Summer heat is here. The transition to summer fishing is starting, but we still have some late spring activity. Mountain streams are doing well. Lots of clear water flowing these days. Find a shady spot and fish stone flies, yellow sallies yellow caddis flies prince nymphs and hare's ear nymphs. Summer patterns prevail on the tail waters. Black midges upstream and sulfur dry flies and number 18 dark colored nymphs downstream. TVA moves lots of water in the afternoons so catch a ride on a boat in the Watauga and South Holston tailwaters. Bass fishing offers plenty of choices day and night in our lakes. Night fishing is starting up on South Holston with Root Beer Pig and Jig. There is also some action on very big nine to ten inch long green pumpkin and cherry seed plastic worms fished in the deep brush back in the hollows. Meanwhile they're catching a few top water bass on Zara Spooks and Pop R in the early mornings, then try green pumpkin finesse worms later in the day as well as DD 22 and Deep Little N crank baits. Watauga Lake is about the same with a few bass on buzz baits and Pop Rs in the early morning and then green pumpkin finesse worms and crank baits later in the day. Boone Lake pretty good day and night. Firt, the e arly top water action then fish Black and Blue jigs both big and small at night.You can catch lots of small bass and a few big ones in Cherokee Lake by flipping jigs along the bluffs where you can find logs and stumps. They are also catching them at night on the big worms and spinner baits. Douglas Lake is about the same fishing deep with jigging spoons, three quarter Hot Lips crank baits, Carolina rig watermelon chartreuse brush hogs or lizards.
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