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How's the crappie fishing in Norris lake
I see that it has stripers and walleye. Thinking about lakefront living and Norris seems to be well located. Thanks
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I have never fished Norris, but according to this week's fishing report, crappie fishing has been good on the lake? In East TN you have Watts Bar, Douglas, Fort Loudoun, Melton Hill, Tellico, and near Chattanooga is Chickamauga. For what it's worth, the Norris tail water (Clinch River) is a very good trout fishery. I have in fact fished it a few times. I left outa Cherokee, just because it has not been good to me, but our ETCC tourneys have produced bags of big fish from there. Hope this helps.
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Also Watuga, South Holston and Boone Lakes.
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Yeah, helps a lot. Going to take a run down that way in May to check it out. Rainbows? Is the Clinch a boat fishing river? Thanks
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Rainbows and Browns. It can be fished in a boat, depending on how much generation. I have wade fished and also used a kayak. When generators are running, my kayak goes downstream only!!Originally Posted by dwaw
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My wife And I are going to drive down to get a closer look at Norris Lake is the near future but I'm curious, If you all were going to locate on or near one of the above mentioned lakes, with crappie in mind, which would you choose?
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All are reasonably close, and distinctly different in my opinion. If living on the lake, I would want to see the property during the winter drawdown. Do you want to be nearer to the bigger cities, i.e., Knoxville or Chattanooga? Near the Smoky's? The East TN Crappie Club fished 6 lakes this season. I live 10 miles from Knox, and the longest drive was 2 hrs. Of those 6, Melton Hill and Norris were not included (fished). I say all that to say, you are never far from several bodies of water in East TN. I love crappie fishing, but fishing the creeks and rivers in the Smoky's for wild trout is all kinds of fun. Take a few days to look around. After all, this is God's country!
