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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
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Bronze Ambassador
9/14/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
5 pounder to start the day off :)
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
The heavy rains have pushed many large fish up into the Laydowns and other structure in current breaks.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Shad
Fish are in transition and cruising, starting to bust on shad shallow along vegetation and bluff walls. Success with spark shad on smallies along bluff walls near main channel drop offs and in current. Largies were cruising in and out of grass near ledges and flushing shad. Success with flukes or anything weedless you can quick toss up against vegetation walls that are trapping shad around points.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
The fall feed is finally here on Pickwick Lake! All three species of smallmouth, spotted, and largemouth bass are eating shad as they migrate into shallow waters. Laydowns in current offer great structure for big largemouth. Riprap banks are a great current break for spots and smallmouth to ambush baitfish.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
We caught 6 smallmouth, all between 1 and 2 1/2 pounds on Green pumpkin ned rigs. We were fishing a gravel bank where an active shad spawn was going on. After that, once the sun came up, we could not buy a bass bite, shallow or deep. Picked up a small sauger on a pink TRD ...
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
82°
I found a ton of fish but the lack of current made the outing a typical Tennessee river experience. Without current the Tennessee river is fame or famine but I was able to catch a 3 lbs largemouth early and later in the day I caught four smallmouth and five spotted bass. My biggest player of the day was definitely the drop shot.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
The typical grass patches you would normally find on this lake are quite the rarity, so you will need to look for additional ways to find bass. While fishing, there wasn't really any current pull from the dams, so the ledge bite was really hard to target. Fishing was tough and water was calm; but I found success using weedless wacky rigs on laydowns and heavy vegetation before the heavy heat of the day.