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Dale Hollow Lake Fishing Reports
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WalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsFishing at night while using jerkbaits or fishing under lights with shad in 10 feet of water
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CrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsFishing bushes and in shallow trees on minnows and jigs in 2-5 feet of water
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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsFlipping soft plastic and floating worm around shallow wood in the creeks
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints - SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Post Spawn is usually a funky time in fishing down south, but can be great. This year on Dale Hollow there were several tournaments in a row that we placed high using an old school post spawn technique... Floating a worm. Using a bright color Zoom worm on slightly beefed up tackle texas rigged weightless. Fishing Spawning coves, flats and pockets with any wood structure the fish can recover beside. It is a very exciting way to fish, bring your heart pills!!!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureStumps
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureHumps
Cold night led to notable changes on Sunday, smallmouth had been up and shallow chasing early, but pulled back and so did the bait with the weather fall off. Largies are still cruising shallow, and can be found, however smallmouth are set up on humps and hump edges and are easily targeted with jigs. Expect smallmouth will push up and down with the weather.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
Bassmaster Kayak event - spawn into post spawn... smallmouth and largemouth moving on flats by flooded timber. When skies got sunny the SV-3 Spinnerbait was the ticket.
