Fishing Tailwaters

George Cleveland wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:58:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Feb 28, 4:16 pm, George Cleveland
wrote:
It still looks as if the early April trip to visit the MIL in
Tennessee is a go. I still plan on fishing one or more of the wadable
tailwater rivers in the general area.
George:

April is a great time to visit them. The one I am most familiar with
is the Hiawassee in the SE corner. Last time I was there (Oct) the
water level with no generator running was lower than I remembered when
I used to fish it frequently. Personally I think the best time to fish
it is on the tail end of a release when the water is starting to drop
or when they were pulsing one generator.

There's other waters to fish beyond that if you're interested. What
area of TN are you going to be near?

Wayne


Near Crossville. I'm looking at the Clinch, since a couple of sites
refer to it as wading friendly. But I'm always open to other
suggestions.

Geo.C.

Caney Fork below Center Hill Res. Fish at times of non-release. Grey
bead head hares ear, 18" - 24" under a strike indicator. Start at the
boat launch at the camping area just below the dam (west side of river),
work downstream. Very heavily stocked (IIRC 10,000 fish per mile).
Easy to do 100 fish days, but nothing particularly big. There are a few
additional access points downstream including the rest area on I-40. If
you're not near the dam, watch for rapid rise in water.

Check release schedule he

http://lakeinfo.tva.gov/htbin/lakein...bmit=View+info

Its generally wading friendly when there's no release / generation.

Good for you. I may take a couple of days off in mid-March and hit the North
Fork, then maybe a day or two in WNC the last week of May.

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Bob Patton
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On Mar 1, 10:23 pm, "Bob Patton" wrote:

For sure, not doing enough fishing.

Don't feel like the lone stranger. I've got a week in the Smokys
booked in May, might be the first time this year I get out for
anything other than the neighborhood retention pond.

Bob Patton wrote:
Good for you. I may take a couple of days off in mid-March and hit the North
Fork, then maybe a day or two in WNC the last week of May.


hey bob - rachel and i, along with wolfgang and becky, will be in all
the usual wnc places june 14-june 20. if you can make it at that time,
it would be great to see you again and do a bit of fishing together.

jeff

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Bob Patton wrote:
Good for you. I may take a couple of days off in mid-March and hit the
North Fork, then maybe a day or two in WNC the last week of May.


hey bob - rachel and i, along with wolfgang and becky, will be in all the
usual wnc places june 14-june 20. if you can make it at that time, it
would be great to see you again and do a bit of fishing together.

jeff

That's a great opportunity. I have an event I have to attend on Memorial Day
weekend, but would like to make it work. I'll let you know. Also, a fellow I
know who was born in Proctor wants to go back to Hazel with me, and that's
too good to turn down also. Maybe I could combine . . . (the mind boggles)

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Bob Patton
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"jeff" wrote in message
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Bob Patton wrote:
Good for you. I may take a couple of days off in mid-March and hit the
North Fork, then maybe a day or two in WNC the last week of May.


hey bob - rachel and i, along with wolfgang and becky, will be in all the
usual wnc places june 14-june 20. if you can make it at that time, it
would be great to see you again and do a bit of fishing together.

jeff

That's a great opportunity. I have an event I have to attend on Memorial Day
weekend, but would like to make it work. I'll let you know. Also, a fellow I
know who was born in Proctor wants to go back to Hazel with me, and that's
too good to turn down also. Maybe I could combine . . . (the mind boggles)

--
Bob Patton
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My main experience is white, has the following Bull Shoals is widely considered the best when the water is stable. However, we explored it last summer at a very high level, and did quite well. The river is extremely difficult flying fish last year.