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bassbob08 reply :

anyone from west tn. been out on the water yet this year?

roadwarrior reply :

Every Saturday that TVA releases enough water, I fish the Tennessee River below Pickwick Dam. We had good water this weekend and caught around forty fish, but only eight smallmouth.

If your question was really more about pond fishing, the bass are still slow, but starting to come on. The best producer right now is Rat-L-Traps. I might update this post later today, I'm heading out in a few minutes and will be fishing a VibraSpin this morning.

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bassbob08 reply :

I cant fish big water my motor is not woking and cant afford to fix it,so i stay in small water for now.havent been out yet but plan to soon.thanks for the info.Bob

skillet reply :

I got out before this last little cold spell and did OK. Just getting to go this time of year is a kick. It don't take a whole lot of sun to warm up small lakes or ponds. Might try and go tomorrow if the weather holds ...

As Ever,

skillet

hunt4 reply :

I'm headin out on Kentucky Lake this weekend for the first time this year. I was kinda wonderin the same thing on how they are bitin right now.

roadwarrior reply :

Welcome aboard!

We have quite a few folks on board that fish your water. I fish the Tennessee River below Pickwick Dam, technically Kentucky Lake!

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WestTNbass reply :

I've been a few times.

Small fruitjar on KY Lake a few weeks ago. Just 5 or 6 boats. 9 lbs. won.

Club tourney at Pickwick Lake last weekend. 8 boats. 14 lbs. won.

Gibson County Lake Monday. Very strong winds. No hits.

Going again this Saturday.

Good luck.

crewman 1 reply :

I caught the first fish of 08 today in a little pond close to home. They were both small. Going to Gibson Saturday morning. I will be there when the gates open!

skillet reply :

WELCOME to the forums from another of the great state of TN...

As Ever,

skillet

bassbob08 reply :

I still havent been out yet work keeps be tied up a lot and i do a bit of taxidermy so its been kind of hard to get out.But i think its time to at least get things ready to go.Im about to tell them all to kiss my im going

MemphisFisherman reply :

Hola! I have been out a few times this year but its only been to Kentucky Lake (behind Pickwick Dam) fishing for other species. But I fish all over, tho not many small ponds.

WestTNbass reply :

I'd say from the results of the Birdsong fruit jar my partner and I fished today, you need to get to Ky. Lake soon, just don't ask us where to fish. We just had between 8 and 9 lbs. today.

Seventeen boats in the tourney. Water temps were 42-44 degrees, except in the steam plant, where it was 57 degrees. 3rd place was 20 + lbs, 2nd was 23+ and 1st place had 24.25 lbs. Big fish was 7.22 lbs.

That's the biggest sack I've ever seen from the TN river, not to mention water temp, air temp (around 38-40), falling water and post frontal conditions.

Maybe I need to follow my father's advice and start golfing again.

Mike

crewman 1 reply :

I went to Gibson county lake yesterday morning. My partner caught one i could not get it together for nothing. Just one of those days. I probly should have been throwing a crank bait but didn't. I have a question. How do you know when their are tournys and where do i need to be watching for them.

bassbob08 reply :

sometimes they will post them at the ramp,I work at kountry kitchen in dresden and the have postings there.

CJ reply :

The biggest 5 fish stringer I know of on Ky.Lake was over 38 lbs. by Mike Terry back in the 90s.

The jerkbait bite is really coming on strong on some days. I predict here in the next 2 weeks the prespawn will be on!

I plan on hitting the water March 2. I'll be glad to report.

bmadd reply :

I've only been out in West Tn once so far this year. I hit Beach Lake about three weekends ago and landed this monster while dragging a football jig

skillet reply :

"dragging a jig" I'll be d****d. That must have been a kick!!!

As Ever,

skillet

bassbob08 reply :

nice.

bedman reply :

I caught a nice 20 lb. carp at Pine Lake last summer They were hitting lizards (still don't know what the bass were hitting).

