Crappie success at last 3/01/19

Although it was raining, Dr Phil and I decided that since the wind wasn’t blowing very hard and the air temp was in the 50’s, that we might try our luck at crappie fishing. The lake is still stained brown and more debris than I have ever seen before, but we eased around all the trash and went to docks.

I hit an old standby dock and caught one keeper there and a 3 lb Drum. We fished a few more docks without finding any biting fish before hitting one that we pulled 5 keepers out of and a couple of short fish.

It rained off and on and more on than off during our 4.5 hr trip. The wind was predicted to shift and pick up steam in late morning and it did. So we ran to the Wolftever bridge to get out of the rain just before called it a day. It was a pretty good stop. Not great but we did catch 6 more keepers including a 14.5” Black crappie and a couple of spotted bass. More short fish there as well.

Water temp was 56.6 degrees on surface and wind was light from the N in the morning but shifted from the west around noon and was about 5-8 mph just guessing. Not whitecapping. Colder temps coming in the next few days. The current flow out of Wolftever creek was pretty strong at the bridge.

I caught my fish on a Paradise Stump Bug by Bonehead tackle. Phil used the Stump Bug in Black/Chartreuse and they liked the Paradise one much better. Lolol.

Nice catch! I am hoping to get to go soon. Did you go back in the creek or just fish the bridge area? I am asking to check where the least debris was located. I like to long ling jigs this time of year and it is not as much fun when you are dealing with a lot of debris.

Thanks, Jayw

Hello, which lake is this?

Good day!

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Originally Posted by ford4wd08

Hello, which lake is this?

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Chickamauga

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Originally Posted by JayW

Nice catch! I am hoping to get to go soon. Did you go back in the creek or just fish the bridge area? I am asking to check where the least debris was located. I like to long ling jigs this time of year and it is not as much fun when you are dealing with a lot of debris.

Thanks, Jayw

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i did not go back in the creek. We just stopped at the bridge to fish a couple of minutes before putting boat on trailer. Lots of debris. One of our Cdc friends trolled yesterday and only caught one fish. I don’t troll but if I did I would wait on the water to clear a bit and the debris to finally go away. But what do I know about trolling. Lolol.

Nice fish, thanks for the post.

Thank you for the report and pictures.:)

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Originally Posted by drumking

i did not go back in the creek. We just stopped at the bridge to fish a couple of minutes before putting boat on trailer. Lots of debris. One of our Cdc friends trolled yesterday and only caught one fish. I don’t troll but if I did I would wait on the water to clear a bit and the debris to finally go away. But what do I know about trolling. Lolol.

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Thanks for the info. I will just stay at home and wash and vacuum the boat. Maybe I will get out next week. If you ever feel the need to troll I will keep an open seat for you.:fish

NICE DK! :cheers2 Its starting to look like it'll be after turkey season before I even get my rig wet :banghead

Great report, glad to see you back out. There is still more water headed that way, but at least it is becoming more “fishable” down there. That fish in the last pic is a Stud! Keep after them!


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That TARP is a BEAST!

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Originally Posted by JayW

Thanks for the info. I will just stay at home and wash and vacuum the boat. Maybe I will get out next week. If you ever feel the need to troll I will keep an open seat for you.:fish

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Jay, you should know by now that I don’t troll. Grin. I had rather catch one crappie with a rod in my hand casting to the fish as to have the boat catch 8 crappie at a time. I’m in this game for the sport and not the meat if you get my drift. Nothing wrong with trolling. I have many friends who do, but as a rule, I don’t. Not saying that there may come a time when I have to troll, but hopefully not any time soon. Thanks for reading my posts. I want to help people catch more fish.

Nice post, thanks for that!

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Originally Posted by drumking

Jay, you should know by now that I don’t troll. Grin. I had rather catch one crappie with a rod in my hand casting to the fish as to have the boat catch 8 crappie at a time. I’m in this game for the sport and not the meat if you get my drift. Nothing wrong with trolling. I have many friends who do, but as a rule, I don’t. Not saying that there may come a time when I have to troll, but hopefully not any time soon. Thanks for reading my posts. I want to help people catch more fish.

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DK, I know you don't troll and that's OK. I was just messing with you a little bit. :ThumbsUp I just like to read your reports and see you photos. We fish the same part of the lake a lot of the time in and around Harrison Bay and Wolftever Creek. You are always welcome in my boat trolling or not. In fact I would be willing to fish with one pole if it would help us to fish together and have more fun.

You do help people catch fish by posting great reports with details. You are always willing to share your knowledge on the board and it is appreciated by me and I am sure many others.

Thanks for all you do to help other fishermen and women.
JayW

P.S. The invitation to fish in my boat is real. We don't have to troll and can fish any way you want.

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Originally Posted by JayW

DK, I know you don't troll and that's OK. I was just messing with you a little bit. :ThumbsUp I just like to read your reports and see you photos. We fish the same part of the lake a lot of the time in and around Harrison Bay and Wolftever Creek. You are always welcome in my boat trolling or not. In fact I would be willing to fish with one pole if it would help us to fish together and have more fun.

You do help people catch fish by posting great reports with details. You are always willing to share your knowledge on the board and it is appreciated by me and I am sure many others.

Thanks for all you do to help other fishermen and women.
JayW

P.S. The invitation to fish in my boat is real. We don't have to troll and can fish any way you want.

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I’m always willing to fish with new friends. What kind of schedule do you have? I’m retired and can fish most days. I try my best to never fish on Saturday because of the crowds but it is getting crowded everyday now and crappie fishermen are filling up the boat ramps as well. Grin. If I have a few days notice when you are available, I can usually make it happen. I fish with Candi and Dr Phil a lot and others.

Nice fish - thanks for the report Dickey.