I plan to incorporate a lot of info here as time goes by. Fishing reports from Watts Bar, my home lake will be found year round and I'll throw in reports from any other lakes I visit. Usually, I'll make several trips to Chickamauga, Nick-a-Jack, Fort Louden, Tellico and Center Hill lakes and I'll be sure to give those reports as well. I am a memeber of a the Morgan County Bass Anglers and will report on their tournaments from March through September. You'll also find fish pictures (and stories) here.


Fishing report last updated March 13, 1999:
Don't listen to the weather man The Morgan County Bass Anglers held their first tournament of the year today on Watts Bar and well, it was awful. 13 pounds won it but 3 pounds was in the money and 29 boats produced 16 fish. I had one on this day when the snow got so deep in my boat that I had to dig my rods out and one participant showed up at weigh in with a snow man on his boat. Fishing on Watts Bar is slow!




6-2 Largemouth from Chickamauga


This six pound largemouth came out of Chickamauga last spring. He took a spook on a main river point.

4-1 Smallie from Watts Bar

This four pound smallie took a chart/white spinner bait last year on thanksgiving day. As you can tell by my dress it was cold. The hight temp for the day was in the mid 30's and we were on the lake in the early morning fog. The fish was on a Watts Bar main channel bank on the Kingston end of the lake. Alvins 10-pound striper

To the right is one of my fishing partners, Alvin the trash fish king. He landed this 10 pound striper last winner on one of our outings. Alvin is always good for a strip, drum, bluegill or even an ocassional carp. Alvin is the only person I know that can catch carp on a rattle trap.
5-12 Largemouth from Sardis This was my first 5+ pounder. It came from Sardis Lake in Miss. and took a pig and jig at the end of a furious half hour of fishing. Two to four pound fish were taking slug-gos off a shallow grass point on nearly every cast for about a half hour. When the action stopped I noticed a hugh stump next to the boat. I picked up the jig, pitched it in and caught this fish. I probably caught 15 nice fish in a half hour without moving the boat. Why can't they bite like this everyday?

40 pound Watts Bar Cat


OK, I catch trash fish to from time to time but if they look like this who cares. This 40 pounder was caught on a jug baited with a 5" shad. This is my dad with me. Hi Dad! This fish came from the far upper end of Watts Bar lake.





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