I made it out to Beech and Pin Oak a few weeks ago and only caught a couple of keepers.

hunt4 reply :

Whats that Pine Lake like? I've fished Beech, Pin Oak, Red Bud and Dogwood, but never made it over to Pine. Is it deeper like Pin Oak, or kinda flat and shallow more like Red Bud?

bedman reply :

Pine Lake is a neat little fishery. It is fairly shallow, sort of like Beech except the docks are wooden posts, not pontoon. There is much more development on the lake and the docks are real good for flipping. A lot of big fish are caught there every year. There is also undeveloped coves that are real shallow that are good for bedding bass. Many of the anglers I know prefer Pine over the other lakes because it seems like every fish you catch is real good quality keeper.

skillet reply :

WELCOME to the forums!!! Just north of you...

As Ever,

skillet

MemphisFisherman reply :

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Whats that Pine Lake like? I've fished Beech, Pin Oak, Red Bud and Dogwood, but never made it over to Pine. Is it deeper like Pin Oak, or kinda flat and shallow more like Red Bud?

If I have my lakes correct (I get confused on Pine Lake and Pin Oak) then Pine Lake is generally more shallow than the other's, lot's...lot's...LOT'S of boat houses, GREAT looking lake, never caught a thing in it...but I know they are there!

bassbob08 reply :

if i can get a good day im thinking of going to gibbson this coming monday,I hope the water is up.I went last year and could not get my boat in what a waste of time that was.

crewman 1 reply :

it is high enough to get ur boat in. I went two weeks ago and it was fine. I could drive around all right at the ramp with no problem. Got a tourny there the 29th of this month come join us.

bassbob08 reply :

Thank you but I have to be at work by 12:30,hope you do well.Thanks for the info.Bob

bmadd reply :

Pine Lake is my favorite of the Beech River Watersheds. Had a real good day there last June fishing shakey heads around the docks and boat houses. Had a 6lb+ fish break off on my trolling motor. He came off of a floating trampoline

blake83 reply :

i live in wayne county and went fishing in pickwick and the fishing was good. but id rather go to waterloo my uncle lives down there and he is a good bass guide.

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

we've been out on lake graham a few times and have caught a few fish up to 4lbs on crankbaits around the dropoff on the side of points. We got out on the Tennessee River at Perryville (technically KY Lake) and caught a few small bass around channel banks and just plain straight banks with some wood with live minnows and chrome/blue bandit crankbaits. I think we are heading up around New Johnsonville this weekend so I will be able to post more info if we do any good then. The river level is well up from normal right now I believe it is about 362 1/2ft above sea level and normal summer pool is about 360ft. But 362 is very high for right now because normally the dont start raising Ky Lake up to summer pool until around the first of April. That effected the fishing considerably last week. The Beech River watershed lakes are probably HOT right now. Beech, Pin Oak, Browns Creek, and Pine Lake usually produce lots of big bass this time of year so I would definitely consider trying them.

bmadd reply :

Two weekends ago our club held a tournament on the Beech River Watersheds. Our winning weight was 28.8!

This past weekend we held a tournament on KY Lake out of KenLake. My boat took 3rd with 15.3. Fished main channel banks that consisted of pea gravel. 1st and 2nd were won flipping bushes. Big fish of the tournament was 6.55.

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

I think we are gonna get out on Pin Oak tomorrow so I'll post a report if we do any good. As far as I know fishing has been really good on the points and around all the stumps and brush in the shallow arm across from the state park ramp. Tight lines to anyone heading out tomorrow

basspro96 reply :

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I cant fish big water my motor is not woking and cant afford to fix it,so i stay in small water for now.havent been out yet but plan to soon.thanks for the info.Bob

Exactly why me and my dad got insurance on our boat before we ever drove it. LOL

TN basstracker reply :

I really like the Beech Lakes. We had a tourny there last Sun. and winning weight was 18 lbs. It usually takes 20 or better in a sack to win out there. I LOVE Glenn Springs and Gibson Co Lake. Never been to Graham. I fish Pickwick a good bit, but haven't been this year. I spend about 3-4 days a week on Glenn Springs in the evenings after work.

