FishAddix - Fishing Reports - 1st time in TN - Lake Old Hickory

Fishing Report for Lake Old Hickory, Tennessee

Monday, March 8, 2010 - Kenny Baldwin - 1st time in TN

Highlights

1 Fish Caught

1 Skipjack Herring

1 Fish using a Panfish Jig

Lunker: 0.00 lbs Skipjack Herring using a Panfish Jig

Catch	Species	Lure	Weight	Length
1	Skipjack Herring	Panfish Jig	0.00 lbs	16.00 Inches	Dispute

Spent 9 days in Tennessee working with a friend of mine that lives there and managed to spend 1 afternoon on the water. We fished the Gallatin Steamplant on Old Hickory from 12pm - 6pm for 30+ skipjack herring but no stripers. We did see one striper landed near us that went about 13 or 14lbs, and another on a stringer that was about 25lbs. Interesting fishing, not one that I am used to at all. Amazing how you can toss a net and get all the 2-4" threadfin you want and how you... Read More

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Joe K
that does sound like fun with that topwater action... you cant use live bait in california???
Mar 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Kenny Baldwin
Only live fin bait you can really use here in So Cal is threadfin, but they have to be caught out of the same body of water that you are fishing. You can't use a cast net, only a dip net, and you cannot snag them legally. You can use a sabiki rig - but you have to cut it in half, though- more than 3 hooks on 1 line is illegal. Good luck finding them most of the time - if you can every 2" bait is an guaranteed fish!
Mar 9, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Joshua Vest
Verynice. i have fished the gallatin stam plant many times. infact ill be there this weekend. i have caught tons of fish out of there. some really big stuff too. killer fall, winter and spring fishing spot. the water in that area gets to warm in summer so look elsewhere in summer. glad you enjoyed my home lake. i live @ 40 min from the steam plant. If ya ever come back to fish, let me know
Mar 30, 2010 at 9:17 PM