Watts bar info needed

[crappiepappy]

you might try checking in on this site, every now & then :
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/reg3fish.html

I Bass fished it for years, but usually in Oct/Nov. Switched over to Crappie fishing it about 10yrs ago, or so (just after the size limit went up to 18" on Smallmouth) and now fish it exclusively for Crappie (Apr/May-Oct/Nov). Early Sept should find the LMB still shadowing Shad schools, and the SMB still out on the deep channels. That's just an educated guess, though. I do know that when they're pulling water ... the Bass are more active. You might also want to check on the dam release schedule for the Watts Bar Dam. http://lakeinfo.tva.gov/htbin/lakein...bmit=View+info

With water temps in the 90deg range ... I'd expect to fish the shaded banks, until the shade was gone - then go to the deep drops or channel ledges. But, I can't guarantee that to be the right thing to do, either ... LOL!! .......... cp

[Tnstratos283]

Thanks guys for the reply and the info. Looks like it will be shade and trees early then move out to main lake points up in the morning. I was told yesterday if I could find some main lake humps that I would find some willing fish to bite. The guy said there was several on that end of the lake and futher down toward half moon Island. Never fished the humps before up there and don't know if I will get a chance to prefish before the tourney. If not can't spend alot of time trying to find them that day of the tourney. Maybe they will be on my map, will have to check and see. Thanks again for the info biggw and cp. I appreciate it and be safe on the water...283

[Tnstratos283]

Thanks guys for the reply and the info. Looks like it will be shade and trees early then move out to main lake points up in the morning. I was told yesterday if I could find some main lake humps that I would find some willing fish to bite. The guy said there was several on that end of the lake and futher down toward half moon Island. Never fished the humps before up there and don't know if I will get a chance to prefish before the tourney. If not can't spend alot of time trying to find them that day of the tourney. Maybe they will be on my map, will have to check and see. Thanks again for the info biggw and cp. I appreciate it and be safe on the water...283

[Tnstratos283]

>Thanks guys for the reply and the info. Looks like it will be
>shade and trees early then move out to main lake points up in
>the morning. I was told yesterday if I could find some main
>lake humps that I would find some willing fish to bite. The
>guy said there was several on that end of the lake and futher
>down toward half moon Island. Never fished the humps before up
>there and don't know if I will get a chance to prefish before
>the tourney. If not can't spend alot of time trying to find
>them that day of the tourney. Maybe they will be on my map,
>will have to check and see. Thanks again for the info biggw
>and cp. I appreciate it and be safe on the water...283

Sorry about the double post. I left a response earlier today and it didn't show up. I double clicked it this time and It left two of the same thing. Who knows????......Later