Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Hard Topwater (Popping) in Fall

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7/9/21

Chickamauga Lake

• Species

  Largemouth Bass

• Season

  Fall

• Technique

  Topwater Popping

• Structure

  Docks

• Forage

  Shad

Late summer/early fall: there is no shortage of docks and marinas on Chick and the fish will stack up there. You can spend all day skipping docks and find success. When that slows down (or maybe never starts), try staying on top. Look for covered docks and marinas because they provide an abundance of shade. Also, the docks that end in 8-10’ of water offer the best habitat for bigger bass. Docks have complex structure within 4’ of the surface so you shouldn’t spend much time on the lake bottom. Run a popper or a Plopper parallel with the length of the dock and target the dock posts and/or the shade line. If the water is stained, go bright and noisy. A little more subtle if the water has decent clarity. This will likely vary from one dock to the next.

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