MemphisFisherman reply :

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I really like the Beech Lakes. We had a tourny there last Sun. and winning weight was 18 lbs. It usually takes 20 or better in a sack to win out there. I LOVE Glenn Springs and Gibson Co Lake. Never been to Graham. I fish Pickwick a good bit, but haven't been this year. I spend about 3-4 days a week on Glenn Springs in the evenings after work.

Hope you don't mind if I add ya to my buddy list, maybe we can get together and go hit up the water sometime, I'm only about 30 minutes from Glenn Springs.

TN basstracker reply :

Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

MemphisFisherman reply :

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Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

I saw the lake made, loved it for the first 2 or 3 year's, and now I can't stand it, so maybe you can change my mind. I just never care for the crystal clear water.

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Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

I saw the lake made, loved it for the first 2 or 3 year's, and now I can't stand it, so maybe you can change my mind. I just never care for the crystal clear water.

I hear ya on the clear water. I make really long casts to keep from getting right on top of the fish due to the really clear water with flukes and senkos and try to cover alot of water. Actually, I catch 80% of my fish in 2-4 ft of water, year-round. Even in the dead of summer. I fish the thick grass and hardly ever leave it. That helps with the clear water situation because the grass is so thick.

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

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Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

I saw the lake made, loved it for the first 2 or 3 year's, and now I can't stand it, so maybe you can change my mind. I just never care for the crystal clear water.

I hear ya on the clear water. I make really long casts to keep from getting right on top of the fish due to the really clear water with flukes and senkos and try to cover alot of water. Actually, I catch 80% of my fish in 2-4 ft of water, year-round. Even in the dead of summer. I fish the thick grass and hardly ever leave it. That helps with the clear water situation because the grass is so thick.

exactly how clear is the water?

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Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

I saw the lake made, loved it for the first 2 or 3 year's, and now I can't stand it, so maybe you can change my mind. I just never care for the crystal clear water.

I hear ya on the clear water. I make really long casts to keep from getting right on top of the fish due to the really clear water with flukes and senkos and try to cover alot of water. Actually, I catch 80% of my fish in 2-4 ft of water, year-round. Even in the dead of summer. I fish the thick grass and hardly ever leave it. That helps with the clear water situation because the grass is so thick.

exactly how clear is the water?

Extremely clear. Visibility down 10-15 feet sometimes.

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

wow

bmadd reply :

Me and a partner from the UT Martin Bass Team won the Gibson County Bass Club tournament yesterday. Partner caught a 10.12 toad to put us on top!

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Anytime man. I absolutely love Glenn Springs. I took Skillet out there last year and we slayed em. I spend probably 75-100 days a year on that lake. I just about know every nook and cranny in that lake.

I saw the lake made, loved it for the first 2 or 3 year's, and now I can't stand it, so maybe you can change my mind. I just never care for the crystal clear water.

I hear ya on the clear water. I make really long casts to keep from getting right on top of the fish due to the really clear water with flukes and senkos and try to cover alot of water. Actually, I catch 80% of my fish in 2-4 ft of water, year-round. Even in the dead of summer. I fish the thick grass and hardly ever leave it. That helps with the clear water situation because the grass is so thick.

exactly how clear is the water?

Extremely clear. Visibility down 10-15 feet sometimes.

He's not exaggerating at all, either. It's clear. Even after a hard rain and heavy wind, I've hardly ever seen the water with much if any stain to it at all.

Way to go Bmadd. I haven't been up to Gibson in awhile. How's the water level situation? What did you guys catch em on?

bmadd reply :

The water level is still low but there were lots of people putting in 20ft+ glass boats in without a problem. Only able to launch one boat at a time right now though. We caught all our fish on shallow crankbaits in 4-7 ft of water. Chartreuse/Black back and Red Craw colors.

TN basstracker reply :

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The water level is still low but there were lots of people putting in 20ft+ glass boats in without a problem. Only able to launch one boat at a time right now though. We caught all our fish on shallow crankbaits in 4-7 ft of water. Chartreuse/Black back and Red Craw colors.

Good deal! May hafta run up there Sat. morning and fish. Sounds identical to the pattern I have on the fish at Glenn Springs. Thanks for the info, bmadd!

bmadd reply :

We have our club tournament there this weekend. I'll be there Saturday pre-fishing so keep a look out.

