freestone river · smallmouth bass · redeye bass
Elk River (near Pelham)
Live conditions for Elk River (near Pelham): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
49cfs→ lowfishable
Inside the wade band, stable low.
Water temp—
Stage2.40 ft
Engine callGO 48 cfs in the wade band
The water
Elk River (near Pelham) is a freestone river in Middle TN, fished for smallmouth bass, redeye bass. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
smallmouth bassredeye bass
Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- State Route 50 Bridge (first Elk River crossing, near Pelham)bridge
- McCarter Road Crossingbridge
- Turley Road Crossing (near mouth of Laurel Creek)bridge
- I-24 / Veterans Memorial Drive Crossing (Bluebell Island area)bridge
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.