Old Hickory Lake Guide Service Fishing Report- 04/07/2014

Posted by ian on April 8, 2014

This report is for the week of 03/30/2014- 04/07/2014

  We have again had an awesome week here on Old Hickory Lake this week as we ran 4 trips and are still catching big fish! This week alone we have had one over 5lbs, one over 6lbs and one just under 8lbs! Old Hickory is about to really turn on any day now and I believe that it already would have if we didn’t have that awful cold front that pushing in last Friday dropping the water temps by 8 degrees and really killing the bite over the weekend. Prior to this past weekend fishing had been excellent and I expect it to pick back up any time now.  The weather forecast looks good for this upcoming week with stable warm weather and that first wave of spawning fish should be hitting the banks soon. Water temps had been consistent leading up to the front with the creeks hanging in the low to mid 60’s and on Thursday evening the river was at 61.

  Our best baits this week have been the A-Rig, jerkbait, spinnerbait, squarebill, and flipping a tube or creature bait around wood. The smaller buck bass have defiantly pulled up on nearly every bank that you hit but we have been focusing on a little deeper staging areas to find those bigger females that are waiting on the right time to pull up.

  And finally some good news for you crappie fisherman! The crappie fishing is finally picking up with good numbers and good quality fish being caught. Sunday we had a good trip catching over 20 crappie in a little over 3 hrs on 1/8 oz jigs fished in 5-15 fow. The crappie have defiantly began to pull up and much like the bass fishing, the crappie should only continue to improve.

  Here at OHGS we use brand new high grade fishing equipment from Denali Rods, Lews reels, Sunline fishing line, Santone Jigs, Fish Terror Baits 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. I still have dates available for April so get in on some of the best bass and crappie action of the year!!!