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Recently moved to Chattanooga from SE Louisiana...have tried fishing along shoreline and sloughs launching out of Harrison Bay for Bream with the grandkids. Have used light spinning gear with 1/16 oz. jighead and plastic colors in black/chartruese, pink jighead with monkey milk, and solid chartreuse.
This fishing here is very different from SE Louisiana. Anyone want to give me a few tips/ideas?
I usually fish a little farther North of that area. I understand there is some decent fishing at the Hwy 58 bridge . The Tennessee State page would be a good place to ask this question. Drumking has posted a report for the last 3 Sundays. He usually tells at what depth and what colors he catches them on. Welcome to Tennessee
no clue here , never hit those waters , maybe some day though .....never know
Welcome to Tennessee. I myself am still a newbie here as far as crappie go. Hwy 58 bridge is a great place to go. Around the fishing pier close to Chester Frost ramp is good also. Not from the pier as it is closed. The docs around Chester Frost area are usually good also. Your jig colors work almost anywhere from what I have heard. If possible, add blue ice to your collection. Most of the critters seem to be holding deep this time of year. Sorry I cannot be of more help, but good luck and have fun. :fish
I will second blue ice. It is my go to color at least 90 percent of the time. Richard Gene the fishing machine has some good videos on YouTube. He fishes 2 lakes south in the chain. A lot of what he does is relevant here on The Chick
He has a video of fishing just below the dam also. DSJ, could you imagine gene and kitchen fishing together! They would need a barge just to carry the catch! :popcorn. I would definitely watch that!Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I lived in Chattanooga about 20 years ago. I didn't fish much in those days but did get out a couple of times. I caught crappie right there in Harrison Bay on minnows. If you want your rod bent find out when they are releasing water from the dam, there is a phone number you can call, probably a web site now, TVA. Put in below the dam at the river walk ramp and fish the river up towards the dam.. Be ready the smallmouths will jerk the rod out of your hand. You might want to check out lake Nickajack as well.
You also may want to check out Guntersville. Lots of big crappie there.
All good info so far. I fished TN for ten years before I returned to FL. Blue thunder was a strong player in the Bobby Garland lineup. Never fished down there as I lived in Manchester. I’m also a proponent of using as light a jig as you can cast. I mostly used 1/32. Good luck and have fun.
I use 1/32 with the collar trimmed off of it. I like a slow fall to the bait most of the time
I would be checking out the tailrace for bluegill. I have fished it only twice but caught a ton of bluegill. Went once with the boat and once from the bank. Nickajack itself is not a very good lake for bluegill. It does however have great shell crackers and redbreast sunfish. Of course the Chicamauga tail race is technically Nickajack lake but for what ever reason the bluegill in the lower part of the lake are not as big or as prevalent. If you do want to fish Nickajack Lake, or Nickajack tailrace you can check out my YouTube channel “TroutMagnetMan” to see where and what time of year to fish that lake for bluegill and crappie.
Regards
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