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Dale Hollow Lake
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Sam Peters
Bronze Ambassador
3/16/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
44°
Caught a few good largies and smallies on sand flats and just main creek flats in the first half of creeks. They had to have sun and be windblown but this pattern lead us to a top 5 finish last weekend in our high school derb.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
57°
Pea gravel points deep into creek channels seems to be the ticket on this flat calm day. Winds at 1-6 mph, blue bird skies made for tough fishing, but slowing down made the difference. Grass was nearby but very sparse. I found most success in the 10-15ft range. Casting across the point. In cleaner water I used green pumpkin, but anytime I found a little more stain I switched to Junebug. The wind the day before had muddied some areas and was cleaning up as the day progressed. Slow and low, searching for harder spots of bigger rock, when located I let it soak in the case these were deeper bedding bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Most fish were caught on umbrella rigs on offshore flats in 30 to 35 feet of water. Some fish were caught on finesse jigs and crankbaits near main lake points. Some fish were also caught on one ounce spinnerbaits slow rolling on offshore flats.
ray french
Bronze Ambassador
4/4/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Water Temperature
56°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Good day of fishing on main lake points targeting LMB before they move into spawn. Caught a few on the Rock Crawler and a Carolina Rig with either a brush hog or ultra vibe craw in green pumpkin. Biggest fish went 4.10lbs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Rock banks/ flats
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
The water is 52-58 depending where on the lake you are and most of the lake has great stain to it. Points leading into creeks and transition areas that go from clay to rock or pea gravel to chunk rock seem to be the ticket. Largemouth and smallmouth are both staging on these areas, especially on bright sunny days.
