It has been a difficult and trying year at the BRB household, but prayers and friends have made a difference. Got out on the Tennessee River this weekend and took advantage of warmer than usual weather. The wind made for tough fishing but I caught my first Kentucky Lake bass. As you can see in the sonar screenshot, these fish don't go hungry. This mass of shad was in Tom's creek, and it was this way for the whole trip. The few bass I caught were very well fed! Last photo is the view from my porch. Looking forward to figuring out Kentucky lake!

Go, Bob, go!!!

Nice fish Bob! I’ve only been there once or twice, the river is huge down there 

Way to go, great looking bass! I love the baitball screen shot too!

16 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Nice fish Bob! I’ve only been there once or twice, the river is huge down there 

     My new place is south of the interstate where it still resembles a river. Several miles north it widens into the Kentucky Lake proper which is very wide, and stays that way all the way to the dam in Kentucky. There are lots of feeder creeks that are navigable. The insides of these creeks are just packed with baitfish. I caught four 12" spots that looked like they swallowed golf balls. Looking forward to the learning curve.

I remember seeing it near the Shiloh battlefield as a kid and couldn’t believe how fast and wide it was ! And that’s the skinny part…..

 

Did you move away from your farm and pond??

29 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I remember seeing it near the Shiloh battlefield as a kid and couldn’t believe how fast and wide it was ! And that’s the skinny part…..

 

Did you move away from your farm and pond??

Nope, still live by the pond. Bought a river cabin and I'm practicing retiring. Hope to be good at it come fall of 2026. Had to get away from Nickajack. Used to be my favorite place but the eel grass has completely taken over to the point where no lure toss comes back unfettered. If and when a fish is hooked, the fish gets reeled in with five pounds of grass. Even below the dam it is bad. Eel grass grows away from back 30 ft. so there is no more drifting downriver tossing a ned against the bank. My 40 fish days ten years ago dwindled to 4 fish days fighting grass. So far at Kentucky lake, haven't seen the first blade of grass!

There was a new state record mean mouth caught on Kentucky lake a few days ago, I think I read 6.7? 

5 hours ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Bought a river cabin

 

A beautiful cabin!

@Blue Raider Bob, I’m sure you remember how wide the river is in Knoxville, maybe 150 yards? Seemed triple that down your way but that makes sense, rivers only get bigger flowing 400+ miles downstream