Pickwick Report (Updated)

[Memphisballer]

Are you guys fishing this coming Saturday? My buddy cancelled

on me at the last minute so I didn't fish. If you're going and have

an open seat, let me know!

-Kent

I may be able to go. i will let you know by tomorrow.

[00 mod]

Are you guys fishing this coming Saturday? My buddy cancelled

on me at the last minute so I didn't fish. If you're going and have

an open seat, let me know!

-Kent

I may be able to go. i will let you know by tomorrow.

If yall are staying till sunday, or fishing sunday as well......I hate to be a beggar but.....

[lazeebum]

Heading out to fish the upper part of Pickwick Sunday a.m.  Maybe I will have a tale to tell.

[bryand82487]

Are you guys fishing this coming Saturday? My buddy cancelled

on me at the last minute so I didn't fish. If you're going and have

an open seat, let me know!

-Kent

I may be able to go. i will let you know by tomorrow.

You guys hit Pickwick Saturday?

[Memphisballer]

Not I. With all the rain we got I ended up hitting the duck blind. Probably would have done better on the lake. Ducks seemed to moved out with the front.

[lazeebum]

I went, but only managed one keeper in 4 hours.  Going again in the morning for awhile.  The drum were on a tear today.  I may try below the dam and see what happens.  I will not get too close, there have been three close calls lately.

[bryand82487]

I'd fish below. There's about 4 to 5 small coves on the side across from the ramp within a little under a mile. Try working those points with a crawfish colored crankbait or pop r if you get there early in the morning. Last time I went I could pretty much throw that pop r any where I saw a bass hit the top of the water and catch it. There's one cove that has 2 metal poles inside the mouth of it on the right side. I beleive it also has a reflective red sign on a tree near for barges. If you find it troll into it out of the current, throw a couple of top waters back in it then fish a crank bait towards the mouth of it into the channel. We pulled several nice smallmouth out of there. It has a good ledge at the mouth.  In the smallie picture above were in that cove looking out into the river.    Good luck! Not sure how the bite is since the cold front.

[roadwarrior]

Caught a few, but TVA cut the water back at noon.

We left around 1:00. Not pictured is a 15 lb drum

caught by westtennessee1.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1290995635/3#3

[lazeebum]

Did a little better today, three keepers and a few stripe or white bass.  It was still fun.  Oh well back to the salt mine till Saturday.

[bryand82487]

Here's several really good articles on catching smallmouth on Pickwick you guys might be intersted in.

http://www.strikeking.com/journal/00384/1.php

[lazeebum]

This weather has given me the fishin' bug for sure.  Friday, Saturday and Sunday are lookin' real good for hitting the water.  Water temp was almost 60 degerees this past Sunday and Monday.  Maybe it will hold steady till Saturday.

[sbrown]

I fished the 22nd & 23rd during that last warm spell and managed some topwater, chatterbait and jerkbait action, but I'd say that has changed with the falling temps.

I'm curious if anyones been lately and what's working.

[Mr. Swabby(aka westtennessee1)]

Roadwarrior and Memphisballer hit it this past weekend, below the dam. Lots of water and Memphisballer tagged his PB smallmouth at 5lbs.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1291597012

[bryand82487]

Yea he caught a nice one.  I'm curious as to how they did for the day?  I hope to get back down there soon.  Are you guys interested in keeping this thread updated after every trip to Pickwick?  I never mind sharing how I did and love to read about others trips as well. 

[lazeebum]

:-/Yeah, I can always tell you what didn't work. lol  All kidding aside, unless it gets really cold and muddy, something always bites on the Tennessee River.

[Memphisballer]

Yea he caught a nice one. I'm curious as to how they did for the day? I hope to get back down there soon. Are you guys interested in keeping this thread updated after every trip to Pickwick? I never mind sharing how I did and love to read about others trips as well.

We did pretty decent for the day. We didn't catch a ton below the dam and the wind really picked up so we hopped on the lake side to try to get out of the wind a bit.

We did pretty well with jerk bait on the lake side. Caught some smallies and some green fish.

[bryand82487]

Anyone know the water temp at Pickwick right now?

[roadwarrior]

No, but in 57-59* two weeks a ago. I suspect it's colder now,

but the jerkbait bite should still be red hot!

-Kent

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Mr. Swabby(aka westtennessee1)]

Took my son to Pickwick yesterday, below the dam. Water was steady 44*, solid bite but mostly junk fish. Lot's a moving water and windy too. Caught five green fish, no brownies. Attached is a photo of the biggest LM.

[bryand82487]

Nice fish! Glad to see there still biting.  I hope the shad kill isn't as bad as last years though.

[FIAB]

Nice fish.......44*.....sounds like time to start looking for those toothy critters.  Hope to try it out Thurs.

[soopd]

I was on the water at Mcfarland in Florence Monday and the water temp was around 42.  I left around 2 P.M.  Did not manage a bite but I was mostly idling around trying to learn how to use my side imaging unit.  I also stayed away from the dam.