Old Hickory Lake, TN Fishing Report

Had a great day on the lake with customers Colin and Rich. Slow bite this morning but picked up during the rain this afternoon. Caught over 25 bass on crankbaits and creature baits in 2-12 foot of water. Water temperatures in the low 60s

Old Hickory Lake is starting to turn on big time! Water temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in the creeks. The clarity is stained due to recent rains. Found most fish suspended in 8-15 foot of water. Bass and crappie were caught around laydowns and points. Did find some areas that bass are beginning their spawn rituals. It is time to schedule your guided fishing trip with Mike Davis! Give me a call!

Crappie fishing a little slower today due to falling water level. Water level down nearly a foot below summer pool. Found crappie in 4 to 8 foot of water. Water temperatures remain in the upper 50s to low 60s

Water temperatures are finally starting to rise! With the warmer temperatures and wind in the past week, water temps are in the low 50s. Water levels are around normal. Look for things to continue to improve as we are forecasted nice warm weather this coming weekend. How about mid to upper 70s! The prespawn bite is turning on. Bass are being caught on jigs, crankbaits, carolina rigs, swimbaits, and lizards

Fishing tough on Saturday. Found and caught bass suspended in 12-25 foot of water. Lures of choice are jigs, squarebill and deep diving crankbaits, lizards, and drop shots. Water information: Temperatures: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: 1-3\' Current: Water being pulled

Lake levels are coming back down to near normal pool 445.10 after the recent rains and clearing up. Water temps have dropped considerably after the below normal temperatures. Reported lake temperatures in the mid 40s. US Army Corps have generators running so there is current. Found fish to be suspended so drop shots, finesse worms, slow rolling spinnerbaits, jigs, lizards, and crankbaits. Look for the lake to rebound as we start warming up with air temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Remember to be safe out on the water and wear your life jacket. Tight Lines

Lake levels above normal pool of 445.00. Water temps around 47 degrees. Fishing remains slow. Found several balls of shad with feeding actively with some dead shad at top. Best bite coming from fishing very slowly with jerkbaits, crankbaits, jigs, and lizards

Water temperatures have been falling due to the cold snap we have had lately. Most areas in the mid 40s. Found a couple of areas with upper 40s. Fishing is slow. Slow roll spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs, jerkbaits, and finesse worms are your ticket for these conditions. Remember to wear your life jacket in these cold water situations. Also remember that your 2013 fishing license is now due as of March 1. Tight Lines Everyone

Fishing was pretty good. Caught numerous bass from 3 to 10 foot deep. Used prespawn colors such as 2.5 Strike King crawfish orange color and PowerTeam Lures green pumpkin lizards. Other anglers report they caught alot as well. Weather was low 50s and NE winds around 10 MPH. Lake level was at normal pool

Water level was down nearly a foot with temperatures in the upper 40s. Bass were caught in 4 to 10 foot range with jigs, crankbaits and finesse worms

Bass were found suspended in the back of creeks and were caught on jigs and shaky head worms. Water was at 444.95 just below normal pool of 445.00 with much better water clarity. Water temperatures were near 50 degrees.

Water levels on Old Hickory were up from all of the rain over the past couple of weeks. Water temperature was 46 and was muddy. Where you found water a little clearer, fish were caught. Shakey head, jig, jerkbaits were the ticket

Caught several bass in 9 to 15 foot of water back in the creeks on finesse baits. Best five went 7 pounds. Water temperature was in the upper 40s and the lake was down around a half a foot. We had strong SW to W winds and temperatures in the upper 40s

Old Hickory Lake is still on fire! Water level down nearly a foot with water temperatures in the creeks around 55 degrees. Bass are being caught around schools of shad along rock banks and laydowns in 1-8 foot of water on spinnerbaits and gizzard shad squarebill crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Best bass caught was a 3.5 pounder with best five fish weighing 10 pounds.

Today, I had to pleasure of fishing a 6 hour guided trip with Gary and Tommy of the Nashville area.  With water clarity normal for Old Hickory and the water temperature 63 degrees, we set out to catch bass.  We caught several largemouth, smallmouth, and Kentucky bass on spinnerbaits, squarebill crankbaits, and soft plastics.  Water depths were ranging from 2 foot to 25 foot of water tight to cover.  

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The creek bite is taking off with crankbaits and buzzbaits accounting for the majority of fish. The bite should continue to improve over the next weeks with pods of fish being found. Generally if you find 1 you will catch several as they are moving around in packs and some schooling action is occuring. Look for fish to relate to hard cover and keep your eyes peeled for minnow activity and coorelating fish busting. Keep a topwater handy for schoolers.

Major cold front came through early Saturday morning with some fresh rain and strong North winds.  Bass were found and caught around balls of shad and in and around grass patches in 2-8 foot of water.   Lures of choice are jigs, squarebill crankbaits, spinnerbaits, shakey heads, and soft plastics.

Hey guys! Hope everybody is catching em! Cheatham is on fire right now. I found a lot of fish on the main river rocks and mouth of the creeks. The shad were very tightly balled up and fish would school around these shad all day long. Largemouth and Kentucky Spotted Bass were absolutely killing the Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg. I also caught them on Strike King jigs slow crawling at the mouth of the creeks, and drop shots at the mouth of the creeks. Set back off the mouths, throw back in, and hold on! Hope this helps and go catch a big one!

Hope everybody is doing well and catching fish! Sorry about being late on the fishing report. Tournaments have had me extremely busy. Bass starting to migrate to the back of the creeks. Fish the secondary points, transition points, and points of the grass near a creek channel or some type of deeper water that fish can use to travel by. Patches of grass, secondary points, flats near deeper water is all good. Fish any transition areas with spinnerbaits, crank baits, and buzz baits. I\'ve been catching fish on the Strike King double buzz, Strike King frog, Strike King spinnerbaits, and finesse worms. Hope this helps, and go catch a big one!