Daily Report

On Thursday we had mild and dry conditions for the first half of the day with the temperature reaching into the mid 50's.  Around mid afternoon the rain moved in and the temperature slowly dropped throughout the rest of the day. Dry conditions are expected for Friday, but you'll have to deal with much colder temperatures along with windy conditions. The release from the dam is 1750cfs and Pineville gauge is around 2200cfs. as of this morning.  It was another day of mixed reports from anglers depending on where they fished.  Some anglers fished here on the main river, while others went to some of the smaller local tributaries. The upper end of the river in Altmar continues to have the best water clarity and the least amount of runoff and is where the majority of bank anglers are going. The drift boats are taking advantage of the higher flows while covering lots of water.  With the higher flows the fish will be holding in the softer water along the edges and inside seams. For those anglers who are fly fishing, anglers have had success dead drifting with nymphs, using egg patterns under a strike indicator or swinging small streamers with sink tips. For those anglers who are float fishing or bottom bouncing, egg sacs, beads and pink worms have produced the best results.