Thread: Report: Chickamauga Lake 7-25-15

A crappie fishing trip for a few hours Saturday. It's my birthday so fishing is pretty much required.
My fishing and reports have slowed down this year due to elbow and shoulder problems. I just got a cortisone shot in my left elbow and right shoulder a week and a half ago and so far I'm fishing without much pain for the first time in months. I guess I'm just getting old and another year older today - oh great ! I'm hoping these shots do the trick so I can catch up on my crappie fishing and go after some other species that I've put on hold this year.

The lake was crowded with boats and we missed the morning bite but still managed 21 black crappie and 5 white crappie. Almost all of our crappie were keeper size in the 10.5 - 11 inch range with a 12 inch here and there. All were released. I don't really feel like cleaning fish on my birthday. We caught most of our fish in 14-20 feet and I could see many suspended on my fishfinder. We used 3 poles and mostly vertical fished.

Happy belated Birthday. Glad the shots did the trick. Nice looking fish.