Reply With QuoteMost anytime is a good time. I am fishing Watts Bar this next week at the King Kat tournament. I have caught channels in Dec and Jan. Just go fishing. More fun than doing honey do's.
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time of year for channel cats?
My dad and I used to go to Watts Bar for a camping and catfishing trip every year, we would anchor on a rocky point right on the main channel, at the mouth of a big cove, and catch channels maybe 7-8' deep with nightcrawlers. I want to go back there but I can't remember what time of year it was. It was fairly early in the year, maybe around this time, but I remember it was hot by then because I would always get sunburned and we would go back to the campsite in the middle of the day to get out of the heat. I have been trying to find similar areas on Melton Hill since it such a short drive. I have caught one here and one there, but never more than one at any single spot, we used to stay at that one spot all day and catch them in the 2-4 pound range, perfect for eating. Anybody have any thoughts if it's still to early or when is the best time? Thanks for any help! I'd like to take my wife and son there to try it out, it was some of my best fishing memories.
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Most anytime is a good time. I am fishing Watts Bar this next week at the King Kat tournament. I have caught channels in Dec and Jan. Just go fishing. More fun than doing honey do's.
From Steve Wunderele - 10-2-84 --"A fishing trip maybe brief, but it's memories are endless."
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JUNE IS THE BEST FOR ME (ENID/SARDIS) GO TO LAKE SIDE OF SPILWAY AND FISH WITH A CORK . FISH ABOUT THREE FT. DEEP 5 YDS . FROM WATER EDGE . WILL ACTUALLY BE SPAWNING IN SUBMERGED ROCK AT ANY POINT OR RAMP .
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