High water? Who cares!

TVA has been blasting 2 or more generators for what feels like an eternity through this mild winter we've had.  Wading opportunities have been few and far between.  Luckily, my buddy Rodney has a drift boat so we're able to get our fix on our favorite tailwater.

With the beautiful weather and temps going to be hitting upper 60's, we knew we had to fish somewhere, somehow.  We weren't up for a road trip and we knew Norris would be pushing 8700cfs and fishing would be tough, but the possibility of hooking a monster keeps us intrigued while fishing high water.

We put in at Miller's Island around 9:30am and immediately began throwing large streamers.  We weren't even through the island yet and I already hooked up with this nice brown.  Cool thing was he had a shad hanging out of his mouth!  Lucky for me, my streamer was nearly identical in color and size to the shad in his mouth.  I guess this guy was a bit greedy and wanted a double dose.

After picking up that fish right off the bat, we knew it was going to be a great day.

Once I got on the oars, it wasn't too long before Rodney had hooked up.

Throughout much of the float, we each caught fish, missed some nice fish, but mostly just enjoyed the great time on the Clinch.

Here was my final catch of the day.

QUICK RELEASE(always!) 

We ended up with 4 or 5 brought to the boat.  We were both tired from battling the wind, but its a trip to remember.  One of our more successful high water trips.

I hope we are getting close to some more manageable release schedules for wading opportunities, but in the event we get a bunch more rain and TVA continues to generate heavily...we have a plan!