• Pickwick Lake Fishing Report - TN

    Pickwick Area Guide
    (731) 607-5266 http://www.pickwickareaguide.com/ pickwickareaguide@yahoo.com
  • Enjoy fishing in Pickwick Tennessee or anywhere in the Pickwick area with an experienced area guide. We will take you on a guided fishing trip for Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass,WhiteBass, Stripers(Rockfish),Catfish,Sauger and other Tennessee River fish. We take individuals and groups.We do half days and whole days. We provide all the tackle for the trip.We also provide drinks but your welcome to bring your own.

  • Pickwick Lake Fishing Report - TN

    Pickwick Lake Elevation 413.5
    Water Temp. 85

    Bass
    When bass fishing early in the lake, don't forget about the grass beds. Overthe past few weeks we have caught a large number of fish in and around thosebeds using the Strike Kine Spit N King. The easiest way to fish the grasswith this bait is to just work it around the edges of the grass and not in themiddle. Sometimes you can catch good fish in the middle of the grass beds butyou will need to switch to a weedless frog or some type of weedless bait. Thereare a lot of shallow areas visible from the Pickwick Dam that have grass justunder the water surface and these areas usually hold a lot of fish and are easyto fish baits over the top of them without getting tangled in the grass everycast. You can also fish a creature bait through these areas on a weightedhook or texas rig and this method sometimes works throughout the day. The deepwater humps and ledges are still holding good fish right now. In the deeperwater throw a deep diving crank bait such as a 10XD or a heavy spinner bait. Strike King has a new 1oz spinnerbait that looks like it will be a hotlure on Pickwick, Bay Springs and other lakes that a bass fisherman wouldbenifit from using this heavier spinnerbait.

    Stripers
    The Strike King "Spit N King" has been an all around greattop water with stripers and bass in the Tennessee River below the Pickwick Dam. Popping this feathered tail bait attracts fish in the area that areactively feeding on the surface. If you are after stripers and you havealready caught a few big ones on the top water baits you might want to switchover to a jerk bait because you can usually hold on to the fish longer with thejerk bait. Right now you can find small stripers busting the surface allday but the bigger stripers will be in deeper water afterthe first few hours of daylight. Throughout the middle of the day you will needto switch to a live bait rig and drift downstream with a liveminnow on a bait hook. If you can catch skip jack minnows in the riverfor this method of fishing you will be more successful catching good stripersbut you can use minnows from a bait store. The store bought minnows usuallyproduces fish if the natural bait are not present below the dam.

    Catfish
    I hear levers and shad gutts are very produtive baits as well rightnow from other catfishermen. This is also a good time of year to fish alittle deeper, you may improve the size of catfish your catching.
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