Chickamauga Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Winter
- Blade Baits3
- Lipless Crankbaits2
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')2
- Hard Body Swimbaits1
- Hard Jerkbaits1
Total Fishing Reports
183
Top Species Reported for Winter
- Largemouth Bass14 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report
Spotted Bass1 Report
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
If you can deal with the dog and the rain, there are fish to be caught. Caught good numbers on Thursday in the back of creeks and sloughs. The Jackall TN50 in Ghost Minnow is a little better than the TN70 right now. Fish are super shallow, from the deepest at 3’ and the shallowest fish coming in mere inches of water. The smaller TN50 “matches the hatch” better right now, as the fish are feeding on small threadfin Shad. There is still plenty of shallow grass is many creeks and sloughs on the south end of the lake. The “yo-yo” technique works the best, just lifting your rod tip and following the bait back down. The key is finding the bait. River water temp was about 54°, as the water temp in the back of the creeks is about 57°. Don’t be afraid of going shallow!! You’ll be amazed at how shallow the fish get at this time of year!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
A lot of the bass have moved shallow to push small shad around on the surface. There is all kinds of bait up shallow and there's a ton of it. I threw everything I had in the kayak (dropshot, squarebill, chatterbait, senko, topwater) at these fish except for the jerkbait, and was only able to catch 2 fish in 2 hours. The last 15 minutes of my day, I finally rigged up a jerkbait and was able to catch 7 bass. There is so much bait in 5ft of water that the bass don't need to eat your dropshot or your topwater or your senko. Getting an aggressive bait down near them will do the trick.
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