SCA "5-29-04" Wheeler Lake

[Yellarcat]

Fishing was tuff again this Saturday, below Guntersville dam on Wheeler Lake....No water was generated till 2 P.M. and the trny was over at 3.....The winning stringer was 3 blues that weighed 47 Lbs, caught by Sammy and Mike Mitchell of Russellville, Al.........Second place was 27 Lbs caught by Richard Woodruff and James Azbell.....Third went to Quentin and Doug Hendrix with 26 Lbs......Big cat was a 24 Lb Blue.

Most fish were caught in 30-45 ft depth range.

The next tournament will be:
Kentucky Lake on 6-12-04 from 7 A.M. till 3 P.M. at Historic Bellis Botel Boat Ramp (Savannah, TN)

For more information and rules go to www.southerncats.com

Or contact me at flathead25@earthlink.net
256-673-2250

SCA
Mike Mitchell

[NightTrain]

Mike,
Haven't heard alot about Kentucky Lake.Doesn't it have ''killer"crappie fishing?Can you speak on it?

[Yellarcat]

I've never personally fished down there.....The ramp is only like 7 miles below pickwick dam, I'am told.......this area is called the catfish capital of the world by some, and I know they're some nice ones down there.......Locking to Pickwick lake will be optional at the anglers own risk......these waters are also home to Phil King, the top rated catter in the world.......and one of our own members post allot of reports from that area "Mudd Catt"

[NightTrain]

Gotcha...Pickwick and Kentucky are ajacent to each other...Mudd Catt mentions Pickwick Dam,alot...just assumed Pickwick Lake.Learned somethin' new today.Thanks,Mike.

[mudd_catt]

Phil is the local to beat! He was taught by some of the best, but he also has an advantage - he listens to locals A LOT! But, I got an advantage, I listen to the same people, and was taught by some of the same people that taught Phil. But he is still hard to beat. The boat ramp is only about 1/2 mile if they are putting in at the public ramp. If they use the old Bellis's ramp, it is about 1.5 miles below the dam. Technically speaking, They say that Kentucky Lake starts right behind Pickwick Dam, like Pickwick starts behind Wilson, but the locals say that it doesn't start until you get WAAAAAYYY down river. And yes, Kentucky has some of the best crappie fishing around.