I used to work for a federal agency (now retired) that kept getting tips on the “barrels” in Melton Hill. We took the complainants to the place they said they saw the drums and used underwater ROV’s and never found them so that rumor is busted. Thanks for the vid.
Ive watched alot of your videos for years now. This was by far one of my faves, adding a twist to your channel while getting some history of our local area. As an avid fisherman of the same area I Absolutely loved this.
Great info sir. These are the things you need to know about an entire fishing region. Love fishing in Tennessee but I hate not being able to eat some of what we catch but that's me. Thank you!
A lake turns over every year. When the surface waters begin to cool it begins to mix with the cooler water that’s deeper. There is a thermocline that can be seen on a depth finder. During the turn over the two waters mix. Below the thermocline there is less oxygen so by opening the gates they turn loose the low oxygen water. But the turn over happens every year.
Kingston Steam Plant fly ash spill and most recently in the past few years limited generation due to turbine replacement is what’s had the most impact on fish below melton hill dam. Not some guy with a shad net or pollution from oak ridge.
I forgot to mention that. It actually happened on the Emory but it was within 1.5 miles of the confluence and impacted everything there. Still, it wasn't just a shad net. He had multiple 300 gallon totes he would fill daily. From what I was told he was selling most of the shad to "trophy Bass ponds". Which is odd because they usually use Goldfish.
I used to fish on the other side of the dam. There are some long nose gar but no alligator gar. That side is closed to the public & has been since 9/11 happened.
@@Capt_Billy I don't know about not eating during spawn mode but I caught plenty them smallmouth fishing in the spring. They're absolutely everywhere on Cherokee lake, they can't do nothing but destroy other fish
That was one story I missed! I saw a dozen suckers sunning themselves in the cove just below Melton Hill dam. Then a absolute tank of a Musky came cruising by them along the shore. As he got near each sucker, they would slowly back off away from him. Was an amazing sight to see!
The Tennessee River actually empty’s into the Kentucky at Paducah and then into the Ohio just a few miles later. The Ohio dumps into the Mississippi at Cairo ill. Which empties into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.
I used to work for a federal agency (now retired) that kept getting tips on the “barrels” in Melton Hill. We took the complainants to the place they said they saw the drums and used underwater ROV’s and never found them so that rumor is busted. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for the info!
Ive watched alot of your videos for years now. This was by far one of my faves, adding a twist to your channel while getting some history of our local area. As an avid fisherman of the same area I Absolutely loved this.
Thanks!
Pretty neet billy thanks for the history
Thanks for watching!
Excellent overview.
Thanks
Great info sir. These are the things you need to know about an entire fishing region.
Love fishing in Tennessee but I hate not being able to eat some of what we catch
but that's me. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I like it try too do more you found you calling🎉
Good video
Thanks
A lake turns over every year. When the surface waters begin to cool it begins to mix with the cooler water that’s deeper. There is a thermocline that can be seen on a depth finder. During the turn over the two waters mix. Below the thermocline there is less oxygen so by opening the gates they turn loose the low oxygen water. But the turn over happens every year.
It depends on the depth of the lake too. Norris goes as deep as 210 feet.
That wall across the river at Norris dam I caught two blue cats one day while trout fishing.
Interesting!
22 + years ago...its been closed since 2001.
Yes it has been that long or longer.I didn't know it was closed.
Kingston Steam Plant fly ash spill and most recently in the past few years limited generation due to turbine replacement is what’s had the most impact on fish below melton hill dam. Not some guy with a shad net or pollution from oak ridge.
I forgot to mention that. It actually happened on the Emory but it was within 1.5 miles of the confluence and impacted everything there. Still, it wasn't just a shad net. He had multiple 300 gallon totes he would fill daily. From what I was told he was selling most of the shad to "trophy Bass ponds". Which is odd because they usually use Goldfish.
I used to fish on the other side of the dam. There are some long nose gar but no alligator gar. That side is closed to the public & has been since 9/11 happened.
Do it and clean water do it in Middle Tennessee.
Where do they put the stripe bass? I like striper fishing they get a bad name gar's do more damage the stripers do
I don’t know all the lakes they donut in. I do know Watts Bar gets up to 130,000 a year. As for Gar they do not kill and not eat when in spawn mode.
@@Capt_Billy I don't know about not eating during spawn mode but I caught plenty them smallmouth fishing in the spring. They're absolutely everywhere on Cherokee lake, they can't do nothing but destroy other fish
Norris, loudon & Cherokee get stocked with stripers.
@ A TWRA biologist told me that they haven’t stocked Stripers in Cherokee since mid 2000’s. They stock a lot of crappie because it’s so over fished
Sounds like some good sucker water too
That was one story I missed! I saw a dozen suckers sunning themselves in the cove just below Melton Hill dam. Then a absolute tank of a Musky came cruising by them along the shore. As he got near each sucker, they would slowly back off away from him. Was an amazing sight to see!
@ don’t overlook those as cut bait either!
can fish go over the wier dam to norris dam?
I catch trout right against the dam so they have to be able to cross the wire dam.
Yes, I have seen them race up it before and even chase bait around it.
I'm pretty sure the Tennessee River empties into the Ohio, not the Mississippi nit that it matters
I stand corrected! You are right it empties into the Ohio about 50 miles upriver from the Mississippi.
The Tennessee River actually empty’s into the Kentucky at Paducah and then into the Ohio just a few miles later. The Ohio dumps into the Mississippi at Cairo ill. Which empties into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.
You should actually do some research and double check your facts. Too many errors to mention.
I am only reporting what I am told and have seen. You can make your own mind up if its truth or not.
They will live in that type of fish . I've caught them in the river at the dam so that's not true
Too Much rumors and specurations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me know when you find them to be true!
I won't eat any thing out of there.