Old Hickory Lake Guide Service Fishing Report- 02/25/2014

Posted by ian on February 25, 2014

This report is for the last week. Prior to last week the fishing on Old Hickory has been brutally tough. With the water temps in the high 30s to low 40s and cold front after cold front the fish have been in no mood to eat.  But beginning last week the fishing, I hope, has finally turned the corner!!!

This past Thursday night we received a massive amount of warm rain that still has the river mudded up but more importantly help to shoot the water temps up. The fish defiantly get more active when the water temps reach the upper 40’s and only seem to get better as the temps rise.  Today the water temperatures remained pretty consistent throughout the day ranging from 47-52 degrees. We have started to catch fish in spots that we have not been and that are pretty typical staging areas as they begin to think about spawning. With that being said cold fronts this time of year can play heck on fish and fish that are beginning to move up can disappear as quickly as they appear when a front moved through.  When the conditions stabilize look for those same fish to reappear in the areas they were using prior to the front.

Our best baits this week have been jerkabits,  ½ oz Santone Jigs, red shallow running crankbaits and shakey head worms. Start looking for the fish to begin to show up in their staging areas and fish those spots multiple times throughout the day as the fish seem to bite better at certain times then others. The fishing should only improve as we move though the spring and hopefully this awful winter weather will be a thing of the past.

My spring days are beginning to fill up so call and book today for some of the best action of the year!!!