Thread: Input for where to take my kid

I’ve almost exclusively fished muskie the past couple years and just done a few little trips for crappie here and there. My 6yo is itching for some fillets this weekend. I’m wondering where you guys would recommend around Douglas/WattsBar or similar distances from Knoxville area. He’s only got to crappie fish on a few small lakes and one trip to Tellico. Trying to find an area with enough going on to keep him occupied. I’ve got a spider rigging setup, plenty of jig poles/ultralites, grubs/jigs/etc

You can take my opinion with a large grain of salt, but seeing as how the Watts Bar Crappie are most likely post spawn ... I'd probably go to Caney Creek & fish around the bridge pillars and/or troll the creek. I do know that the Shanlu Branch (between the parks) is a known spawning area, and have caught fish in it. Caught many a fish around the bridge pillars, too. There's a launch ramp right by the bridge.

Looking at this link : https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=e...key=qmzyEpvkcO .... you can zoom in and see the general contour layout of the creek, general locations of submerged road beds & bridges.