Fishing Report From TWRA

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Center Hill:  Fishing is good.  Water temperature is 72 degrees; lake is falling.  Lots of spotted bass are being caught on spoons and drop shodding In 20-to-35 feet of water, while fishing under shad.  A few crappie are being caught in laydown trees in 10 feet of water near minnows.

Cordell Hull:  Fishing is low.  Water temperature is 72 degrees; lake is unstable.  A few bass are being caught on spinnerbaits and crankbaits while fishing creek channel banks in 2-to-5 feet of water.

  Walleye are being caught near Celina while trolling deep running crankbaits in the channel. 

Chickamauga:  No report this week. 

Dale Hollow:  Fishing is slow.  Water temperature is 70 degrees; lake is slowly falling.  A few bass are being caught on topwater baits early in the a.m. and late in p.m. while fish are chasing shad.  A few smallmouth are being caught on live bait while fishing points in 30-to-35 feet of water.  Crappie fishing is good in the rivers while fishing minnows in 5-to-15 feet of water. 

Nickajack:  No report this week.

Watts Bar:  No report this week.


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