It's the nature of the beast in Tennessee. About all you can do is be versatile. In the dry years the tailwaters are spectacular but the creeks and streams really suffer. In the wet years, the spring creeks do great but the tailwaters have a hard time. Hit the smallmouth creeks, head for the mountain trout streams in East Tennessee, or fish the stocked trout streams in Middle Tennessee and just across the line in Kentucky until the generation slows down.
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