J Percy Priest Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
84°
Early morning. They were chasing bluegills. Couldn’t get them to bite anything resembling a shad, which was surprising. Only caught the one and lost the bait right after that. Ended up not retying and checking my rig. Slung the bait off into the woods somewhere.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
85°
Key was to fish ledges with boulders in 5 to 10 ft of water slowly.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Boulders
I fish the banks and boat ramps before work most mornings. I usually get bit or land one -two pounders doing this. My time frame is from about 4 am -6 am then off to work.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Baitfish have moved into creek mouths and pockets and the bass have followed. Finding shad was the key. Caught a total of 7 keepers from 2pm-9pm using the NetBait T-Mac on an Owner Ultrahead Shakey. All were near rock in 7’ or less. Fish were noticeably active and chasing bait but showed no interest in a Chopo, or Chatterbait MiniMax.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Bluebird skies and 80°/ water temps were 75° -78°/ 5-8 mph winds out of the south. Priest is in the late summer/ early fall transition. Bass are just starting to school on shad. Today I struggle to catch 8 lm bass and 1 spotted bass - all on a shaky head. It was a tough day for all our anglers because it only took 10 lbs to win our seven hour tournament. The bass are scattered in the water column following bait.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Fished from 7 am to about 1 pm. Found fish on main lake points that had boulders on them. Fish were in 4 to 8 ft of water. Also caught them on a Shaky Head setup with a Green Pumpkin trick worm.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Tough summer bite. We were able to get some bites in 10-20 feets in marina slips and bluff walls. Keys baits were flipping Bad Boy jigs, deep crankbaits and Zoom finess trick worms (Redbug was best color today).
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
East Fork Stones River/92 degrees and sunny. Only had 5 bites in 5 hours. Caught one quality 2 3/4 largemouth in 15 feet on a Zoom trick worm on a shaky head.