| Tennessee Bass fishing is going to be its | | | | you can go up by the Pigeon Forge. |
| best this year at Dale Hollow, Tims Ford, | | | | |
| South Holston and Pickwick reservoirs. The | | | | To recap these places, the Little Pigeon |
| smallmouth bass fishing at Dale Hollow is | | | | River, has good fishing around the Pigeon |
| going to provide some high catch rates and | | | | Forge. The Buffalo River has a great fishing |
| some fine fish. There are some regulations in | | | | near Linden. The Pigeon River has great bass |
| place for smallmouth bass fishing, but this | | | | fishing by the French Broad River. The marina |
| has resulted in some nice trophy size fish. | | | | by Tims Ford Lake is a great place to start |
| | | | some smallmouth bass fishing. The smallmouth |
| Anglers have said that fishing at night with | | | | bass in Norris Lake is good around the |
| jigs and spinnerbaits is the best time to | | | | Hickory Star Marina. Fishing at Dale Hollow |
| catch smallmouth bass. You get away with | | | | Lake is good around Horse Creek Dock. With |
| using a four-pound test line and catch some | | | | all these places to go fishing in Tennessee |
| nice sized fish. It is all of the | | | | you cannot go wrong. You are going to have a |
| presentation at Dale Hollow. | | | | great time fishing for smallmouth mouth bass. |
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| South Holston Lake is like a small, Dale | | | | If you are looking for some largemouth bass |
| Hollow. During the winter, you can catch a | | | | in Tennessee, you can look around Cumberland |
| smallmouth bass on a float-n-fly or a jigging | | | | and Obey. The fishing for largemouth bass on |
| spoon. It is not unusual to catch a fish over | | | | Obey River is the best by the dam located by |
| twenty-five pounds of this lake. Ifyou are | | | | Dale Hollow. This area is great between June |
| fishing this lake at night, you can use to | | | | and September. One place to start is the |
| grub and jig to catch plenty of bass. Tims | | | | Franklin Creek area. Identify the largemouth |
| Ford and Pickwick are coming along just | | | | bass near the channel drops, and by the weed |
| nicely for smallmouth bass fishing. They do | | | | beds. You will find the larger fish, right |
| have regulations for minimum size, but it is | | | | after sun up by the shade areas on the water. |
| working very well. These are just a few | | | | Just use a green, black and blue or a brown |
| places in Tennessee that bass fishing is | | | | jig with your favorite bait, and you are |
| excellent for the most part. You can go just | | | | ready to go. |
| about anywhere in Tennessee and have some | | | | |
| great fishing. | | | | If you have an overcast day, use a |
| | | | spinnerbait near the tree trunks or the |
| A couple other ones that you might consider | | | | timber of the water. You will find a good |
| are Percy Priest, Center Hill, and Norris and | | | | fishing in these areas. Keep in mind that the |
| Watts Bar lakes. Although the smallmouths are | | | | color of spinnerbait you use is going to |
| declining in these areas, it still provides | | | | depend on the water conditions. Obey River is |
| great fishing. These areas are still working | | | | a great place to fish for bass. The |
| with the 18-inch minimum size limit for | | | | Cumberland River has some nice size |
| smallmouth bass, which has started to improve | | | | largemouth bass between the Cordell Hall and |
| the fishing conditions. | | | | Old Hickory Lakes by Nashville. |
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| If you want to do some river fishing in | | | | During the summer months on the Cumberland |
| Tennessee for smallmouth bass, you might try | | | | River, you can use the black and blue jig, |
| the Frank Fiss, the Pigeon River, Duck River | | | | but make sure it is at least three fourths |
| or the Buffalo River. Although the pigeon | | | | ounce or heavier in weight. In these areas |
| River seems to be little down again this | | | | you need to get down into the deep weeds. If |
| year, the Duck River is going to show some | | | | you see a lot of wood in the water, this is |
| good numbers. | | | | where you want to drop your bait. |
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| The Buffalo River on the other hand, is going | | | | If you live in Tennessee or you are planning |
| to be a great place to find smallmouth bass, | | | | a fishing trip to Tennessee, these are some |
| but you will see a lot of traffic as well. | | | | of the popular places for largemouth and |
| One popular river is the Little Pigeon River, | | | | smallmouth bass. The thing is that it is not |
| which is starting to make a name for itself. | | | | going to take a lot of skill, only patients |
| You can catch some good size smallmouth bass | | | | to catch these fish. However, once you find |
| down by the area of the French Broad River. | | | | the right spot you are going to want to stay |
| However, if you want a wade in some water, | | | | there and catch all the fish. |