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rsimms, Nickajack, Catfish, April 16-19, 2018, Assorted - FishNews - 04-25-2018 The Scenic City Catfish Season is underway. I've done three trips this week and put 67 catfish in the boat. Not monsters but we've had several solid fish in the 10-15 lb. class. Most are the 5-10 lb. average, along with a few smaller channel cats.<br /><br />The anchor bite for big fish has been tough. The "go to" pattern is my standard light-tackle "chicken breast drift." A 10-pound blue on light-tackle is LOTS of fun!<br /><br />We're often hampered (or helped) by TVA generation schedules. They've been a little weird and mostly a little strong (34K CFS) for what we prefer, especially this time of year when cats often congregate near the Dam. But as always, we make due with what we've got. Here's a few of the better fish we've put in the boat so far.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />