Are they biting yet???

I will be down there tomorrow smallmouth fishing. I will have a sauger report when I get back

on Sunday.

 

-Kent

I will be down there tomorrow smallmouth fishing. I will have a sauger report when I get back

on Sunday.

 

-Kent

Thinking about going myself Sat.  Smallmouth were on the rocky banks from the locks on down about 3 weeks ago.

00 Mod was catching them on the other side last Sunday. I'm sure we will fish both sides.

If you see a boat with this dog, that will probably be me LOL

I'm fishing with my buddy and Tennessee River guide, Speedy Madewell

and another friend. We will be in a blue & white BayRanger, center counsel.

Come over and say Hey!  We will share some tips if we have any.

 

 

 

-Kent

I didn't make it today and I guess I am lucky I didn't.  Had no idea the flood gates are currently open even after looking at the generation schedule and level nearly everyday.  I seldom look at the flow rate but guess I need to pay more attention

Flood gates open are GREAT for smallie fishing

Jeff

Saturday was a bust and a big sauger tournament scheduled for today was cancelled.

My three man group caught a small largemouth, one skipjack, two big drum and a +/- 3lb

smallmouth. The bite was terrible early and then went to -0- from 10:00 to 4:00 when we

threw in the towel.

 

We talked to a lot guys who had the same luck. We did not talk to a single sauger fisherman

that caught a fish,

 

We were told by some locals and a guide that the fish completely turned off when the

gates were opened last week. The theory is that although there has  NOT been a shad

kill, millions have come through the gates. I don't know, but the fishing sucked!

That has always been my experience over the last 30 years when the gates are open.  I have caught a few north of Diamond Island like that but nothing up closer to the dam.  I still can't figure where this water is coming from but I guess it rained a lot somewhere.  Maybe it will help the lower Miss. river at least.

I am going on Pickwick, Tuesday Jan. 8th. Thinking about putting in at Waterloo.

Did not get to go. I wound up in a doctors office getting a shot and a prescription.

I at least hit my local lake today and caught my first fish of the year.  Not much but at least a fish!!!

That's great. Still doing better than me.

Brother and another friend launched at Eastport and fished toward trace bridge and caught 1 decent LM and 1 stripe....only two fish all day

I spent the last two days on the lake. Caught 15 LM Monday early. I could only catch 6 today. All on ARigs. The bite died each day after 11. The temps were 45/46. Not seeing any shad dead or alive.

I was there yesterday afternoon and fished into the night unroll hard rain hit...throwing a vernier powerworm 5 inch Curley tail worked great in black with charterese tail...we put in at state park marina and fish the big rock dam right outside the marina...we caught around 15-25 fish

Berkely not vernier