Fishing Trip

[shardy]

Hello all. A friend and me are planning a bass fishing trip for May 11th - May 20th timeframe. We were initially planning on fishing two lakes in WV and then moving to Tenn. to fish. We were planning on fishing Boone, Cherokee and Douglas in Tenn. I recently spoke to a DNR fisheries person in Tenn. and he said if he were planning such a long trip, he would skip past those lakes and drive the extra distance to Chickamauga. I also travel to Huntsville, AL for work quite frequently. Those guys also said Chickamauga and Guntersville instead. We are looking for some local fishing knowledge for this timeframe to help us plan our trip. Any information you could provide on East Tennessee lake fishing vs. the Chattanooga and Huntsville, AL fishing would be appreciated. I was born and raised in WV, but live in MD now, so we really have no knowledge of these lakes. We are excited about the trip! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Jpxb2003]

Boone, Cherokee, and Douglas are all good lakes. To me the scenery of Boone make it a good lake but not so much in terms of quality bass in comparison to the other 2 you named. Cherokee and Douglas both produce quality bass. They are tributary resevoirs to the Tennessee river instead of the River running through the resevoir. Guntersville and Chickamauga a very similar and fish similar to one another. Both lakes are considered the pinnacle in comparison to any other lake in the state ( and compare to the best lakes in the country). Chick and Gville are shallower and have plenty of vegetation whereas cherokee and douglas are deeper lakes and not as much natural cover so it just depends on your fishing preference. For me I say go to chick and gville but you won't be dissappointed either way. Hope you have a great trip.

 

[Oldman]

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[procraft]

i would go to the chick first and then the big g i live on it and have not had a lot of luck in the last few days for bass but ir you are after crappie both chick and g will serve you well they are both on fire right now for crappie good luck and most of all have fun