In the past, I have been trying to beat the afternoon high-water recreation flow. As of lately, I have been finding success with fishing this new-to-us right angle rig. Increasing our tippet size to 4.5X and running a larger, oversized bead nymph allows the fly to get deep quick.
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River Report
Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Once you reached Beidleman Creek on the “SOHO” or Stoney Creek on the “Taug”, you would start to see the apparent color change in the water, which would follow suit along the rest of the river . . .
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River Report
Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Throughout April, I found that I almost exclusively rigged up a dry dropper setup for my clients. Fish were eager to eat the dry on top, but it can also be used as light indicator for your nymph or midge below.. . .
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River Report
Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
We all are feeling the anticipation and excitement growing for the Grannom caddis hatch! We can only hope that this year brings half of what we saw last April . . .
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River Report
Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
The first month of a fully open South Holston River has come to a close.
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River Report
Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Fishing season is here and the river is open.
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River Report
Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
The last river report of 2023! It’s been a great year, with some fantastic fishing…
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River Report
Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Winter is here and the fishing is still solid! Some amazing hatches…
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River Report
Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
October was a beautiful month for us here in East Tennessee.
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River Report
Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Cool weather and happy fish! September has been a fantastic month here in East Tennessee.
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
We had a great August and are poised to have awesome fishing this fall…
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
We’ve had fishable flows throughout July for both wade and boat anglers…
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Fishing has been really solid throughout the month of June…
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
The South Holston had low flows for the entire month of May. Because of this…
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Wade fisherman have had a great month throughout April on the South Holston. Minimal generation has made for some great nymphing and dry-fly fishing.
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
As we drift into April, we will see much more consistent wading opportunities. If you are a wade angler, this is a great time of year to get out on the water.
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
With 4.14 inches of rain over the last month we have been experiencing higher flows on the South Holston River.
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
The South Holston is entirely open for fishing! The winter can be one of the greatest times to find hidden dry fly fishing.
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Jacob Cervantes
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
Definitely fish sowbugs and scuds, these flies have heated up for us lately. It can often be hard to beat the Rainbow Sow Bug on a bottom-bounce rig!
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Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
With consistent outflow of 1350 CFS the last couple of weeks, the fishing on the South Holston has been solid for our boat anglers.
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Forrest Neyman
south holston, watauga, river report, Tennessee, fly fishing
