ticket.. with streamers thrown in too boot. I have seen pictures and heard of guys doing well on big streamers.
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This week TVA has been cutting the water off by 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. each day on the South Holston River. Tomorrow, there are projecting the same. And on Saturday, even less water.
BWO’s should be doing their thing on this schedule. There have been some sulpurs. But the main course has been BWO’s, midge larvae and black flies. Float fishing has continued to be good in the mornings.
May 2012 be a Blessed one for each of you.
Rod Champion
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Drift Boat fishing has contiuned to be good. Not much bug activivty on high water. But excellent nymph fishing. The enclosed picture came from Matthew Guinn’s boat on Monday.
The low water fishing has been BWO’s and Sulphurs- Both dry and nymphs. And always midge pupae and black fly larvae.
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Than k you,
Rod Champion

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On yesterday December 19, the Drift Boat Fishing was good. Matt said his clients caught about 30 fish in the morning on the float. Bugs were lacking but the nymph bite was good here on the South Holston River. The biggest fish yesterday was a Rainbow trout about 18″. The low water bite was slow. Matt said he was afraid that would happen when there were no bugs on the water as the generated water went down. His client hooked a Brown of about 22″s. He got it right to him and the fish flopped and buzzed out of there and broke 3X.. 3X mind you. That is what big fish do.
See you on the water.
Rod Champion

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