GALLERY: More Rain as Anglers Head out for Practice on Chickamauga

DAYTON, Tenn. – Mother Nature continues to play a role on Lake Chickamauga as the 80 anglers headed out for the final day of practice for the MLF Bass Pro Tour Econo Lodge Stage Four Presented by Winn Grips.

“Man, this water is low, but it looks like they brought it up about a foot last night,” Zack Birge commented as he backed into the water at the Dayton Boat Basin.

With the National Weather Service calling for a 90 percent chance of “strong to severe storms” throughout East Tennessee, the anglers can expect that water to continue to rise. And, unfortunately, to get muddier.

Not that that discourages Mark Daniels, Jr.

“I’m pretty sure we’ll see at least a 9-plus-pounder this week,” Daniels said as he worked on tackle. “This place has some biiiiig ones.”

Action starts at 7:30 a.m. ET Tuesday with lines in. Live, official scoring is available on SCORETRACKER from the start of competition. The MLF NOW! live stream starts at 10 a.m. ET, and is free to watch here on MajorLeagueFishing.com and via the MLF app on your smart device.