Old Hickory Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 12, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

88 Fishing Reports

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Old Hickory Lake Overview

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Bladed Jigs
2
Finesse Jigs
1
Grass Jigs
1
Hard Body Swimbaits
1
Hard Jerkbaits
1

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Top Species Reported for Spring

Largemouth Bass12 Reports
Smallmouth Bass5 Reports
Lake Whitefish1 Report

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Fishing Reports

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JEREMY
Bronze Ambassador
3/30/26
- Species
  Lake Whitefish
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Crappie Sniping
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
Walking banks casting into open water. Skipjack herring. Tennessee tarpon
STEVE OUELLETTE
Gold Ambassador
4/22/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Rip Rap
Weather was partly cloudy with light winds gusting to 10 mph. Fished 3 days, 1 practice day and 2 tournament days. Practice day we were able to find smallmouth on beds using a 4: wacky rigged Senko. They would pick it up and move it off the bed and drop it. would not set the hook except for one 3lbs 9oz Largemouth that hooked itself. Found probably 20 beds with fish on them throughout the day. 1st day we never made it to our spot due to motor issues, so we worked the bank heading back toward the launch. was able to boat a few non keepers on the wacky rig. lost 1 keeper on a nose hooked 4" Caffeine shad in Green Pumkin with tail dipped in chartreuse. had a few bites with a 3/8 oz Swim jig working it through laydowns but they were typically hitting the pinchers.
Techguy615
Gold Ambassador
4/27/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Minnows
Was fishing with soft jerk baits with a free rig using a pegged drop weight. Minnows were on the move and the smallies were feeding up. Winds were up but the weather was nice with a few drops of rain mixed in. Only caught a few keepers and a ton just shy of that. Lost a few that were much larger, but all in all it was a great day on the water. Again, the reel I used is the ark gravity bfs reel. Great for light baits, and they are tired of seeing the bigger stuff.