rsimms
Well-known member
As the years have gone by, it seems CFF has evolved into more of a bass fishing forum, whereas we initially we had a greater variety of active users. No problem with that at all. Bass anglers are clearly in the majority and such changes are all part of the natural evolution of lots of Internet platforms. And I can/should also blame myself since, feeling in the minority, I have become far less active.
So, for old time sake, here's a catfishing report from Nickajack (Chickamauga Tailwaters). It has been good. I have become a "record-keeper," quantifying my catch rates on each trip. In the last five guide trips we've caught an average of 3.29 catfish per hour. May not sound like a lot to some, but statistically, that's pretty darn good. Equates to 26 cats on average in an 8-hour day.
We've caught good quality fish as well. Not a lot of huge trophies (40+ class), but we've caught great numbers of fish in the 10-20 pound range. And what's best is we've caught most on what I call our "light tackle tech," drifting plain chicken breast chunks using relatively small spinning tackle. Hook up on a 20 lb. blue on that tackle and it's fun!!
We have caught a few fish on anchor but not nearly as many as we'd normally expect in October. Of course flow rates have been massive - flood gates open with flows ranging between 40K and 50K cfs. Just one more reason the tailwater bite always varies greatly from year-to-year.
Thanks for reading. Here's a few pics. Come on catmen. Where are you?
So, for old time sake, here's a catfishing report from Nickajack (Chickamauga Tailwaters). It has been good. I have become a "record-keeper," quantifying my catch rates on each trip. In the last five guide trips we've caught an average of 3.29 catfish per hour. May not sound like a lot to some, but statistically, that's pretty darn good. Equates to 26 cats on average in an 8-hour day.
We've caught good quality fish as well. Not a lot of huge trophies (40+ class), but we've caught great numbers of fish in the 10-20 pound range. And what's best is we've caught most on what I call our "light tackle tech," drifting plain chicken breast chunks using relatively small spinning tackle. Hook up on a 20 lb. blue on that tackle and it's fun!!
We have caught a few fish on anchor but not nearly as many as we'd normally expect in October. Of course flow rates have been massive - flood gates open with flows ranging between 40K and 50K cfs. Just one more reason the tailwater bite always varies greatly from year-to-year.
Thanks for reading. Here's a few pics. Come on catmen. Where are you?
