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South Holston River, TN

River in Sullivan County, Tennessee. World-class tailwater below South Holston Dam in far northeast TN. A wild brown trout fishery (8,500+ trout per mile, no longer stocked) with stocked rainbows and the famous sulphur hatch. Flows are driven by TVA generation; wade during low-generation windows.

63

Overall bite score

Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
SolunarComputedmoon 51% lit41
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed70
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA70
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

2 tracked species in South Holston River, with the months each fishes best.

Brown Troutabundant
Rainbow Troutcommon

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountySullivan
StateTennessee
WaterFreshwater

Tailwater with no representative live USGS gauge (flow is TVA generation-schedule driven, not USGS). Bite score uses cold-tailwater baseline. Trout-specific regulations apply, verify on the TWRA trout/exceptions page. Access: Weaver Pike, Hickory Tree, Big Springs.

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