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Old Hickory Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)
81 Fishing Reports
486 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 (Worming)Damiki RigDrop ShotFrogs/ToadsHard Topwater (Popping)Hard Topwater (Walking)Lipless Crankbaits
  1. Shakey Heads
    4
  2. Football Jigs
    3
  3. Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
    3
  4. Texas Rigs (Worming)
    2
  5. Damiki Rig
    1
Total Fishing Reports
81
Top Species Reported for Summer
  1. Largemouth Bass27 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
  3. Catfish2 Reports
  4. Spotted Bass1 Report

Fishing Reports

81 Reports on Old Hickory Lake

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  • 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.
  • 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!
  • Conner Luft

    Bronze Ambassador

    6/28/24

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Worming)

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Minnows

    • Water Temperature

      79°

    I was throwing around rock and vegetation primarily in the shade. The difference in the water temperature between the shade and full sun encourages them to be up in shallow shady areas. I was fishing a weightless and weed less 5” watermelon red senko. The main bite I had was from around 8:30 - 10:30, after that it got too hot for them up shallow. We launched at Shutes Branch, and I was fishing along the tree-line directly to the right of ramp #2.
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