Watts Bar Lake Crappie Fishing

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10-29-2017, 07:20 PM
Regulator623

Watts Bar Lake Crappie Fishing

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum after coming across it looking for a fishing report for Watts Bar. I've found lots of good information on the crappie bite and I appreciate it. We're coming back down this week and will be fishing around Piney and the main river channel near the dam. I mostly small mouth fish, but a couple of the guys fish for crappie and I try to do some report scouting for them before we come....they don't do the internet. We've held off a little later this year to give the water a chance to cool down, I hoping we hit it about right. Thanks again!
10-30-2017, 06:23 PM
Two Dog

Good luck, let us know how you do. The rain and cold nights should make things shake up a little.
11-04-2017, 06:47 PM
Regulator623

The crappie bite was pretty slow for us this week....we did manage a few along the ledges in about 15' - 20' of water.
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11-04-2017, 08:24 PM
CrappiePappy

I was down there Wed-Fri and got 19 keepers total ( see other Watts Bar thread for report). I did have a local tell me that he'd heard some people at Piney were catching limits .... but I don't remember him saying "how" they were fishing. :dono
11-05-2017, 07:55 AM
tenncrappie

Water temps are still 10-15 deg higher than what they normally are. think this has a lot to do with it. first time I ever remember in my lifetime going muzzleloader hunting in short sleeves.
11-13-2017, 10:39 AM
skeetbum

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Originally Posted by tenncrappie

Water temps are still 10-15 deg higher than what they normally are. think this has a lot to do with it. first time I ever remember in my lifetime going muzzleloader hunting in short sleeves.

Tenncrappie, you were just teasing us did you get anything in muzzleloader season?
11-13-2017, 03:53 PM
tenncrappie

No I have hunted 6 days and not seen a doe. Word going round is EHD has hit us hard.
11-13-2017, 07:58 PM
Two Dog

I fished hard yesterday until 2pm and three shorts and two keepers ...

Water was down maybe four feet or so and the temp was 61.

Anyne else?
11-13-2017, 08:05 PM
Regulator623

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Originally Posted by tenncrappie

No I have hunted 6 days and not seen a doe. Word going round is EHD has hit us hard.

I live here in East Kentucky, EHD has devastated the deer herd in our part of the state. Some areas have experienced a 50%-80% die-off according to our fish and wildlife folks....sad situation.