2 hr trip to check lake conditions 2/09/2020

Mr S texted me and said he as going to piddle around the lake for a couple of hours this afternoon, so I went with him. I never noticed the lake temp but the Chick is at summer level and visibility is 3-4” and is sandy brown n color.

I caught two nice crappie (13.25”) and my pet Drum and the fish were right against the bank and 2-4 feet deep. We were fishing an eddy on a bluff on the main river.

163,000 cfs and some debris in the river but not as much as I expected.

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Plenty of water. I went across the river at Hwy 30 and a back water at Hwy 27 above Soddy Daisy the water was an odd blue green color.

I love Chick and the Dayton area.
Don’t know how you guys can live there.
I would be on the water every single minute of every single day. [emoji3][emoji3]
We usually make the trip every spring and came down once in the fall.
Always stay at Bluewater.


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I love Chick and the Dayton area.
Don’t know how you guys can live there.
I would be on the water every single minute of every single day. [emoji3][emoji3]
We usually make the trip every spring and came down once in the fall.
Always stay at Bluewater.


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That's a couple of m8les from the house. As far as being on the water all the time. I work 26 weekends out of the year and most of the Holidays. Its the life of a Maintenance Tech. Cuts into the time I get to spend on the water.

Chocolate milk color up this way, and we are sluicing water 24/7. More rain is coming :bash

You guys have really been getting it up there. Our time way west is coming the next 4 days!!:banghead

Some people have moles tearing up their yards. I think Catfish and tearing up mone. Been way to wet for moles up here without miniature scuba suits

Seems to be getting the same story every year

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Seems to be getting the same story every year

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How’s the fishing down there in sunny Florida these days, Pat?

I live up next to Cumberland Gap, unbelievable how much water they had across the mountain in Middlesboro. Downtown under water last week now it's raining again. I had just got out before this all started in my new to me boat and caught a few at norris. Just enough to give me the fever.... Now I'm stuck until the water goes down. Norris almost full. Not much I can do but wait I guess.

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It is just now getting bassy. Big ladies looking for love-
Crappie on a chart flash has been best.
I am in trolling country mostly so there are some interesting things going on.
I have some structure to fish occasionally so I keep up the titeline one pole deal.
They spray here more than I ever seen before-anywhere.

Since I'm mostly bass while I'm here, I have been in feast or famine.
5 years ago I could get one or two over 10
Now 3-5 is a great day

I'm in open water fishing dead reed and grass stumps.
Still I'm out every day when I can

Hope all is well with you and yours:fish and that water calms down before I get back to jigs and ultralights

Hey BigBlue, Do you do a lot of fishing on Norris? I'm taking a family trip there at the end of the month. We will be bringing our boat; I'm hoping to take my kids out to try and catch a few slabs. Any suggestions?

Pm sent Barry9

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Originally Posted by BassERT

It is just now getting bassy. Big ladies looking for love-
Crappie on a chart flash has been best.
I am in trolling country mostly so there are some interesting things going on.
I have some structure to fish occasionally so I keep up the titeline one pole deal.
They spray here more than I ever seen before-anywhere.



Since I'm mostly bass while I'm here, I have been in feast or famine.
5 years ago I could get one or two over 10
Now 3-5 is a great day

I'm in open water fishing dead reed and grass stumps.
Still I'm out every day when I can

Hope all is well with you and yours:fish and that water calms down before I get back to jigs and ultralights

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Pat are you coming to Tennessee this year? Someone said that you were not coming this year. Bummer if you don’t. What will all your pet White bass do? They will miss you. I will miss our one or two trips together.

Rumors of that are untrue.
And I love my pet whities.
Maybe we can get out this summer too!

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Rumors of that are untrue.
And I love my pet whities.
Maybe we can get out this summer too!

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Great :fish

New to forum. Heading to Norris for the entire week starting Saturday. I mostly fish J Percy Priest, Lake Barkley, and KY Lake. Thanks to you folks we have a pretty good idea of how to get started on Norris. I will follow up with a report and pics. Thank you again for all the help and advice you took the time to post to this incredible site. Dwayne