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Jeff “Stoney” with big Watts Bar striper. Photo courtesy Watts Bar Bait & Tackle.
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Beaty, like all TWRA officers, holds a degree in wildlife and fisheries management and was quick to use his knowledge. He knew this was a species of greatest
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(Con’t on p. 17)
Carson got this bass fishing a private pond. Photo courtesy Jerry’s Bait Shop.
Jase Marine with big catfish using skip jack from Jerry’s Bait Shop. Photo courtesy Jerry’s Bait Shop.
Chilhowee Reservoir Reopening July 1
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. --- Following a nearly two-year closure, Chilhowee Lake is reopening to the public on July 1 at noon.
Brookfield Renewable, which owns and oper-ates Chilhowee Dam, began draining the res-ervoir in September 2015 for dam inspection and repairs. Brookfield reports that the work is complete, the reservoir has been reflooded and will open for public use Saturday, July 1 beginning at noon..
In anticipation of a higher than normal vol-ume of boating traffic because of the holiday weekend and extended lake closure, TWRA officers will patrol the lake for boating safety enforcement. TWRA also wants to make boat-ers aware that there may be large amounts of floating debris in the reservoir as a result of the refilling process.
Andy Davis, Brookfield Renewable Director of
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David & Emma - crappies and catfish - granddaughter visiting from Ohio. Photo courtesy Barry’s Guide Service.
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Alex & Caleb from Arizona - visiting Grandpa - night fishing proved to be the ticket!
Photo courtesy Barry’s Guide Service.
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Hailey Morgan with a big striper - way to go Hailey!Photo Hiwassee Corner Market.
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2017 FISHERS OF MEN TOURNAMENTJuly 22nd
Fort Loudon - Canal RampFor info Steve Jennings 865-984-2903
Chickamauga Reservoir Report:
Reservoir Conditions: Summer normal elevation: 682.0 feet. Winter normal elevation: 676.0 feet. Current elevation at time of report: 681.78 feet. The water surface temperature is 75 degrees in many areas. Some shallow areas are 80 degrees.
Crappie: Few anglers are trying to catch crappie right now. Those that are target docks and steep creek bluffs with blowdowns. Minnows and jigs are being used with equal results. Some anglers are catching fish around lights at night.
Smallmouth Bass: Some fish are being caught around rock walls or bluffs. The majority are being caught during low light hours. Top water lures and crankbaits are being used most often.
Largemouth Bass: Humps and ledges on the main lake are being visited often by those anglers using crankbaits, plas-tic worms, or swimbaits. The problem is the heavy traffic in these areas, too many boats and too few community holes.
Striped bass: Some trophy fish are being caught while using shad or swimbaits. Go to the tailwaters.
Bluegill/Shellcracker: Most fish are being caught while using crickets or worms around river bluffs.
Catfish: A lot of drifters are catching a lot of fish. Shrimp was a hit this past week. Those baiting with shrimp caught a lot of fish but not the giants sometimes caught while using skipjack.
- TWRA -
Nickajack Reservoir Report:
Reservoir Conditions: Normal elevation: 633.5 feet. Current elevation at report time was 634.04 feet. The water tem-perature is 75 degrees.
Largemouth Bass: Some bay fish are being caught. The areas with the main interest are on the channel. Irregular fea-tures along the edge of the channel are holding fish. Plastic worms are as good as anything.
Smallmouth Bass: Most fish are being caught in the upper river or tailwaters. Jigs or crankbaits are being used.
Spotted Bass: A lot of spotted bass are being caught in the tailwaters below Chickamauga Dam. Crankbaits and live bait are being used.
Crappie: Minnows or jigs are being used in the upper river and tailwater in tranquil and shady water.
Catfish: Many fish are being caught. Use meaty baits. Shad will be the best choice. Some big fish are being caught.
