Lake Tillery
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Crazy Fisherman 1
Bronze Ambassador
4/19/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
61°
Caught an 18 3/4 inch bass, weighed 2 pound 15 ounces at about 8 pm jigging from bank to about mid channel. Make sure you have your bug repellant if you fish in the evening.
HotbaitYum Craw Chunk 3 1/4" / Black Blue Shadow
Out of Stock
BassTEK Tungsten Flipping Jig 1/2 oz / Crawdad
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Crazy Fisherman 1
Bronze Ambassador
4/11/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Fishing is picking up in early morning and evenings. Waiting for the larger females to move up for spawn in the streams and rivers that feed Tillery.
Crazy Fisherman 1
Bronze Ambassador
3/27/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Caught a 2lb. bass on the 27th and then a 1.5lb one the next day in a cove just south of the dam. Also caught a 10 inch stripper on the 27th in the same area. Fishing is picking up pretty good lately.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Water temperatures on Tillery remain in the 58-59 degree range in most places below the bridge. Creep up to maybe the 61-62 degree range in the shallow waters up by the dam in the afternoon. The water remains fairly stained, with visibility of no more than 2-3 feet in most places I saw. Given these still colder water temperatures, most of the bass remain out on the primary and secondary points on the main channel. My only success was with a drop shot in 25-30 foot depths. Some guys shared that they were also catching them in 10-12 foot ledges at the mouth of coves. No one reported seeing anything moving into really shallow/ spawning water yet, but it does feel like we are very close.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing grass line edges and other submerged grass near bluegill beds.
