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Old Hickory Lake Guide Service Fishing Report- 04/03/2016- 04/18/2016

Posted by ian on April 18, 2016

      

(I apologize again for the lack of photos. I dropped my phone in the lake AGAIN and lost several good pictures from trips!)

Fishing has been good on Old Hickory over the last several weeks for both bass and crappie. The weather has finally stabilized and the fish have responded as they are in full pre-spawn and spawn mode. The shallows are full of cruising females and males who are willing to bite anything in from of them making for a fun day of fishing. The weather over the next week looks to be very good so the fishing should not change and only get better. Water temps are quickly on the rise and have been in the low to mid 60’s first thing in the am rising to upper 60’s by the afternoon. Water clarity has varied over the lake from stained to clear depending on where you are.

You can catch fish pretty much any way you want right now on Old Hickory fro 20ft -1ft. For better consistent quality fish we have been focusing on lead in banks in the main creek and pockets and have primarily used 1/2oz jigs and shakey heads to catch fish. When fishing shallow we have used search baits when there’s wind and shakey heads when there’s not. Docks are holding spawning fish right now and we have caught plenty of fish flipping around the poles and floats. Like I said, fishing is good right now so fish your confidence baits and you will catch fish.

Get ready, the crappie are getting ready to be on!!! We are having good days with some days the fish are making us work mixed in.  The crappie we have been catching have been in less the 8fow and most are still prespawn fish.  Most crappie are coming on 1/16^th and 1/8^th oz jigs and tube baits with white, chartruse/white, blue/white, blue/chartruse, and motoroil being best.

Our primary baits while bass fishing have been ½ oz jigs, 1/8^th and ¼ oz shakey heads, squarebill’s, medium running crankbaits, spinnerbaits and c-rigs. Green pumpkin and black/blue have made up the majority of our plastics colors with rootbeer and shad patterns being best on our crankbaits.  Topwater has also been very productive in the mornings and best when we have had a bit of wind.

Here at OHGS we use brand new high end fishing equipment from Denali Rods, Lews reels, Vicious Line, Fish Terror Baits, Strike King, Eco Pro Tungsten and other top of the line equipment. I am a United States Coast Guard licensed captain and 100% dedicated to making your trip the trip of a lifetime.