June 11, 2013 Fishing Reports Chickamauga: The lake elevation is at normal summer pool. The water surface temperature is in the mid 70’s. Some bass are being caught while schooling. Several bass are being caught along primary points and humps. Crankbaits, plastic worms, and spinnerbaits are the popular offerings. Stripers are being caught in the tailwaters below Watts Bar Dam. Shad is the best bait choice for stripers. Some anglers use crankbaits, jigs, and spoons for teasers with rewards that are not as great. Bluegill and redear sunfish can still be found in shallow water. Many sunfish are spawning. Catfish drifters are catching greater numbers of fish every day. Hiwassee River: The water flow is normal. The average temperature of the river is 53 degrees. Many anglers are visiting the area from points afar. Those folks along with the regional and local anglers sometimes create crowded conditions. Local anglers seem to prefer low water conditions. Flies, spinner-type lures, corn and worms are being used more often than other baits. Several anglers are catching up to 50 fish each trip. Waders and bank anglers are catching fish, but the drifters are catching the greater numbers. Rainbow and brown trout are being caught more than other species. Parksville Lake: The water temperature on 6/09/13 was 74 degrees. The lake elevation on the same day was 823.5 feet. This elevation is nearly 5.5 feet below normal elevation. Spotted bass are being caught by anglers casting 3 inch jerkbaits around points and fishing plastics tight in cover. Largemouth bass are being caught more often on the upper portion of the lake. Plastic worms used around rocky or brushy areas in shallow places is the type of water where most largemouth are being found. Crappie are being caught by those anglers using minnows or jigs around brush and blowdowns on steeper banks. Bluegill and a few redear sunfish can still be located in very shallow areas. Watts Bar: The lake surface temperature is 74 degrees in most areas. The surface elevation on 6/09/13 was 741.5 feet. This elevation is .5 feet higher than the highest elevation considered normal. Smallmouth bass are being caught in greater numbers than any time in recent history. Primary points are the location most are finding a few smallmouth. Crankbaits, flukes, and spinnerbaits are the lures most are using to catch smallmouth. Largemouth bass are being caught along gradual sloping banks in secondary and primary locations. Several largemouth bass have migrated into the summer areas located along humps and points in the deep primary locations. The tailwaters below Ft. Loudon Dam is being visited by many anglers. Crappie are being caught in the still water on the lock side of the dam. Minnows and jigs are being used for bait by most anglers. The real tailwater story is the stripers. Many stripers of all sizes were being caught this previous week. Some stripers up to 50 pounds were caught. Shad, Redfins and jigs were being used to catch stripers. Catfish drifters were catching several fish while using the normal smorgasbord of baits associated with catfishing.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:51:22 +0000
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