South Holston
I live close to south holston river but I don't fish it much. There are some monster browns and nice rainbows there... I lived in VA until last year (bristol it's half tn half va so I never paid for the tn license). I enjoy the high mountain streams located in va a lot but anyways back to south holston... Make sure you check the generation schedule... Minnow plugs are productive during generation such as rapala countdowns and td minnows. I have only fished up towards the dam mostly and I've seen browns in the mid 20" range and same for rainbows. There are quite a few people about anywhere you go which is one of the reasons I don't fish it a lot plus the generation thing kind of freaks me out. When I was younger (7 or 8 ish) a man had to be rescued out there because they started generating and he couldn't get to the bank so it always makes me a little uneasy. I hope you catch a bunch if you come this way... Watauga on the other hand I've never fished. Best of luck and happy fishing!
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