We decided to fish over in east Tennessee, at the South Holston river. The "SoHo" is regarded one of best fisheries in Tennessee, and is prized by all the Orvis guys who work in nearby Roanoke -- well, it's well worth the drive.
We had been there a few days ago and caught lots of fish. The Soho is a tailwater, meaning that it is below a dam. In this case the South Holston Dam, part of the Tennessee Valley Association (TVA). They generate power at the dam and, as necessary, release a LOT of water to do so. As a result, you have to be rather careful to observe the river for signs of rising water. TVA also notifies everyone ahead of time with a big siren, so you just have to pay attention or you're in for a big swim in fast moving water. We watched it rise 2 feet in 30 minutes.
So, on this day (Tuesday, June 18) at the SoHo, we left Marshall early so as to not challenge the 1:00pm release. It was overcast here ... when we got there, it was raining on and off, more on than off. Well what to do after you just drove 90 minutes to go fishing, and it's pouring rain --- you go fishing!
It was raining and foggy on the river ...
It remained rainy and foggy at the river ...
Around 12:30, it started to rain really hard. So with the release coming in about 30 minutes, we decided to leave. But it was pouring out and we were still suited up for fishing. We normally just take off our fishing stuff at the car -- but it was POURING!
So we packed into the car with the wet clothes on and looked for either sun (no chance) or some place to get out of the wet stuff.
What better place than at a do-it-yourself car wash --- heck, nobody was using it! And it was fully covered.
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