After a few days of some seriously beautiful and warm weather, it's safe to say the river has officially turned into a warm bath.  Flows are still up, with a release of 500 CFS and a reported 622 CFS at the Pineville gauge.  Temperatures this morning were a recorded 64 F, and getting up to 68 F, by mid day. We will see some thunderstorms tonight, and things cooling off a little bit with thunderstorms and rain for a greater part of the day tomorrow.  Anglers that joined us today, reported a rather quiet outing with just a few bass reported.

87° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:26am

Sunset: 8:37pm

622 CFS Pineville Gauge

500 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Clearing skies and temperatures in the the low 70's made for a beautiful day on the run. Only about a half dozen angers joined us on the run today without a great deal of success and by mid-afternoon most had left to commemorate Memorial Day with family and friends. Water from the dam has remained at 500 cfs throughout the day and will remain at that level until midnight

85° / Sunny Skies

Sunrise: 5:27 am

Sunset: 8:27 pm

647 CFS Pineville Gauge

500 CFS Dam Release

Initially, the CFS at the dam was supposed to be 750, until midnight yesterday, then drop to 185 just after midnight - however, guests fishing the run reported that the flow this morning had not dropped noticeably - our periodic checks of the flow verified that the most recent flow at the dam was, in fact, 500 (as of 2 PM today and projected out until midnight tomorrow) - CFS at the Pineville gauge is currently 851 - our air temperature started at 55 degrees this morning, and rose to 77 degrees as of 4 PM - water temperature started at 60 degrees first thing this morning, and rose to 64 degrees by noon - our hazy skies cleared up to blue skies and sunshine which, with the slight breezes, made for an absolutely beautiful day to be out and fishing the run - we had a total of seven guests who joined us, arriving early and trickling in through the afternoon - one guest, who came in late and left early after just a couple of hours, was very pleased with the six Smallmouth Bass he was able to bring to hand, as well as a bonus (small) Atlantic Salmon - a guide and his companion were able to bring three bass to hand, even though they were only practicing their casting techniques (must have been effective techniques . . . ) - our other guests were also able to bring to hand a few bass as well - our overnight low will be 58 degrees - the forecast for tomorrow is "Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 83F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph" - tomorrow is Memorial Day - it has been often said that the cost of freedom is not "for free" . . . all too often the cost is too high . . . and that cost is paid daily by our veterans and servicemembers - please take a moment to thank veterans and servicemembers for their service and personal sacrifices, and to remember those who are no longer with us - "Thank you!".

75° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:28 am

Sunset: 8:36 pm

851 CFS Pineville Gauge

500 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

A few rain showers this morning didn't deter a couple eager anglers from hitting the run early this morning and they were rewarded with plenty of smallmouth bass on the line. This afternoon brought heavy rains and chased those anglers off the run, but tomorrow is a new day and things should dry out by midday.

66° / Rain

Sunrise: 5:29am

Sunset: 8:34pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Rain

A quiet day for the run today going unfished.  It sure looked like we were going to see some rain, but it seems like we're saving that for a little later tonight, and for the entirety of tomorrow, into Saturday morning. Water temperatures this morning were a recorded 60 F. We'll see what things look like after this push of rain.

79° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:30am

Sunset: 8:33pm

232 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Again, we really couldn't ask for a nicer day.  Just a bit warmer than yesterday, warming up the water a bit today. The recorded water temperature this morning here on the run was 58 F, climbing to 61 F.  The bass sure seemed to like it.  With a bit warmer water, our pass holders noted some extra fight in them today.  Both of the anglers that joined us today were able to bring at least a few to hand. One did a little better than the other, to include a few around 18"+.  Nevertheless , another great morning on the water for both of theses anglers, swinging flies.

75° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:30am

Sunset: 8:32pm

236 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

65 degrees and partly cloudy.  I’m not sure you could ask for a nicer day to be on the water.  A quiet morning for the run, with just one angler, finishing up early afternoon reporting a couple of bass in his outing.  He did also note, he brought a steelhead to hand yesterday.  They haven’t been gone long, but we all miss them already.  It’s certainly nice to see a few still in the mix.  This afternoon, a group of anglers joined us for a few hours, and cleaned up with a count of 26 bass between them.  They sure weren’t messing around!  Think you could top 26 smallmouth bass down here on the run?!

70° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:31am

Sunset: 8:31pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report May 23, 2022

CFS 185 at the dam, 248 at Pineville - air temperatures started at 52 degrees and climbed to only 65 degrees - generally overcast, occasional weak sunshine, light winds - five guests joined us on the run, reporting continued action with Smallmouth Bass, somewhat smaller than the average lately - overnight low will be 46 degrees, forecast for tomorrow is: "Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High near 70F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph."

43° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:31am

Sunset: 8:31pm

247 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Rain and Fog today

Scattered rain showers and periods of fog dominated today but we still had a few guests join us hoping to get a late dropback on the line. Two of our guests fished the first half of the day with streamers and nymphs and got into a number of smallmouth bass and missed one steelhead. The 8am water temperature was 55F.

57° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:35am

Sunset: 8:26pm

260 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Another cool day today, with temperatures remaining in the 50's, not much overcast in the earlier part of the day making things a bit tough for the duo that joined us.  Water temperatures were up a couple of degrees from yesterday, with this morning's temperature recorded at 52 F, and a recorded temperature of 56 F this afternoon.  Each angler covering quite a bit of water, the angling duo went bass for bass today, with 3 to hand, each.  We will see a bit more overcast tomorrow with a bit of rain expected tonight, into tomorrow morning.

57° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:36am

Sunset: 8:25pm

256 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Some sun after quite a gloomy day yesterday.  But along with that sun, we got some serious wind today.  Constant gusts made it terribly difficult for the couple of anglers that joined us on the run.  Although difficult, these guests were rewarded for their perseverance with a handful of bass. Water temperatures recorded again today at 57 F.  Forecasts for the remainder of the week are looking a little rough at the moment.  It's going to be a cold and rainy close to the week.

57° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 8:24pm

273 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Needless to say, with the impending weather today, the run was rather quiet. Not quite the storm expected but, certainly nice to cool things off a bit.

70° / Clear

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 8:24pm

286 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Rain

A little less heat, and a whole lot more sunshine with temperatures hovering around 70 F today.  Surprisingly, just about a half dozen anglers joined us on the run.  The anglers we were able to catch up with both indicated plenty of small mouth action, with a bonus steelhead in the mix for one lucky angler.  Water temperatures were a recorded 62 F this morning and approached 64 F mid afternoon.  Forecasted temperatures seem to be hanging between 60 and 80 F for the upcoming week.  As for tomorrow, hold onto your hats.  Tomorrow's forecast calls for variable clouds with strong thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. High 71F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

79° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:39am

Sunset: 8:22pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Nearly identical to yesterday, a half dozen guests enjoyed playing with a good number of small mouth bass. No steelhead were reported. It looks like our current heat wave and dry weather will start to change this evening into tomorrow with some thunderstorms in the forecast and cooler weather behind them. The dam release continues at 185cfs and the Pineville gauge reports 252cfs.

81° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:40am

Sunset: 8:21pm

252 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds