South Holston Lake
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South Holston Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
- Texas Rigs (Worming)1
Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report
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Jon Lessmann
Bronze Ambassador
7/16/25
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
March on South Holston can be incredible! This early pre-spawn trip to South Holston was dominated by the jerkbait! The smallmouth were absolutely crushing the bait around the dam off of the rock. We picked up a limit quick en route to a 2nd place finish. You can find all of the fish catches and details in the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIU2SOKV2Oc&t=10s
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