More water flowing in than out

Wheeler Lake is on a slow rise that’s forecast to continue through Sunday, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority website. There’s also some current, as one generator is running, releasing...

Double trouble

Look what’s headed this way. The wind is from the east and trying its best to push this storm back toward the West. What that means for the weigh-in is...

Klein playing defense

Gary Klein is back fishing the same area where he caught his fish yesterday and this morning. BASSTrakk is showing him with 16 pounds today and 32 pounds for the two days....

Casey Ashley grinding it out

A rotation between a spinnerbait and plastic jig are the choices right now for Casey Ashley. He’s fishing a windblown shoreline on the south shore of the river channel. A...

Lester fills limit

Brandon Lester just filled his limit with back to back bass. After a long dry spell he landed his biggest fish of the day, in the 3 to 3 and a half...

Elam with 13-pounds

James Elam confirms his estimated weight with BASSTrakk at 13 pounds. While fishing both sides of a creek channel he is making brief stops to fish specific areas. A reaction...

Takahiro still whacking ’em

So much for practicing for tomorrow the remainder of the day today. Photographer Seigo Seito reports that the wind has picked up on the main river channel and Takahiro Omori has caught...

Omori practicing now

Takahiro Omori has about 20 pounds, as BASSTrakk shows. Photographer Seigo Saito has confirmed that. Omori pulled the 6-pounder from his livewell to show Saito his big bass of the...

Lester testing different depths

This morning we’ve seen Brandon Lester fishing in 20 feet of water, then right up against the bank, then out in the middle of the lake. He’s testing several possible patterns. From...

Klein beats the deadline

Gary Klein has found a way to take advantage of the shad spawn for post-spawn bass in very shallow water. He’s done it two days in a row now, as...