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We have our club tournament there this weekend. I'll be there Saturday pre-fishing so keep a look out.

Cool. Well, good luck. Our bass club meeting is tomorrow and from what I've heard, alot of the guys are gonna vote Sardis or Horseshoe. We'll fish on Sunday, so I may run up to Gibson Co. on Sat.

MemphisFisherman reply :

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We have our club tournament there this weekend. I'll be there Saturday pre-fishing so keep a look out.

Cool. Well, good luck. Our bass club meeting is tomorrow and from what I've heard, alot of the guys are gonna vote Sardis or Horseshoe. We'll fish on Sunday, so I may run up to Gibson Co. on Sat.

Did you have a tournament today?

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We have our club tournament there this weekend. I'll be there Saturday pre-fishing so keep a look out.

Cool. Well, good luck. Our bass club meeting is tomorrow and from what I've heard, alot of the guys are gonna vote Sardis or Horseshoe. We'll fish on Sunday, so I may run up to Gibson Co. on Sat.

Did you have a tournament today?

Nope. Changed the date to next Sunday at Sardis. Oughta be fun. Lake is supposed to rise 10 ft by Saturday and be at full summer pool. It's muddy as ever now and gonna get worse. Gonna be a long day. Went to Glenn Springs instead and whacked em there again for the 4th day this week. Been catching at least one 5 lb'er. on every trip out there this week.

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We have our club tournament there this weekend. I'll be there Saturday pre-fishing so keep a look out.

Cool. Well, good luck. Our bass club meeting is tomorrow and from what I've heard, alot of the guys are gonna vote Sardis or Horseshoe. We'll fish on Sunday, so I may run up to Gibson Co. on Sat.

Did you have a tournament today?

Nope. Changed the date to next Sunday at Sardis. Oughta be fun. Lake is supposed to rise 10 ft by Saturday and be at full summer pool. It's muddy as ever now and gonna get worse. Gonna be a long day. Went to Glenn Springs instead and whacked em there again for the 4th day this week. Been catching at least one 5 lb'er. on every trip out there this week.

I saw you, I think...fishing the creek at the end of the levee to the right side of the big point where the tree's start? Then moving to the right even more past the little island?

TN basstracker reply :

Yep, that was me. I fished that all day and 9 of my 13 fish came off that point. I would come back to it every so often and pick a few more off. The rest of the fish came off the levee. The entrance to that cove has the levee on one side and that long grassy point that comes out all the way to the treeline. I was fishing the windblown side of that point and flat with crankbaits and I'd catch 3 or 4 fish in just 3 or 4 casts. Here's what came off that point and that whole general area.

roadwarrior reply :

Nice fish, great pics!

8-)

MemphisFisherman reply :

haha did you see me trying to take a picture of you without being too obvious in-case it wasn't you! My phone kept screaming "loss of service" "loss of service" finally I just threw it back into my tackle bag before I made a fool of myself.

TN basstracker reply :

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haha did you see me trying to take a picture of you without being too obvious in-case it wasn't you! My phone kept screaming "loss of service" "loss of service" finally I just threw it back into my tackle bag before I made a fool of myself.

Not that I can remember. Were you fishing with somebody? I do remember fishing that point late in the afternoon about 4 or 5 p.m. and seeing a couple guys in a white colored boat looking over there pretty hard, but I couldn't tell if it was cause I just landed a fish, or if they were wanting to fish that area and seeing if I was about to leave. No biggie. Shoulda came on over and said hi.

MemphisFisherman reply :

Yeh I was with my Dad in his boat. But we left around 4. I saw you around 1ish and didn't notice you catching any. I pulled 2 small ones off of that levee point and about a 3 pounder from a deep bank. Dad caught 2 small ones on a crankbait.

TN basstracker reply :

I had just gotten there then. I put in about 12:30. First place I went was to that long point going out to the tree line. I stuck 3 fish in the first 3 casts I was there.

baitcaster1010 reply :

anyone fish lake Graham or beech lake

any luckkkkkkkkkkkkk????????? :)

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