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Alabama will have been on probation 10 out of the last 17 years; and you are complaining that the recent penalties were too harsh? Had this been a "do-nothing" program they would have, most likely,...

That's what I was kinda thinking. I don't live far from there and was thinking that would be very convenient if the bluegill fishing was any good. I ,absolutely, love catching monster gills on...

Dr. John, did the gills have any size. I've always wanted to try that little lake.

Catch crappie out of deep brush and fish small streams for redeyes and smallmouth. Maybe a trip for eating size catfish out of Chickamauga.

It's the same on Watts Bar. The water temp is staying in the mid-seventies because it's still getting pretty cool at night. Most of the fish I'm catching now have already spawned out but they haven't...

That's the way we used to catch em on Douglas when I was a kid. We would anchor in 45 feet of water and catch the fish about fifteen feet deep. Wonder if the light penetrates 25 feet down?

Were the fish on the bottom or just under the lights?

Sorry to hear about your friend. I just don't see why you would need such a large, violent, boat on our local waterways. I guess it's just to show off. We all need to keep our eyes open; there are...

tenncrappie, the TWRA needs to know about this guy before he kills somebody.

There is a massive boat I see on Watts Bar from time to time. It's a black and white yacht and it's almost like the motor isn't big enough on it. It throws a massive wake, unlike anything I've ever...

Yea, it doesn't make sense to me that their is an advisory on Fort Loudon, Watts Bar, and Nickajack but not one on Chickamauga which is in the same system. I wonder if TDEC does these studies annualy...

larrykentucky do you mean he caught shellcrackers or croppie off the boat ramp? How did he catch them? I haven't been able to figure them out.

The catfishing on Watts Bar is unblelievable. The problem is the TWRA has an advisory that says no consumption of catfish due to PCB contamination. I wish that wasn't the case as the catfishin is...

I've been slow rolling ( and I mean slow, almost dead sticking ) jigs in 15-20 feet of water fishing between Caney Creek and Rockwood.

That's great information. I fished Caney Creek yesterday, amongst all the jet skis, and got my limit of croppie. After that, I fished for shellcrackers and caught a couple of little ones but no...

Sailfish, have you ever caught any shellcrackers/ redears out of Watts Bar?

I caught one of those the other day while fishing in Watts Bar. I didn't know what it was. They are funny looking dudes, though.

Fish deep for the croppies, guys- they are there. It took me forever to find them. How did you catch the shell crackers? I'd love to do that.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while- I've had computer problems. The croppie are biting very good in about twenty feet of water on Watts Bar. I had my limit in about and hour and a half on two...

I fished the mid part of the lake yeaterday from 1:30 til dark and got my limit in two hours and culled until dark. Fish had their tuxedos on (very black) and were as shallow as I had ever seen...

You couldn't have had worse conditions for Watts Bar. These fish can get really tough after a front especially like the one you had during your trip. I got em this weekend but I had to work for em....

I've been nailing the last few days too. I've had sixteen incher and three fifteen inchers. They are running big this year.

On Watts Bar, so far this year and the last two springs, I have caught a ton of little fish (mostly males) and have caught some monstrous croppie as well. Seems like this year, at least for me,...

I'm just wondering if they are going to leave the water where it's at or drop it and then bring it back up. Normally, TVA will wait till the croppie get in the full blown spawn and then drop the...

The small males have moved up but don't have their tuxedos on yet. You'll catch zillions of them. Some big females are being taken but its catch one hear and then move and catch one there. Water...

Thanks for the information. I've never fished or even seen that part of the lake.

Caney Creek and Rockwood area. I'm willing to drive though.

Anybody ever catch any big bluegills or shellcrackers out of Watts Bar? I haven't been able to. Only runts. They got to be in here.

They haven't moved into the spawning areas yet. I've been catching them six-nine feet.

I was on the lake on Monday and the water was 59. It may have warmed up over the last few days.