• 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 414
    Kentucky Lake in the Savannah area 362.30
    Water temp 74

    BASS
    In the last two week bass fishing has improved dramatically. Several different baits work well at different times of the day. Early morning you can start catching fish on top water baits on main lake point and in the backs of creeks. During that first hour it is good to throw a Strike king Series 3 crank bait and a Red Eyed Shad on the main lake points, in the backs of cove just stick with the top water baits and Red Eyed shad. You can carolina and Texas rig throughout the day starting early and ending late. The best bait for plastic rigs seem to be green Strike King Rag Tail worm. If you like to throw a crank bait all a lot stick with a Series 3 and throw it along the main lake banks and focus on points at the mouths of creeks. In the late afternoon I like to find myself shallow again with the same patterns I started off with.

    STRIPE
    White bass are still running strong. We are able to catch multiple limits. Small crank baits are producing a large number of fish. Small white grubs are also doing well. Rocky banks and gravel barsare very good locations for white bass right now.

    Rockfish(Stripers)
    Deep diving crank baits that dive deeper than 15' are still working well but since the yellow tail minnows are present the strippers are starting to be a lot easier to catch. Drifting minnows around the dam with a three way swivel and 3oz sinker has produced fish throughout the day. In the afternoon you can catch a few busting the surface the last 30min of daylight.

    Sauger
    We are catching a few sauger on small crank baits. We are catching a few casting along the river banks but we are catching a few more trolling the crank baits in 15' of water.

    Crappie
    Crappie have been showing up in shallower water. Small minnows have accounted for most of the crappie. Small jigs and grubs are also catching a lot of crappie.

    Catfish
    Catfish are bitting. Fishing cut bait around the dam seems to be working well. Also fishing in 15' of water on the edge of the river channel with worms or nightcrawlers has produced several catfish.

    Compliments of Clagett Talley
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