Fished Chickamauga 2/25/06

[jon the fisherman]

Fished the chick today for the first time in a few years. Went to Sale creek and fished around and caught a few good bass on a crawdad colored crankbait, the biggest was about 4 lbs. Most were caught on the big flat past the bridge in 4' or less. Water was pretty clear and the warmest was 49 degrees. Saw a LM bass that was at least 5 lbs chasing something. She came up to the surface and swam within ten feet of the boat. Overcast day but good none the less.

Almost forgot, caught a perch that was at least 12". The biggest I have ever caught.

 

[polo-dog]

Did you fish the spring back in Sale creek? How deep is the creek channel back past Brown's bridge? Did you see many signs of bait moving over the flat back there?

 

[jon the fisherman]

I did not fish the spring nor did I know about it. I just saw the big flat on the map and new that is where I wanted to go. It looked to me the creek channel was about 20' or less with lots of it silted in. I did not see any baitfish, but there were alot of gulls diving and quite a few blue herons on the bank, which leads me to believe they were there. I look forward to going back and exploring some more.

 

[SNUFFY]

that`s a good area in the full pool and summertime...kinda gotta hunt around for the unique and varied structures that hold fish...very silted in but there`s a few spots back in there