Tiny shad making it tough

Several anglers mentioned after practice how much the bass were feeding on tiny threadfin shad, almost exclusively, at Chickamauga Lake. And that’s not a good thing. “Fish are really on...

Not such a crappie start

Following a rather tough practice, Elite Series Pro Lee Livesay has put three fish in the boat this morning and just caught a decent crappie out of the cave behind...

TVA moving water

I just checked the TVA LakeInfo app for the latest on the generation scheduling. What I found lined up with what Andy Crawford overheard Jason Williamson tell Drew Cook. He...

Three for Livesay

After a brief dry spell, Livesay boats his third keeper. The Net Bait Pro admits this was a bonus fish and he feels like he’s ahead of where he needs...

Blaylock with four keepers

I mentioned in my last blog the Stetson Blaylock had a great start with one fish I was a bit mistaken. Blaylock actually has four keepers at the moment. The...

Palaniuk willing to take risks

Brandon Palaniuk has two bass weighing a total of 5 1/2 pounds this morning, which has him in the top 10 early and is an improvement on his expectations after...

Something for all

Andy Crawford just phoned in this update from the Chester Frost State Park area of the lower end of the lake So far, he’s covered three anglers, all of them...

Settled on a big flat

We’ve settled in on Stetson Blaylock, Chad Pipkens and Cory Johnston. All fishing off a big flat on the lower end. As soon as we pulled up Blaylock landed a...

Flurry report

Stop 5 has produced two quick bites for Livesay. The Whiskey Myers Pro is settling into a rhythm now and settling down now that he’s got two fish in the...

Simple didn’t last long

Well, “simple” didn’t last long. After a couple of quick stops, five more rods appeared on the deck and Junk Fishing 101 has started. We’ve got a topwater rig, a...