Current Streamflow- 420cfs
Water temps- low to upper 60s, depending on elevation
Hatches:
Yellow sallies
Golden Stoneflies
Salmonflies
Tan caddis
Suplhurs
Ants
Beetles
Flies:
Neversink caddis
Elk hair caddis
Klinkhammer
Foam beetles
Green weenie
Blowtorch
Quill perdigon
Pat's rubber legs
Jigged buggers and leeches
After what has to be the rainiest June that we can remember, we are back to the summer heat we've come to expect going into July. Some pretty spectacular afternoon thunderstorms have kept flows on our trout streams higher than usual going into the summer months. This is a good thing, as extra flows help to protect trout streams from getting too hot, since daytime temps have been solidly in the 90s for the past couple of weeks. We are seeing a continuation of hot temps into next week, with air temps in the upper 80s and 90s and overnight lows in the low 70s. There is a slight chance of afternoon thundershowers rolling through in the afternoon, but these will be largely hit or miss. Keep in mind that it can rain almost anytime in the mountains as small fronts can roll through and 'hang up' once they hit higher elevations.
Temps are still within the safe range for catch and release from the North River confluence upstream to the state line. Tributaries are in fine shape as well. You may want to focus your time on the water in the mornings or evenings and take a break during the hottest part of the day when water temps will be at their highest to ensure that you're not putting undue stress on that trout that you plan to release.
Higher elevation brook trout streams are in stellar shape right now. With added flows, these little natives have been feeding heavily and will pounce on nearly any properly presented fly, so it's a great time to get up into some more remote streams to get on that dry fly action.
Nymphs or dry/dropper rigs are still the best bet for Tellico and Citico.