South Chickamauga Creek
South Chickamauga Creek is a river in Tennessee. Flowing water with species ranked by weather, temperature and season, see below.
Conditions right now
Weather
🌧️ Rain
Water temp (est.)
25.0°C
Air temp
28.2°C
Wind
2.4 m/s
Pressure
1016.0
↓ falling
Clouds
20.0%
Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.
Best times today
🌇
Dusk
18:40–20:40
🌙
Night
20:40–04:41
Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.
Next hours
10:00
🌧️
28.0°
11:00
🌦️
30.0°
12:00
🌤️
31.0°
13:00
☀️
32.0°
14:00
🌤️
33.0°
15:00
🌤️
33.0°
16:00
🌤️
33.0°
17:00
🌤️
32.0°
18:00
☀️
32.0°
19:00
☀️
30.0°
20:00
☀️
28.0°
21:00
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27.0°
Likely catch now (11 species)
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Active through the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, bright sky slows things.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 25 degrees, peak season.
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Slow during the night, water outside its comfort range, peak season, bright sky slows things.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Slow during the night, water outside its comfort range, bright sky slows things.
Tips right now
Technique
Start with a ledger bait for channel catfish, the most likely catch right now.
Timing
This is a prime window for channel catfish at night. Fish hard now.
Lure
Ledger bait for channel catfish: Stinkbait on the bottom.
Colour
Clear water and good light: try natural scent bait, scent over colour for channel catfish.
Depth
The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.
Fishing permit
A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:
About this water
North and South Chickamauga Creek are short tributaries of the Tennessee River, which join it near Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the north and the south. West Chickamauga Creek is a much longer tributary of South Chickamauga Creek.
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