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Old Hickory Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)
88 Fishing Reports
511 Followers

Old Hickory Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer

Shakey HeadsFootball JigsShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Texas Rigs (Worming)Damiki RigDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)Drop ShotFrogs/ToadsHard Topwater (Popping)
  1. Shakey Heads
    4
  2. Football Jigs
    3
  3. Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
    3
  4. Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
    2
  5. Texas Rigs (Worming)
    2
Total Fishing Reports
88
Top Species Reported for Summer
  1. Largemouth Bass29 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
  3. Catfish2 Reports
  4. Spotted Bass1 Report

Fishing Reports

88 Reports on Old Hickory Lake

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  • Mike Sawyer

    Gold Ambassador

    6/6/23

    • Species

      Spotted Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)

    • Structure

      Brush Piles

    • Forage

      Shad

    Went to Old Hickory lake at the Drakes creek area Near the marina and caught a couple Tuesday morning. Caught both in lay downs about 50 feet apart.
  • Techguy615

    Gold Ambassador

    6/7/25

    • Species

      Catfish

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Spinnerbaits

    • Structure

      Humps

    • Forage

      Shad

    • Water Temperature

      78°

    The actual Bait was a "River2Sea Ish Monroe Bling Double Willow Spinnerbait" (I Know It Color). Reel was a 13 Fishing concept z2 slide (7.5.1). Was also fishing with the Megabass spinner bait that day, so I added it here because that was the closest option. Sucker weighed in at 9.22 lbs. Was fishing blowups on flats and humps to the side of the main channel in less than 2ft of water. Second time that day and caught another one that was right 8.5 lbs. Hammered that spinner bait like a beast and drug me around in a kayak for more than a few minutes. Not the target species, but man, a lot of fun!
  • Techguy615

    Gold Ambassador

    6/8/25

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Crankbaits 0-6'

    • Structure

      Flooded Brush

    • Water Temperature

      78°

    Was cranking the bank line with a crank bait in the brightest color I had on me at the time. The water was chocolate milk and nasty. This did the job. Only caught a few, but it was fun. Unfortunately, he choked it down and hard a hard time getting the hook out.
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