Last trip into the darkness...

Tonight the TNCBA will fish their last night tournament of the year. This tournament will be crucial in the 2015 AOY title fight. All of the TNCBA anglers have used their two drops, so there is no room for error as we work our way through the final three tournaments. Steve Legg and Keith Dison have a pretty commanding hold on the points lead, but that could all change if they fail to bring a fish to the scales.

The water looks to be down about 5'-6' on Watauga and the recently cool nights could have the bait starting to move. The moon will be close to full, so hopefully the TNCBA can turn around their summertime blues and have a more active bite.

Lake : Watauga

Time: 8pm - 4am (Honor Start)

Ramp: Fish Springs Marina

 

Patrick Henry Fishing Report

*This report combines two trips to Patrick Henry last week. One trip was made on Monday and the other trip was made on Saturday.

Water Temp:  78 - 80 degrees down lake / 70 - 75 degrees up lake

Water Clarity: 2-3'

Conditions: Mornig lows in the low 60's and warming into the upper 80's. very few clouds in the sky. Full moon was out early in the morning and there was little to no wind. The water was more stained than I had expected. The water is fluctuating, but has been 2-3' lower on average.

Fishing: Spent a lot of time fishing slow with little to no action on the steeper bluffs. Tubes and small jigs did produce a few small fish. Most consistent bites came in less than 5' of water on spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits.

Hope this helps everyone somewhat this weekend!

-Cody Dison

 

Fishing Report : South Holston

*The report below is a conglomeration of information that I have gathered from my time and the time of other anglers on the water.*

Water:  63-65 Degrees

Clarity: 4-5 '

Level:  1,729 ' Full Pull (To the Brim!)

Conditions:  Partly Cloudy with thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. Air temp started at 47 degrees and worked its way into the mid 60's.

Notes:  The fish are on the move. The water has been consistently on the rise for the past several weeks and with the approach of the next full moon a wave of spawners are beginning to move up as we speak. The bite is starting to turn on for smallmouth and the green pumpkin finesse worm. Focus your attention on the steeper shell banks with ledges heading back into small pockets. Throw the worm right on the bank and don't work it deeper than 6-8'. Largemouth can also be caught on spinnerbaits around brush towards the backs of pockets and creeks. I cannot speak for top-water as I have not heard any reports of top-water action or seen any myself, but that does not mean that you won't catch anything on top this Saturday. The forecast looks like mid 40's  warming into the low 70's with a mix of clouds and sun.

*Don't be afraid to go down a bank right behind someone this weekend. During this time of year there is a lot of fish movement going on so make repeated trips to banks that produce.

Good luck to everyone fishing with us tomorrow and I look forward to seeing you at weigh-in!

TNCBA #3 - South Holston "Throwdown"

Tomorrow the TNCBA will be hosting their third tournament of the year on South Holston Lake. This tournament will coincide with the second Non-Typical tournament of the year. Below is how the format will work for anglers that plan to fish only the TNCBA or fish both the TNCBA and Non-Typical:

Anglers fishing ONLY the TNCBA :

 

Time: 6:30 - 3:30 (Honor Start)

Limits: 5 fish/angler

Location: Ob Knob

Sizes: 12in. LM and SP ; 15in. SM

 

*The only change made for those only fishing the TNCBA is the change to an honor start. We hope this will combat the traffic expected. Please arrive early to insure parking.

 

 

Anglers fishing the TNCBA and Non-Typical:

 

Time:  *Start and check-in based on NON-TYPICAL start and check-in time*

Limits: 10 fish/boat (2 anglers) ... 5 fish/boat (1 angler)

Location: Ob Knob

Sizes: 12in. LM and SP ; 15in. SM

 

*Important* - Anglers fishing both the TNCBA and Non-Typical will weigh-in as follows:

Anglers will take their best five fish to the Non-Typical scales to be weighed and registered with Non-Typical. Anglers will then bring their remaining fish totaling up to 10, to the TNCBA scales to be weighed and registered with the TNCBA. The weight from the Non-Typical and TNCBA will be combined to provide a team weight and then divided by two so that each angler will have an individual weight.