Bluegill: Use crickets or worms around steep banks for the better results. - TWRA -
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“We strongly encourage those in and around the reservoir to please be cognizant of your surround-
(“Chilhowee to Reopen” ... con’t from p. 5)
ings, to use PFD’s (Personal Flotation Devices), and to always be overly cautious, as waterways can be inherently dangerous by their very nature.”
TWRA Executive Director Ed Carter will also reopen fishing to coincide with boating usage on July 1. TWRA Regional Fisheries Program Coordinator Bart Carter says that TWRA will also begin restocking several fish species into the reservoir this fall including crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, and redear sunfish. This winter, trout stockings will resume in Chilhowee as their allotment was diverted to Calderwood and Tellico lakes in order to provide angling opportunities in the same gen-eral area. Next spring, TWRA plans to stock walleye and smallmouth bass.
---TWRA---
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Big Norris Lake stripers. Photo courtesy Crossroads Grocery.
Ninth Annual Operation Dry Water Weekend Set for June 30-July 2
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Re-sources Agency will be participating in Opera-tion Dry Water, June 30-July 2. Operation Dry Water is a national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign directed toward reducing alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities.Operation Dry Water Logo
Operation Dry Water is held the weekend prior to the Independence Day (July 4) holiday to give BUI enforcement high visibility during the peak boating season. The TWRA is teaming with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Association
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WATAUGA / S. HOLSTON / BOONE
20 Add a table rock smallmouth for Mack White.Photo TNT Outdoors.
Mack White catchin’ the bass on Watauga!Photo TNT Outdoors.
A big catch of crappies on Watauga Lake.Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors.
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Gunner Shull with his 1st catfish - congrats Gunner!Photo Appalachian Custom Calls.
Gunner Shull with big 22-inch rainbow caught 5/31/17.Photo Appalachian Custom Calls.
of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). Operation Dry Water was started by the NASBLA in 2009.
TWRA boating officers will saturate high traffic areas on reservoirs across the state. Along with the use of life jackets and other safety practices, officers want boaters to be aware of the effects and ramifications of alcohol use. The TWRA will be intensifying efforts to detect and apprehend
(“Dry Water Weekend” ... con’t from p. 19)
boat operators who are operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
In 2016 during Operation Dry Water, there were 10 boating under the influence (BUI) arrests across (Con’t on p. 25)
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Mack White with a largemouth on Watauga Lake.Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors.
Terry Thompson with 2 whopper crappies on Watauga.Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors.
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Ralph Greene got this impressive trophy buck on Roan Mountain, Carter County. The big buck scored 170 7/8.Photo courtesy R. Greene.
Lexi Profitt with catfish catch. Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors.
Easton Freeman caught a trout. Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors.
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the state. TWRA boating officers checked more than 4,000 vessels, issued 175 citations, 113 warnings, and assisted 94 boaters. There were four injury accidents and three property damage accidents reported.
Operating a boat with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08 percent or higher is illegal in Tennessee, the same as operating a motor vehicle. Penalties may include fines, jail, boat impoundment and the loss of boat driving privileges.
Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in recreational boater deaths. Sun, wind, noise, vibration and motion intensify the effects of alcohol, drugs and some medications.
---TWRA---
(“Dry Water Weekend” ... con’t from p. 21)
conservation need (GCN) in Tennessee and he quickly met the Corps and contacted his colleague TWRA, Region III wildlife diversity biologist, Chris Simpson.
Alligator snapping turtles are found primarily west of the Tennessee River in West Tennessee, with a few occurrences that stretch along the Cumberland River system. Populations declined because of over-harvesting for consumption
(“Alligator Snapping Turtle” ... con’t from p. 3)
(Con’t on p. 30)
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June 14-July 26
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2017 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth will run from June 14 through July 26.
Entries must be submitted before mid-night (CDT) July 26. The WMA hunting instruction sheet lists locations and dates for each of the quota hunts along with drawing rules and regulations. Instruction sheets can be obtained and applications made for the hunts at any TWRA license agent, TWRA regional office or online by clicking here. Mailed applications will not be processed into the drawing system.
