Where I've fished for them, trophies come from both calm and raging waters......I've caught 5lb+ below Wheeler dam when they were running like 3-4 turbines IIrc.    It was hard to imagine any fish could maintain itself where we fishing.....we'd motor to the dam, then drift back a thousand or two yards back.    

 

Wish I lived in a place where I could catch them more, but I wanted to add a data point to your thread

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Where I've fished for them, trophies come from both calm and raging waters......I've caught 5lb+ below Wheeler dam when they were running like 3-4 turbines IIrc.    It was hard to imagine any fish could maintain itself where we fishing.....we'd motor to the dam, then drift back a thousand or two yards back.    

 

Wish I lived in a place where I could catch them more, but I wanted to add a data point to your thread

Yeah I would say dams would be the exception to the rule in my anecdotal experience.