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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
75°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Floated Christian’s bend to surgoinsville. Water clear. Flow at 2300cfs. 60 smallies between 2 of us on custom painted dreamsmasher crank baits from E&H Lures, Watauga, Tennessee. Biggest was 20.75” on a hunt house rat. Numerous smallies in the 15-17” size range.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Cloudy, water tempo. 70* Winds light and variable. Flow at 1930CFS. Caught fish on Dreamsmasher shallow running crankbaits from E&H Lures in Watauga Tennessee. in Blazer and Diamond Dust colors. Caught fish on Hunt House Topwater rats and Savage Gear 3D snakes.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
River flowing 2000+ cfs. Water clear, wind light and variable. Fish were chewing in pre-cold front conditions. Smallmouth were stuffed with shad and chasing small minnows up and down the river. Caught fish on zoom super flukes, bullshads, baby bullshads, hunt house rats. Great day of fishing.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Cloudy, cool. High temp of 60*. Wind WNW with gusts up to 20 mph made kayak fishing the river difficult. We found a big school of smallmouth on a shoal mid river. Fishing were busting and chasing small shad about 1-2 inches long. 2.8 keitech on a 1/8 oz. head brought tons of fish to the boat.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
61°
Water temps have dropped 8 degrees in 10 days. The fish haven't moved out of the shoal areas into the deeperslower moving pools as of yet.Ned Rigs and shallow cranks got it done for us.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Actually we used a Hayabusa 3/0 screw lock hook. Our Custom painted shallow running crankbaits in Morning Dawn and the Keitechs were the baits of the day! 42 total between 3 of us with my buddy getting his PB 19.5" chunk of a smallmouth! It was 25 degrees when we hit the river but warmed ito the mid 60's in the afternoon!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
58°
We found smallmouth in deep slow water which is where you would expect them this time of year but the bigger ones were still in the faster moving water plus above and below the shoals.
