Water Conditions
The river flow is up and down due to the much needed rain.
The water temperature is about 72 degrees.
Flow is down to 79 cfs above Townsend and 136 cfs below Maryville.
Summary
Corn and Powerbait are two good bait choices, but a small piece of redworm or nightcrawler is doing very well. The anglers have reported catching a few smallmouth bass along with a few trout, both rainbows and a few browns. The trout seem to be hitting small dry fly offerings, while the smallmouth prefer little inline spinners. Gold blade panther martins and rooster tail type spinners are good choices.
Bass
Moderating
Smallmouth bass are chasing after shiny flashy spinners like panther martins with gold blades in number 2 or 3 size. Rooster tails are another good lure choice with gold or silver blades.
Trout
Moderating
Dry flies are catching some nice rainbows below the spillways and around the fast moving water. There are a few stacking up in the deeper pools and around other structure like bridges and rocks. Bright colored power bait is a good choice, but just about anything brightly colored will get their attention. Live worms are always a great choice and a plain #3 or smaller hook with a small piece of redworm or nightcrawler is very hard for a trout or bass to pass up.