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Wife and I took a week to celebrate our 20 year anniversary,  rented a lake cabin on Johnson Lake.   The area is beautiful and our cabin's rear deck was over the lake.  The water was very clear.   I read there would be bass and catfish in the lake.  The second cast on the first day produced a bluegill. I was pretty excited.   I didn't catch another fish for days.  I fished early mid day, evening,  nothin.  I seen bass, but could not tempt any to take my offerings.   I wonder if they were still in spawn.  The bluegill seemed line shy, as i seen them as well.  I finally went down to 2 lb clear mono and got some takes, but couldn't keep them pinned,  until I tried the skating caddis from our most recent fly swap.  Fishing was tough.   I tried flies, rubber bugs, rubber worms, jerk baits, crank baits, power bait and Berkley minnows.  Nothing.   We had a great time together anyhow.   The mountains were beautiful.   I recommend the trip.   Chattanooga Zoo is small, and a neat experience,  but St Louis Zoo is much more enjoyable and free.  The aquariums are well worth the money in Chattanooga.  

My first catch.

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I caught someone's net, which someone else broke off a white jig.

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I'm no Ronnie Moore....

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one of the teasing bass.

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this Was at Rock City Garden.  Very cool place to visit. 20250610_130528.jpg20250610_132651.jpg

Ruby falls, beautiful,  but very commercialized,  and not a great customer experience. 

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Dinner at the Canyon Grill.   It was good.   

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our cabin is on the left.  

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            Good report Daryk,

   I'm glad you are not a Ronnie Moore @Flysmallie one is enough 😁

"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

   If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend"

Lefty Kreh

    " Never display your knowledge, you only share it"

Lefty Kreh

         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

    " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting"

BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

BilletHead

Posted

Sounds like a great getaway Daryk!

We have been thru Chattanooga several times and I always want to stop at Ruby Falls. Even being so commercialized, I still want to visit it. Kind of like Meramec Caverns or Fantastic Caverns.

I do love the Tennessee aquarium!

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