Ed with Two Nice Smallies from Fontana Lake
Good bite early. Bait still staging toward back of creeks around Panther Creek. Started out looking for schooling bass on bait up little Tenn. River. Stopped at several key areas with no action. Ran to Panther creek and jigged 40-50 foot. Caught 5-6 smallies and one white bass. All on 3 inch mega bait spoon with chartrouse linner. Bite stopped abruptly. Moved to multiple creeks looking for same condition but could not talk a fish into biting. Went back to Panther Creek and tried drop-shot in 45 feet with Gulp 2 inch minnow in white. Managed one more on this Rig. Rigged the bait 5-6 feet above the weight to get to the suspended bass stationed below the bait balls. Ran up little Tenn. to mile post 80 and fished current on points. Managed 5 or so bass on jigs in 25-50 foot all off main river points. No fish relating to banks. Did see some fish around piling on bridges, which are always a good place to check this time of year! OK day considering the front that moved through. Really think this affected the bite toward the end of the day. Never saw any fish schooling on bait.
Capt. Frank Askew
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