New to site old to Smallmouth fishing, I've been fishing sallies for over 40 years, mainly Pickwick, Wilson and Wheeler in Alabama but I live on Tim's Ford lake Winchester Tennessee. Some good fish here too. My personal best is this 7.3 caught on Pickwick. 

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Welcome aboard! That's a beaut!

Good gracious! That’s a toad. Welcome to the site, I fish some of your waters but never Tims. I’m upstream in Knoxville but I fish Alabama quite a bit. Did you nab that 7.3 in the winter? I camped below Wilson in March one year with monster smallmouth aspirations and the waves kicked my butt 

Welcome! Beautiful smallie! That's the fish I'm looking for to beat our state record!

Actually I caught that fish while night fishing Pickwick lake in June, my jig ticked a rock then a thump.The hook set made me think I was hung up for a second, then it was on. The fish ran under the boat and jumped on the other side, it was a fiasco. but somehow I lead it back around the front and after a couple more spectacular jumps and a couple long runs I netted this gorilla. I've caught three at 7 pounds on Pickwick, a boat load of 6's and even more 5's. Pickwick is a great lake and I get down there as often as I can.This is the first 7 pounder I got there on Columbus day several years ago.  

That's a beauty!

 

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

That's a beauty!

 

I saw your photo and knew those were Pickwick fish, know you can tell me if I was right.

Yep! Below the dam which is technically Kentucky Lake, but commonly known

as "the river". 

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

Yep! Below the dam which is technically Kentucky Lake, but commonly known

as "the river". 

I've never fished below Pickwick Dam, heard a lot of good things. My truck automatically stops at McFarland park in Florence AL.

Well, the fishing is actually better below Wilson Dam. 

16 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Well, the fishing is actually better below Wilson Dam. 

I've always had my best luck there. I did get a 6.13 below Guntersville dam once but there's not the numbers of big fish there like Pickwick. I went with a friend one night last June and I caught 13 SM over 4 pounds and I didn't count the smaller fish. My friend had 8 over 4, it was a good night.

Welcome to BR. Sounds like you know Mrs smallie real well.