| Tennessee Bass fishing is going to be its best this | | | | To recap these places, the Little Pigeon River, has |
| year at Dale Hollow, Tims Ford, South Holston and | | | | good fishing around the Pigeon Forge. The Buffalo |
| Pickwick reservoirs. The smallmouth bass fishing at | | | | River has a great fishing near Linden. The Pigeon |
| Dale Hollow is going to provide some high catch rates | | | | River has great bass fishing by the French Broad |
| and some fine fish. There are some regulations in | | | | River. The marina by Tims Ford Lake is a great place |
| place for smallmouth bass fishing, but this has | | | | to start some smallmouth bass fishing. The |
| resulted in some nice trophy size fish. | | | | smallmouth bass in Norris Lake is good around the |
| Anglers have said that fishing at night with jigs and | | | | Hickory Star Marina. Fishing at Dale Hollow Lake is |
| spinnerbaits is the best time to catch smallmouth | | | | good around Horse Creek Dock. With all these places |
| bass. You get away with using a four-pound test line | | | | to go fishing in Tennessee you cannot go wrong. |
| and catch some nice sized fish. It is all of the | | | | You are going to have a great time fishing for |
| presentation at Dale Hollow. | | | | smallmouth mouth bass. |
| South Holston Lake is like a small, Dale Hollow. During | | | | If you are looking for some largemouth bass in |
| the winter, you can catch a smallmouth bass on a | | | | Tennessee, you can look around Cumberland and |
| float-n-fly or a jigging spoon. It is not unusual to | | | | Obey. The fishing for largemouth bass on Obey River |
| catch a fish over twenty-five pounds of this lake. | | | | is the best by the dam located by Dale Hollow. This |
| Ifyou are fishing this lake at night, you can use to | | | | area is great between June and September. One |
| grub and jig to catch plenty of bass. Tims Ford and | | | | place to start is the Franklin Creek area. Identify the |
| Pickwick are coming along just nicely for smallmouth | | | | largemouth bass near the channel drops, and by the |
| bass fishing. They do have regulations for minimum | | | | weed beds. You will find the larger fish, right after |
| size, but it is working very well. These are just a few | | | | sun up by the shade areas on the water. Just use a |
| places in Tennessee that bass fishing is excellent for | | | | green, black and blue or a brown jig with your |
| the most part. You can go just about anywhere in | | | | favorite bait, and you are ready to go. |
| Tennessee and have some great fishing. | | | | If you have an overcast day, use a spinnerbait near |
| A couple other ones that you might consider are | | | | the tree trunks or the timber of the water. You will |
| Percy Priest, Center Hill, and Norris and Watts Bar | | | | find a good fishing in these areas. Keep in mind that |
| lakes. Although the smallmouths are declining in these | | | | the color of spinnerbait you use is going to depend |
| areas, it still provides great fishing. These areas are | | | | on the water conditions. Obey River is a great place |
| still working with the 18-inch minimum size limit for | | | | to fish for bass. The Cumberland River has some nice |
| smallmouth bass, which has started to improve the | | | | size largemouth bass between the Cordell Hall and |
| fishing conditions. | | | | Old Hickory Lakes by Nashville. |
| If you want to do some river fishing in Tennessee | | | | During the summer months on the Cumberland River, |
| for smallmouth bass, you might try the Frank Fiss, | | | | you can use the black and blue jig, but make sure it |
| the Pigeon River, Duck River or the Buffalo River. | | | | is at least three fourths ounce or heavier in weight. |
| Although the pigeon River seems to be little down | | | | In these areas you need to get down into the deep |
| again this year, the Duck River is going to show | | | | weeds. If you see a lot of wood in the water, this is |
| some good numbers. | | | | where you want to drop your bait. |
| The Buffalo River on the other hand, is going to be a | | | | If you live in Tennessee or you are planning a fishing |
| great place to find smallmouth bass, but you will see | | | | trip to Tennessee, these are some of the popular |
| a lot of traffic as well. One popular river is the Little | | | | places for largemouth and smallmouth bass. The thing |
| Pigeon River, which is starting to make a name for | | | | is that it is not going to take a lot of skill, only |
| itself. You can catch some good size smallmouth bass | | | | patients to catch these fish. However, once you find |
| down by the area of the French Broad River. | | | | the right spot you are going to want to stay there |
| However, if you want a wade in some water, you | | | | and catch all the fish. |
| can go up by the Pigeon Forge. | | | | |