If you're fishing Percy Priest, look for smallmouth at the upper end, towards the dam, and the lower end for largemouth, where the lake tapers towards Stones river. Be careful of rocks. Water is clear and deep, though Old Hickory is occasionally a little murky. Rock fish are good in the lake as well, though I never managed to catch one. Also Sauger and Walleye. Old Hickory is good in the coves and the steam plant near Gallatin I understand is a good place. Tims Ford is another lake further south that looks good. There's also other lakes near it - Woods and Normandy. Another choice is Center Hill lake. Big, with a lot of fingers, though it is less known for bass than Sauger. Middle Tennessee is excellent for freshwater fishing, unlike West Tennessee.
