Dale, it was a tough day on Fort Loudon. I caught some fish but, no keepers. Most people had just 1 or 2 keepers. Three teams, out of thirty, had five fish limits with the best around 13 pounds. It was a weird weather day. It started cloudy with light rain showers. Then it turned bright and sunny. Then the wind started howling.
I tried a little bit of everthing, except crankbaits. Guess what all the keepers were caught with?
This is usually spinnerbait time on Loudon but, they wouldn't touch it this day.
I flipped for a couple of hours and didn't have the first bite. They dropped the lake about 6 inches and messed it up.
I caught a few small fish on a c-rigged lizard and that was all.
As for the lakes, Douglas is a good lake but, it's still about 25 feet below summer pool and flippin is out of the question. They've been catching some good fish on crankbaits and a few on spinnerbaits. If you like to crank go to Douglas.
If you just want to flip you will have to fish Loudon. The upper half of the lake is the place for flippin. Try the creeks from Louisville up to 4th creek. They're all good.
You can launch at Louisville Point. Be very careful there. The lake is still at winter pool and there are some wicked stump beds near the ramp. Pay attention to the marker buoys.
I hope this helps. I wish I could get together with ya but, those are work days for me.
Good luck.
Frank
