ChooChooSnakeMan, Nickajack (Riverpark), Bass, 5/19/18, Jordan, James, Porter!

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ChooChooSnakeMan

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Took my Son in law and his Dad to Riverpark for a little fishing. Was joined for an hour or so by my grandson Porter so it made for a very fun outing although we didn't catch many fish. Managed to get 11 in the boat. Nothing big, a couple of 2 to 3 lb largemouths and some smaller spots with a few goggle eye. Water temp was 72 to 74, flow was not much early increased to about 34K. We started around 7:00 am and stopped about 2:00 pm. Fished mostly soft plastics although crankbaits, topwater, and spoons were tried. I hoped there would be some late spawners but we saw no sign of bedding fish. Most fish caught off the bank in current breaks, shade, or eddys. Had a good time!
 

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They ran up, spawned and went back out in about a week this year. Crazy how fast it happened. Water went from 59 to 67 in a week to week and a half down there this year.
 
MrWiskers - 5/22/2018 9:34 AM

They ran up, spawned and went back out in about a week this year. Crazy how fast it happened. Water went from 59 to 67 in a week to week and a half down there this year.
I knew something happened cause I missed it. I must have went right before and on that trip didn't do any good and then was too late. I figured with all the crazy swings in water temp and levels we had this year that it wasn't a normal spawn emoBang . Oh well it is still fun to fish the rip rap and pick up a few spots. The biggest plus for me about the Nick vrs the Chick is the difference in boat traffic. Chickamauga, at least from the nuke plant to the dam is no fun after 11:00 or so on the weekend emoEnforce .

Good to hear from you Michael, you mention 59 to 67 water temps. What temps has your experience shown to be the prime spot spawning range?
 

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