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

19cfs→ lowfishable

Inside the wade band, stable low.

Water temp—

Stage1.81 ft

Engine callGO 20 cfs in the wade band

Gauge read 1:00 AM CDT · USGS 03578000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

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.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Elk River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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