Anyone catching anything there lately? Where? What lures?

Gar! 
 

im seeing white bass and skipjack busting surface in big schools as well. Got a nice mean mouth maybe bout a month ago, water on the top end is cold mid 60s 

 

but….. lots of gar 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Gar! 
 

im seeing white bass and skipjack busting surface in big schools as well. Got a nice mean mouth maybe bout a month ago, water on the top end is cold mid 60s 

 

but….. lots of gar 

I think Gar are a protected species. Am I correct?

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Gar! 
 

im seeing white bass and skipjack busting surface in big schools as well. Got a nice mean mouth maybe bout a month ago, water on the top end is cold mid 60s 

 

but….. lots of gar 

Top end? where is that in relation to the canal leading to Fort Loudon Lake?

Gar are definitely not protected. They are garbage disposals with sharp scales. The upper end is way up the Little Tennessee River, to the headwaters below Chilhowee Lake, some of my favorite places in the country and great fishing.

9 hours ago, Clumsy fisherman said:

I think Gar are a protected species. Am I correct?

Top end? where is that in relation to the canal leading to Fort Loudon Lake?

Gar aren’t protected, people shoot them with arrows for fun. Complete opposite end from the canal, up toward chilhowee dam is the cold water 

Only swam in tellico today, no fishing.  I know, what a drag…… haha

My buddy got a 38” striper and a 20” walleye this morning. He gave me the striper, I was working a block away. I’ve got it in my work truck in trash bags full of ice hahah

 

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

My buddy got a 38” striper and a 20” walleye this morning. He gave me the striper, I was working a block away. I’ve got it in my work truck in trash bags full of ice hahah

 

Bon appétit!

13 minutes ago, Drawdown said:

Bon appétit!

Will do! He wouldn’t come off that walleye….. hahaha