Dale Hollow Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Dec 17, 2024

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Brandon

Silver Ambassador

1/15/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
45°

Most strikes are coming in dirty water where you can find it. Focusing on large flats with some sort of structure ranging from brush piles to rock piles to little ditches on the flat. 15-25FT of water has produced the most strikes dragging a large football head jig over the flat and through the structure. Dark colors such as black and blue or straight oil slick is producing best with recent rainfaill.

Hotbait

Outkast Tackle Elite Touchdown Football Jig - EOL 1/2 oz / PB&J

Out of Stock

Vincent Jeffers

Bronze Ambassador

2/2/21

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows

Reservoir Conditions: Fishing is good. The water temperature is 44.5 degrees and the lake is falling. Smallmouth Bass: Lots of smallmouth are being caught on live baits and jigs while fishing steeper banks in 20-35 feet of water.

Benjamin Nowak

Gold Ambassador

2/3/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation

Fish were using cover on flats adjacent to the main river channel to ambush bait. There were small bite windows in the morning and afternoon where bass would pull up on these flats to feed. The largemouth and smallmouth would mix together and setup on isolated pieces of cover near the channel swing. During the day, the bass would become inactive on the flats, but you could occasionally find them under bait balls on the main lake

Hotbait

Yum Scottsboro Swimbaits - EOL 3" / Sexy Shad

Out of Stock

Yum Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr. Umbrella Rig 5 Wire 4 Willow Blade / 3/8 oz

$13.99

Temple Fork Outfitters Tactical Elite Casting Rods - EOL 7'5" / Heavy / Moderate

Out of Stock

Matthew Mattingly

Blue Ambassador

1/7/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°

Using the Outkast Float N Fly on a 7'6 light spinning rod, slowly fishing down bluff walls towards the dam of the lake. Slow bite, but some great fish

Hotbait

Outkast Tackle Float N Fly Hair Jig 3/32 oz / Shad

$10.99

Sunline Super FC Sniper 6lb / 200 Yards

$21.99

Shimano Stradic FM Spinning Reel 3000 / 6.4:1

$219.99

Shimano Zodias Spinning Rods 7'6" / Light / Moderate-Fast

$229.99

Matthew Tomolonis

Gold Ambassador

2/5/22

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish

Secondary points, rock must be out in 15-20 feet

Hotbait

SPRO RkCrawler 55 MD Crankbait Red Craw / 2 1/4"

$11.99

Megabass Ito Vision 110+2 Jerkbait French Pearl / 4 1/3"

$24.99

Omnia Community Member

Bronze Ambassador

1/6/22

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish

Taylor Umland

Silver Ambassador

12/28/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
49°

Fish we’re plentiful on brush at the edges of creek channel bluff walls coming up with flats especially with brush piles there. But super finicky very tough to get to commit.

Hotbait

Northland Fishing Tackle Smeltinator Jig 1/8 oz / Unpainted / 2/0

Out of Stock

Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ 4" / Houdini

$4.99

Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ 3 1/2" / The Deal

$4.99

Kristine Fischer

Gold Ambassador

12/14/20

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges

Temps in the low 50s , smallmouth bass aren't quite grouped up yet, but can be found on gravel flats, ledges, and main and secondary points. Fish slow and cover water is the key!