My first time smalljaw fishing and it was a blast. These were my best two but my fishing buddy caught some bruisers. The file was too large so I will add his catch in the next line

Here is two of his with another pic coming

Smallie smiles. WTG.

 

You boys are now officially addicted to lady bronzeback  

 

Roger

10 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

You boys are now officially addicted to lady bronzeback  

 

Roger

I wish I had a lake closer to us that was known for their smallies. That was a mean fighting fish. It truly felt like you were setting the hook into a brick wall!

2 hours ago, Senko Junkie said:

I wish I had a lake closer to us that was known for their smallies. That was a mean fighting fish. It truly felt like you were setting the hook into a brick wall!

 

 

What I also miss about smallies (I now live in FL) are their aerial antics!

 

Roger

yeah!  You cant keep em down. That's for sure

 

congrats on the fish!! that's a beautiful lake. very clear water.  boated on it while camping. would love to fish it some day 

One of the reasons we retired from Florida and moved north to brown fish country

Those are some good lookin' smallies!! We are going to Dale Hollow early this April and hope to duplicate your results!!! Any advice?

We will be going back on Easter weekend (end of March). A few years ago, we hired a guide first. He showed us a few great spots  but also gave us some great advice. Look for long grassy flats in about 20'0" of water. We used swimbaits and cranked just above the grass. I let it sink until it hit near bottom. Once I started cranking, I would feel the tops of the grass with each crank..........set hook and enjoy!    lol

 

I caught this one Friday.  21.5" 5lbs even. 

32 minutes ago, KevO said:

I caught this one Friday.  21.5" 5lbs even. 

Nice!!! April 5th can't get here soon enough!!! I wonder what the water temps will look like the first week of April this year.

It was 50-52 from the dam to first island Friday.  This week is going to be cooler so the temps will drop some, I'd imagine they will be around 60 if it gets warm again, and stays that way. 

Thanks KevO !!!   We will be fishing the Kentucky side of the lake.

I haven't been back since, the 2nd but the temps have dropped back into the high 40's.  I'll probably go Saturday, look for transition banks near spawning areas. They will be loaded up with smallies, and LM.  

2 hours ago, KevO said:

I haven't been back since, the 2nd but the temps have dropped back into the high 40's.  I'll probably go Saturday, look for transition banks near spawning areas. They will be loaded up with smallies, and LM.  

Thanks for keeping me updated!!!!!!