Let me tell you something kiddies….. It’s cold out there! The weather we’ve seen would be pretty standard issue for January but it’s been a shock to the system in November. Yesterday we saw temperatures plummet as snow fell in the Smokies. A great day to stay home and do some blogging or read a book unless you’re booked to guide like Charity was.
Lynn Roloff fishes Little River as big snow flakes fall
Fortunately the fishing was pretty good even if the weather wasn’t so much like the day you dream of. Charity reported that they caught a good number of fish on nymphs and even got into some dry fly fishing in the afternoon.
This brown ate the dry fly
Even as water temperatures are down at 40 degrees or less in some locations we expect a quick rebound since it’s sunny today and the weather is warming fast. In fact we should see the 60’s by the weekend.
The cold weather, winter sun, and snow do make for some nice pictures though. Here are a couple more from yesterday.
The view of Rich Mountain from Townsend, TN
Evening light on Cove Mountain as seen from Wears Valley
Rick Shelton says
Would take some time fishing with you guys in a blizzard right now. Great pics.
Ian says
Thanks, Rick, but if it’s all the same we’d prefer a warm, sunny day.