Jugging at Taylorsville

[cman]

I thought I might try this with the kids one nite. I have several of the noodles and plenty of old jugs. I just haven't done this in years. Can anybody give me tips as far as techniques and areas. What about bait. I hear everyone talking about shad. Where and how do you catch them. I have a casting net just not sure where to catch the shad. Any tips will be appreciated.

[dldoss80]

I thought I might try this with the kids one nite. I have several of the noodles and plenty of old jugs. I just haven't done this in years. Can anybody give me tips as far as techniques and areas. What about bait. I hear everyone talking about shad. Where and how do you catch them. I have a casting net just not sure where to catch the shad. Any tips will be appreciated.

I usually just put in at possum ridge and go over to the state dock marina no wake area and can catch shad pretty easy right before dark. If u r taking kids with u i would take some bluegill bait and let them catch some gills n use small ones as bait also.

[cman]

I looked for shad the other nite with no luck. I have a casting net just need to practice Are there any certain spots or types of places I should set jugs?

[dldoss80]

To tell u the truth i only fish in one spot n have always had success in that one area so have never really tried to many other spots. If u r looking at the lake from possum ridge ramp, i go to the right about a couple hundred yards n try the creek channel and some of the flats. Like i said i have never gone back there n never caught fish so i just stick to it, lol. There r always a few boats back in there fishing to, so i take it is a good spot. Good luck! I usually have better success catching shad n july n august. sometimes all u will c is a single shad flick the surface and if u r close throw the net on it and sometimes u get lucky n catch a net full!

[cman]

Thanks for the info. I am having trouble catching shad. Going to have to practice my casting net. Lol

[Nolin Addict]

Ive jugged fished once and trying to get started as well. Ive always heard people using shad & bluegill, but do live crawls work well?

[dldoss80]

well im no expert by any means myself, but i have only used shad or bluegills, n seems to me that the bigger cats like the bluegills alot of the time but for me i can catch a bunch of shad quickly so that is what i use a lot of times, good luck!

[cman]

I'm having trouble finding big schools of shad. Is it just too early in the year? Anybody got any advice on casting nets for shad.

[Catfish Bob]

Fished out there this weekend with some Blue Herring. Caught several nice eating size cats and a few big perch drums. 1st time I have used Blue Herring, very pleased, they were tearing um up. I usually use shad or bluegill which works great too but seemed like I was getting bites a lot faster with the blue herring.

I go out their in the beginning of winter, after the first good freeze. Walk the banks and pick up enough dead shad to last all summer. This past winter me a buddy filled up six kroger bags of dead shad just from the possum ridge ramp and settlers trace ramp. Put um in the deep freeze.

[cman]

Good idea. I will try that this winter. Where do you get blue herring?

[cman]

Are the tailwaters below the dam any good for catching shad?

[Catfish Bob]

Are the tailwaters below the dam any good for catching shad?

I wouldn't throw a net down there, snag city in that area.