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All of us (Eric Welch, Joel Dickey, Kent Klewein) had the day off last week, and we hit the road early in the morning to bass fish on Lake Chickamauga. The day was flat out awesome, with us landing between 65-70 bass during the day. We had to dodge some pretty nasty thunderstorms and we got plenty wet, but it was well worth it, catching all of those bass.
 Reel Job Fishing guide, Joel Dickey with a BIG Smallmouth
The bass were really working the bait and the key was fishing the right locations during generation. The generation would funnel the bait and other food where the bass were staged up ready to ambush prey in the moving water. It was really critical locating the hot spots, and RJF guide, Eric Welch had us exactly where we needed to be. One spot we must have landed 30+ bass on a stretch of bank no more than twenty yards wide. Some of those fish consisted of smallmouth bass well over 3 1/2 pounds and 20-21 inches in length.
 Triple Hook-Up on Lake Chickamauga
On several occasions we had double-hook ups and here above, we show off a triple-hook up. We landed bass on a variety of rigs throughout the day. Fishing plastics that matched the size bait proved to be the ticket, however, we did land bass on a variety of plastics (Lizards, Curly-Tail Worms, Finesse Plastics). Landing sixty-five to seventy bass in August really shows the high-caliber of bass fishing Lake Chickamauga offers to anglers. It’s only going to get better as we move into the fall.
 Kent Klewein with a nice Smallmouth on Lake Chickamauga
We’re excited to guide more of our clients on this special lake. We recommend booking lake trips during the week when there is less boat traffic on the lakes. For more information on our guided lake trips please click on the link below.
Lake Chickamauga Fishing Guide
 RJF guide, Eric Welch on Lake Chickamauga
We left the lake that day with thumbs that looked like we took sandpaper to them. You know its been a great day when you see that. I’ll be adding a few more pictures to this post when I get them from Joel. Check back later to view them.
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