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TENNESSEE GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11/08/2011

MOUNTAIN WILD TROUT STREAMS- TN

The browns and brookies are bulking up for the winter so the fishing has been superb. As usual, fish a high floating dry (inchworm, or cream and/or yellow color tones) with a nymph dropper. Toss a muddler minnow or woolly bugger around. You may be surprised.

SOUTH HOLSTON TAIL WATER- TENNESSEE

The sulphurs, BWO's and midges are the main table fair. Be sure to have tan or red zebra midges, disco midges, fat brassies, bionic brassies, stripper midges, krystal midges, and rainbow warriors in sz. 20-26 in your box. Some good sulphur and BWO patterns include, Mercer's micro mayflies, Barr's emergers, rabbit foot emergers, Hise's hetero-genius nymphs (copper or orange), Rosenbauer's rabbit foots, sparkle duns, Travis' para-emergers, English pheasant tails (olive, black), bunny duns, split cases, hi-vis parachutes, sparkle duns, dun cripples, CDC hackle stackers, CDC mayflies, and extreme emergers. Also, don't hesitate to try RS2's, WD40's, WD50's, epoxy buzzers, and bead head scuds. Eggs, eggs and more eggs. Partridge and pheasant, and partridge and herl soft hackles swung through the riffles have been very effective. The generation schedule has been screwy so be sure to check the Tennessee Valley Authority generation schedule before heading out.

WATAUGA TAIL WATER- TENNESSEE

BWO's and midges will be the primary insects you will need to focus on. Utilize similar patterns to those that are productive on the South Holston Tail Race just add some caddis patterns into the mix. Also, dont forget egg and scud patterns. Be sure to check the Tennessee Valley Authority generation schedule before heading out.

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Useful Links:

Link to the Tennessee Valley Authority generation schedule----Tennessee Valley Authority Generation Schedule

Link to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency----Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Link to the USGS stream and river levels for Tennessee and beyond----United States Geological Survey

Link to weather conditions in Tennessee from the Weather Channel----Tennessee Weather Report

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