Chickamauga Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
Chickamauga Lake Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Frogs/Toads8
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)7
- Texas Rigs (Worming)7
- Drop Shot6
- Bladed Jigs5
Total Fishing Reports
180
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass59 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report
Crappie1 Report
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Fished a club tournament targeting largemouth on shallow 6 to 8 foot grass flats near the main channel. Caught a 4 lbs 9 oz LM on a nose hooked 5" Strike King Caffeine shad with a 1/16th oz nail weight inserted in the body. Would cast out over the grass and let it flutter down into it and just do light jerks on the rod. The Owner wacky jungle hook did a great job pinning the bass on the roof of the mouth perfectly. To save my bait I screwed a cps small hitchhiker in the nose then inserted the hook. 2 casts later hooked up to an 8 or 9 lbs Lm but lost it at the boat when he made a run under it. Unfortunately my braid to leader connection failed. Caught a few short fish the rest of the morning. In the layer part of the day went shallow and skipped a wacky senko on the same set up over topped out grass on the bank in 1 to 2 ft of water and caught a 2 lbs 11 oz LM. Alternated the rest of the day between the caffeine shad and the senko and caught several more short fish. Ended 3rd in my club tournament and had lunker.
Owner Jungle Wacky Weedless Hook 2/0
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
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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