Sept. Fishing Watts Bar

[SWVABass]

Can anyone fill me in on watts bar around this time of the year? Thinking of possibly fishing as a non boater for a BFL super event. Looking at past weights it seems like sept could be a crap shoot. What do you all think?

[TnRiver46]

 the NPFL just held a tournament there, it finished up today. Patrick walters won it fishing a worm. 
 

September is typically some tough fishing, but it can vary. Should be good topwater fishing at daylight if nothing else. Also frogging in grass will be an option 

[SWVABass]

I was wondering how tough it could. Seems like the past results show non boaters in the mid twenties only catching one fish. I’ve read about the grass, is it still recovering/expanding or does TVA still try to kill it off?

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, SWVABass said:

I was wondering how tough it could. Seems like the past results show non boaters in the mid twenties only catching one fish. I’ve read about the grass, is it still recovering/expanding or does TVA still try to kill it off?

It’s always coming and going, TVA doesn’t kill it but they permit other companies to kill it. Watts bar has had some of the best grass on the river for a few years , I think I read something about them already fishing coon tail moss in that NPFL tournament 

[SWVABass]

Sweet, well sounds like I just need to go ahead and sign up for that BFL then. The non-boater success level had me really thinking hard about not fishing it. Though I have out fished my boaters in all but one tourney this year. Was one poor hook set away from a check at Cherokee last weekend. 

[TnRiver46]

On 5/28/2022 at 8:14 AM, SWVABass said:

Sweet, well sounds like I just need to go ahead and sign up for that BFL then. The non-boater success level had me really thinking hard about not fishing it. Though I have out fished my boaters in all but one tourney this year. Was one poor hook set away from a check at Cherokee last weekend. 

How were folks catching them on Cherokee?? I don’t go there as much as I should, it and Douglas just get crazy crowded. I live in a much bigger city but my home water are way less crowded than those lakes, never understood that haha. It’s like driving through Mayberry to get to the ramp, then it’s like Times Square once you’re in the water 

[SWVABass]

Not sure how the folks in the top 10 caught them. I caught all my fish cranking. I had a poor hook set on a wobble head with a tube. Pretty sure it was a smallmouth. Also had a good fish swipe at my spook first thing during the shad spawn that morning but missed. 

[TNBankFishing]

Saturday was normal bar fishing for my club. Out of 60 anglers about 20 skunked, water was crowded but the grass and fish are there. 
 

September can be tough if the heat doesn’t let up. If it’s still in the 90s expect a rough showing. 

[TnRiver46]

On 5/30/2022 at 5:02 AM, SWVABass said:

Not sure how the folks in the top 10 caught them. I caught all my fish cranking. I had a poor hook set on a wobble head with a tube. Pretty sure it was a smallmouth. Also had a good fish swipe at my spook first thing during the shad spawn that morning but missed. 

Thanks buddy