Looks like winter draw down is here on Chickamauga. Water looks to be avout 3 foot low and fallingAttachment 411114
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Looks like winter draw down is here on Chickamauga. Water looks to be avout 3 foot low and fallingAttachment 411114
Glad to see it going down.
Didn't see and wake boats today while on the water
Dropping fer sure, bet it was nice w/o the wake boats...
The hunters got to moving the water pretty good by 11 am so I loaded the boat and went home
I must say that while Saturday was a little windy I did enjoy a little scouting another area of the lake. Sunday was a picture perfect fall day even with the fog. Or maybe it just set it off more perfect. Water smooth as glass :ThumbsUp:ThumbsUp:ThumbsUp I guess sometimes its not all about catching something for me. I do know there was ass tournament out of Hester Frost both Saturday an Sunday so those guys were out. The warmer afternoon brought out a few of the bigger wake boats and one guy with his huge speed boat. But all in all I had an enjoyable day. Just not as productive as some. But I am a learn'n :biggrin
Had a Bass Tournament in Dayton Saturday also.
11/21 Chester Frost drawn down look
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They have the water pulled out. Was at a launch yeasterday and the fella in a bass boat was saying there wasn't hardly enough water to get out to the main lake. He was rolling mud when loading on the trailer
Went out of Chester Frost ramp today. Water is very low and end of ramp caution signs are at ramp. I ran into some mud crossing the bay area. Ina tinny that is saying something. My prop is no more than 1 to 1.5 foot deep ard to see the shallow when wind is up. After crossing bay water was fine. Still be very careful is my suggestion.
It has been extremely low lately. Lower than I remember in previous years. Makes to pier built docks easier to shoot under. You can troll the boat under and just vertical jig them fish. Sure don't want to drop the wheels off the end of the ramp. That can be rough
The Hummingbird Fish Smart app is good to have if you don't have a map card for your fish finder. If I remember right it's $10 for the map of Chick. I know it has saved me a few times in the winter before I got a map card.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mstr Dan
I run the small Lowrance I have on split screen. Half chart and half depth. It will let you know when you are getting shallow
I have a small lowrance also. Gen 2 x4. I don’t know if it does splits screen. Wax given to me and I haven’t spent a lot of time learning it yet. I do know you can set alarms. May be something I will look into. I have been in and out of Chester Frost in low water before. I was just not paying attention last time. My bad. But i was going very slow so no damage. Thanks for the idea on split screen
Does it have the charts a
No charts. Like I said it was given to me lol. I don’t have a friend that likes me that good :Rofl
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Left high and dry.
That looks bad. Now is the time to clean out any sediment that has built up.
David
currently higher than it was this time last year. Also it will drop a little more:
www.tva.com/environment/lake-levels/Chickamauga/Operating-Guide
It has been fluctuating a foot or so lately. Easier to find the fish. They have a lot less lake to hide in . :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by bfish
There is a hump in the middle of that bay out from the ramp at CFP and at winter drawdown, people have hit that hump. Easy to skirt it with a graph though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mstr Dan
[QUOTE=Mstr Dan;4196601]11/21 Chester Frost drawn down look
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It doesn’t matter what the lake level is, there are some that are going to fish the shoreline regardless. Grin.
I know it goes without saying Chester Frost ramp is trouble during the winter draw down. Last weekend the ramp and I had a little disagreement. It let me know that if I don't pay very close attention, bad things will happen. So after a busted tire, a bent trailer and a spun prop, I finally got home very discouraged and beat up. Was very hard on myself for being so careless. But God works in mysterious ways. I had acquired an old boat trailer several years ago. Had been using it as a junk trailer for a long time and almost got rid of it a few years back. Well lets just say the old thing cleaned up well and after a long hard day of working on it I now haw a better trailer than before with only a small expense for some hardware. So just remember something may seem to be a disaster can actually be a blessing. Merry Christmas all :santa +Cross+
Ramps are hazardous here in the Buckeye as well during winter draw down. Glad you got home and had a solution. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
:santa
Sometimes motivation comes from adversity. Good to hear it worked out for youQuote:
Originally Posted by Mstr Dan
I will go in the morning and see if they left enough water for me to slip the boat off the trailer
Thinking of the same thing. Still wanting to check out Possum Creek areaQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I went and got off the trailer and back on again. At 23 degrees the ramp had a half inch of ice on it from the boats that had launched before me. A little unnerving when I slowly slid the last 3 feet into the launch. It was a very slow slide. I had not trouble getting the truck back up the ramp with the empty trailer. I will throw a couple of bags play sand just for a little peace of mind on those super cold ramps
Dont forget your ice skates!Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
:biggrin
I managed to stay on my feet although I was concerned :Cowboy
Braver man than I is all I can say.. or maybe just more dedicated. I waited until today to go myself. Was nice having the ramp all to myself lol. Checked out Possum Creek Looks like a nice area to hit especially when the waterQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
goes back up. Only caught one skipjack, but wasn't out to do a lot of fishing, mostly a scooting trip and to further check out the new trailer and make sure outboard works correctly. All in all a nice Christmas eve day.
I did not think it had gotten cold enough to ice the ramp. About a 6 foot patch of ice . The water was keeping the concrete warm enough that the ice stopped 2 foot from the waters edge. Otherwise I may have launched the truck and the boat at the same time. I will check the ramp from now on when it is that coldQuote:
Originally Posted by Mstr Dan