TNCBA at the Non-Typical

Four teams from the TNCBA competed today at the Non-Typical Ministries tournament on Watauga Lake. 

 

Greg Pugesek - 7.39 lbs. (Big Bass)

Greg Pugesek - 7.39 lbs. (Big Bass)

    Greg Pugesek led the way for the TNCBA teams as he brought in a bag of bass that weighed in at 13.14 lbs. Greg's bag was anchored by the giant above, a 7.39 largemouth. That bass allowed Greg to take home big bass honors for the tournament. 

     The team of Alan Jackson and Reg Edwards had a good showing as well bringing in a bag of fish that pushed the scales to a little over 8 lbs. The teams of Pope/Gobble and Feagins found the fishing to be tough on Watauga today. The Non-Typical Ministries will host their next tournament on Holston May 2nd.

Douglas Lake Report 3.25.15

"Feagins"

Went to Douglas on Wed. the 25th. Got a late start and fished from Dandridge up toward Swann's. Caught one non-keeper smallmouth on a jerkbait. Saw fish in 13 to 15 ft. off of rocky banks. Plenty of Sun, water temp. at the surface was 64 to 66 degrees. See you on Saturday!

 

Hopefully these reports have helped everyone put a little something together in their mind!

Dison

 

Douglas Lake : Fishing Reports

During the past week a few of our TNCBA members have had the chance to get out on Douglas Lake for a little practice time and they have been kind enough to share some details about what is going on down on Douglas.

"Harvey's"

Saturday, March 21st

Conditions: Partly cloudy with a low of 45 degrees and a high of 65 degrees.

Water Temp: Upper 50's to Low 60's

Water Clarity: Stained

Location: Mid-Lake (Dandridge Area)

Report: Fish were caught on both crankbaits and a tube. The Harvey's caught their fish moving back into creeks and spawning areas, but they struggled to find keeper size largemouth and smallmouth bass.

 

"Crockett"

Douglas Lake
Fished: 3/23/15
Time: 7:30am -3:00pm
Water Temp.: 55 (morning); 61 (afternoon)
Water Level: still about 25-30 ft. from full pool
 
Fishing yesterday was slow. Although a beautiful day, the fish were rather lax to respond to much of anything. Started fishing jerkbaits and small crankbaits on rocky banks, but no fish to be caught.
Worked from Dandridge to Indian Creek and back down to McGuire creek. Water was stained to some extent everywhere on the lake; although more stained toward Indian Creek and least stained towards the dam. Caught 2 non-keeper smallmouth mid-morning on a crankbait. Later in the afternoon, I caught a larger (but still non-keeper) smallmouth and a keeper largemouth on a jig. A rather disappointing day for Douglas.
 
In review of the day, I marked many fish off the banks, partially suspended and scattered, but not shallow. According to TVA data, the lake level dropped a little in the last few days. This may be part of the reason why they weren't closer to the banks. Based on the water temps, the jerkbait and silver-buddy bite is mostly over now. The top-water bite should be around the corner.
 
The fish could move up quickly in the next couple days and really turn on.......then again, maybe not. The crankbait bite may be a little unpredictable due to the water color/clarity and the lake level fluctuation. My recommendation is to have a jig tied on, a spinnerbait, and bring crankbaits covering shallow to deeper water (KVD 1.5 to 6XD).

-Hopefully this information will help you put together some sort of game plan for Saturday. I look forward to seeing everyone on the water!

Cody Dison

 

TNCBA #1 Schedule Change!

Well winter storm Octavia has enjoyed re-arranging everyone's plans and the TNCBA is no exception. Due to temperatures well below freezing and a wintry mix in the forecast for this Saturday the TNCBA's tournament director and tournament committee has determined that it would be in the best interest of every competing angler to postpone the February 21st event. Safety is our primary concern in this decision.

*The tournament director and tournament committee has decided to move TNCBA #1 to February 28th and change the fishing time to 8am-4pm. We hope that this time change will take advantage of the warm temperatures of the afternoon and improve the bite.