Guided Fly Fishing Trips on the Clinch, Cumberland and Holston Rivers

Jeffery Sharpe

Young Lady catching Rainbow Trout on the Cumberland River.

Cumberland River Fly Fishing Report June 18 2026

Cumberland River Fly Fishing Report – June 18 2026 Current River Conditions (Burkesville, Kentucky) Coming back at you from the banks of the Cumberland River with another weekly fly fishing update.  Lake elevation has fallen a little from last week holding at 706.1 feet in elevation. Published Dissolved Oxygen levels  are ranging between 8-10 ppm

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A fly fishing client fighting a rainbow trout from a drift boat on the Holston River, Tennessee.

Holston River Fly Fishing Report June 10 2026

Holston River Fly Fishing Report June 10 2026 Current River Conditions (Blaine, Tennessee) Lake elevation is sitting at 1061.2 following a significant rainfall event over the weekend that brought flooding to low-lying areas around Knoxville. TVA is continuing to push much-needed flow through the system, and that’s doing exactly what it should — keeping the

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A happy angler holding a large, vibrant rainbow trout caught on a fly rod on the Cumberland River in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Cumberland River Fly Fishing Report June 9 2026

Cumberland River Fly Fishing Report – June 2026 Current River Conditions (Burkesville, Kentucky) Lake elevation is holding at 706.83, and the river is in great shape right now. Last week’s heavy rainfall left the lower river stained through midweek, but longer three-generator releases from the Corps cleared things up nicely by the weekend. As of

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A beautiful Cumberland River rainbow trout held by an angler after being caught on an emerger pattern.

Cumberland and Holston River Fly Fishing Report June 3rd 2026

Cumberland and Holston River Fly Fishing Report June 3rd 2026 Brown water, Fresh Hatches and some needed Higher Flows Welcome to the latest Cumberland and Holston Fishing Report for June 3rd, 2026.  We’ve seen some  shifts in river behavior over the last few days. Thanks to a much-needed push of water from TVA on the

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A beautiful Cumberland River rainbow trout resting safely in a landing net in the clear tailwater current.

Cumberland and Holston River Fly Fishing Report: May 27th, 2026

Cumberland and Holston River Fly Fishing Report: May 27, 2026 It’s been a week of adapting to changing conditions across both tailwaters. Warmer temperatures and reduced TVA generation on the Holston have tapped the brakes on last week’s exceptional dry-fly bite, while the Cumberland continues to fish very well despite the lake sitting below ideal

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