Wheeler Lake - Browns Ferry
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AMAir Temperature: 76 - 81 degrees during trip
Water Temperature:
Lake Level: 555.81
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, windy. Winds N NE Sustained 8 MPH.
I decided to shake it up some today and try something I seldom do. I put in at the Elk River landing and rode out to the channel with the intent of fishing deep and trolling/dragging. I put out two bottom rigs and two suspend rigs and trolled around 0.7-1 MPH. I started in about 45 FOW, but had no luck. I could see a very strong thermocline about 35 feet deep and my guess is that was making things challenging.
I tried two more spots, but had no luck.
I finally headed over to the south back where I've had luck with trotlines and trolled about 30 FOW. I got more bites here than anywhere else, but only landed one catfish weight about 12 lbs.
Tough day. I think my mistake was starting off too deep. Need to brush up on this method and try again maybe when I get my new trolling motor.