There is no fee for current Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or seniors possessing a Type 167 Annual Senior
Citizen Sportsman License. For all other applicants, there is a non-refundable $12 permit fee for each drawing entered. There is a $1 agent fee for applications made at a license agent. When ap-plying at a license agent, hunters must remain at the location while the application is processed to verify the information is correct on the receipt.
For applications made on the internet, there is a $2 internet usage fee. If entering multiple quota hunts, a person must pay the permit and agent fee(s) for each quota hunt application submitted.
The WMA (elk hunts excluded) priority point system gives a priority point for each year a hunter par-ticipates (this year a maximum of 12 points) without being successfully drawn for a hunt. Applicants drawn for a hunt last year will start over with a priority of zero.
After all the drawings are conducted, leftover permits will be sold on-line, on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning Aug. 23 at 8 a.m. (CDT).
The state’s ninth gun elk hunt will be held Oct. 14-20, 2017 with seven individuals selected to partic-ipate. Six of the participants will be selected through a computer drawing conducted by the TWRA. The seventh participant will be the recipient of a permit that is donated to a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), which will be announced at a later date. That permit will be auctioned with proceeds going to the elk program.
Additionally, this will be the second year for an archery only hunt with seven permits added. Archery hunt dates are Sept. 30-Oct. 6.
For the sixth year, a Young Sportsman Elk Hunt will be held. Previously held on a weekend, the hunting dates have been expanded and is Oct. 7-13. Those applying must be ages 13-16 years old.
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Cordell Hull Report:
Reservoir Conditions: Fishing is good. The water temperature is 78 degree and the water level is at sum-mer pool.
Black Bass: Several good bass are being caught while flipping soft plastics on river channel flats in 5-10 feet of water.
White Bass: A few white bass are being caught while trolling crankbaits in 10 feet of water.
Bluegill: Several bluegills are being caught on channel banks with crickets and night crawlers in 5 feet of water.
Catfish: Lots of catfish are being caught on night crawlers in 5-10 feet of water. - TWRA -
TWRA Issues 2017 Memorial Holiday Weekend Boating Report
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wild-life Resources Agency is reporting that there were no boating-related fatalities over the 2017 Memorial Day holiday weekend.
It marks the third consecutive year with-out a boating fatality over the weekend. There have been seven boating-related fatalities so far in 2017.
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Tommy Sharpe Sr - 31 lbs, 1 oz 5/9/17.Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
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Above: Chad Copenhaver won Pickle Jar $81 with 11 lbs, 7 oz 6/9/17. Photos Gallatin Pay Lake.
Josh Boggs - 16 lbs, 13 oz 6/10/17Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
Josh Boggs - 23 lbs, 4 oz 6/10/17Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
Larry Gilmore - 18 lbs, 5 oz 6/10/17Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
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(“Memorial Day Report” con’t from page 27)
Tommy Sharpe Sr - 23 lbs, 7 oz 5/24/17.Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
This youth angler caught this cat 6/24/17.Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
Tommy Sharpe Sr - 26 lbs, 2 oz 6/26/17. Photo Gallatin Pay Lake.
During the period from May 26-29, there was one injury accident and five property damage inci-dents. TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement officers made 17 boating under the influence (BUI) arrests. The number of BUI ar-rests was a decrease from 21 arrests made in 2016.
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prior to protection. TWRA, Region I has been working with this species since the 1990s with restorative efforts continuing today. The most recent sighting outside its current range occurred in Davidson County in 2016.Measuring Turtle-2 ind.
Alligator snapping turtles prefer slow moving waters with soft substrate.
(“Alligator Snapping Turtle” ... con’t from p. 25)
These turtles are not as long lived as other large turtles such as ocean turtles. Males live an average of 26 years and females an average of 23 years (Niemiller, Reynolds, Miller, 2013). The alligator snapping turtle is the largest turtle in Tennessee with an average carapace length of 20-24 inches.
- TWRA -
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