Dale Hollow Lake
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
84°
GW
Bronze Ambassador
9/13/22
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Baitfish are starting to move back into creek channels
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Find the baitfish, find the bass. 22-27’ depth seemed ideal
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Smallmouth on deep bluff walls 20-40ft deep. Best bluffs have turns and cuts, that is where most fish were staged. Tough bite, but ned rig did the trick
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Off shore cover is where I had the most luck, dragging a Texas rigged worm or shakey head with Senko. They were grouped up and you could catch multiple fish on same spot. I did catch a few cranking offshore and couple throwing bladed jig on deep offshore grass. Caught several around 3 pound range. Largemouth are really coming on in lake.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Great day of fishing on one of Tennessee best lakes.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Finished the bfl regional out here and was it a struggle. Chasing balls of bait and trying to catch them in 40-60’ didn’t make it any easier.caught some good smallmouth but they were in that slot.first time fishing here hope to get redemption soon.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Fished the BFL Reginal on Dale Hollow the 12th and 13th. Fished day 1 shallow in the back of large creek arms targeting Large Mouth. Caught 1 keeper burning a Strike King thunder Cricket with a 4" caffeine Shad trailer over and around shallow wood. Had several short Largemouth caught also. Finished day 1 on bluff walls catching a few short Largemouth and some nice 17 to 18" smallmouth on a neko rigged Fat baby finesse worm on the same bluffs on big chunk rock. Day 2 started out deep as my boater was live scoping bait balls so spent the morning fan casting a Strike King Sexy dawg trying to call up schooled smallmouth. Was able to get a 1 lbs 12 oz smallmouth to come up and hit it. with an hour left we went to the bluffs where I was able to boat 3 short Largemouth and lost 2 good largemouth on the fat baby finesse worm rigged on the woo tungsten 1/4 oz shaky head. Important note always check your line for nicks constantly as it can and will cost you key fish in a tournament. Ended up 24th out of 160 co-anglers in the tournament.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
70°
Used livescope to find bait balls from 40-90 feet of water off point and bluff ends near the river channel and then target fish up in the water column with a walking Topwater . Smallmouth from 2-4lb were common along with occasional largemouth and spotted bass .