Dale Hollow 9th-12th

Well I had a great trip to Dale last week. Got to Henderick Creek and stayed in one of their cabin`s. Fisheater and his dad was there too. I traded the cost of the cabin for a carpet job in John`s Procraft,,,my old boat. I started out useing jig`s,flukes,chadder baits and caught a few nice fish. But the whole deal was with useing live shad. I don`t think John even had anything but hooks in his boat. We got to fishing in the coves and run in`s and the back of the coves. I got 2 smallies over 21, lots of 19-20plus smallies too I caught 1 largemouth that was 22 in and a couple that was good 4 lbs. We`d take the shad with just a hook and flip around every tree, brush,and any kind of trash. We just let the shad swim free and the next thing you`ll see is the shad running for the surface with a big smallie on it`s heals. We caught lots of fish all nice fish,,,no small ones at all. I hate to say this but Fisheater and his dad flat put it on me! They caught alot more then I did wit halot over 21 inches. We didn`t worry about anybody else fishing in front of us. We watched a guy fish faster in a cover and he never caught a fish,,,john went right behind him and caught 6 off the same bank righ tbehind him. So if you want to catch alot of Big smallies the shads the way to go.

Thanks for your report.

Glad you guys had a blast fishing the Hollow..... I bet that guy was crying the blues when he seen John catch those fish behind him if truth be told......

I'm ready to get on the river and catch some of those Sauger and whatever else might bite my bait.....That is if and when it ever gets fish-able again...Lord knows when that will be....:(

Doug, good to here you and John had a good trip. Can't wait for our river to get down enough to show you my new ride a doctor is letting me use as long as I take him out sometimes. Great deal....For me... Chuck

Hi Chuck, so you got to move up in the world and got out of that little V-hull of your? I can`t wait till the river comes down either, I guess all my good winter fishing is shot now. It`ll be the first of may before the thing comes down again,,,,then I`ll be right there with you. I`m still useing the center console boat of my friends Steves. See you on the river..