About Me

My Photo
Tyler Legg
Charlotte, NC, United States
View my complete profile
Welcome to THFF.com! Kick your wading boots off and stick around for a while. You'll find content ranging from NC fishing reports, videos, pictures, fly fishing news from around the state/country/world, humor, and even some irrelevant, yet interesting posts.
Have a question, comment, fishing report, or a few suggestions regarding THFF or fly fishing in NC? Feel free to e-mail me at wncflyfishing@gmail.com
Powered by Blogger.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Judging by the CoCoRaHS rain totals map, western North Carolina received much needed rain without flooding issues. Good. In fact, you probably won't notice much of a change in most places in terms of water levels. The farther southwest you trek in North Carolina the heavier the rains were. Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Swain, and Jackson Counties received the higher totals, ranging from around 1.20"-2.96". Those were the totals for yesterday. We'll see what the grand total was for today, probably by tomorrow. That's definitely enough to cause streams and rivers to rise.

A lot of the stream flow charts and data on the USGS website are not accurate right now, as "Instantaneous Values" for most rivers and streams are "Unavailable".It looks like the USGS is updating, as most, if not all of the gauges in the country are displaying "Unavailable Instantaneous Values"

With that being said, fishing will be fine for most locations in western North Carolina. Still, use extra caution when around rivers and streams. They're still pretty high. Once you get over into Tennessee, things change. Little River on the Tennessee side of the Smokies is full. The gauge is out over there too, but yesterday morning's flow was 4,200 cfs. The median to date is 260 cfs. Little River is receding, but wade fishing will be dangerous until flows recede some more. Take it easy!! Fishing from the bank is your best option if the water is too high. Give a streamer a try if the water is high and stained. If it is stained or muddy, don't bother tying on 6x tippet. Use slightly heavier tippet, such as 3x and 4x.

It's hard to think the low water of Summer is just right around the corner. Hopefully this year won't be as bad as past years.

0 comments:

THFF Readers

Stocking Schedule Changes!

Make sure you check out the new stocking schedule provided by the NCWRC!

Notifications via email

Get the low down via email!

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Fishing Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory
Sports blogs & blog posts
Add to Technorati Favorites