Tims Ford Dam for jerkbaits

[metaniumxg]

I was told that this is a great place to throw jerkbaits for smallies this time of year, I was wanting to head there (about a 1.5 hr drive) this weekend to try it out, can anyone confirm this? Thanks :)

[jad2t]

Tims is a fantastic lake for Smallies any time of year. A few weeks ago I took home a plump 18 and change incher. It was the only fish I caught but it counted! That was out of the Turkey Creek ramp.

I went again last weekend and had a tough time. I put in near the dam and figured the water rising 8 feet would push fish back into the cover but didn't find any. I fished a few hours hard and only came up with one dink Smallie on a jerkbait at that riprap by the dam.

That lake is beautiful but it's clear and very deep. Not an easy lake to figure out but I'm determined to learn it and make it my home lake. I am tired of fishing JPP for many reasons and I also really like the taste of Smallmouth which is mostly what you'll catch at Tims.

Work along the sharp points anywhere in the lake, there are about 100,000 of them. The coves may hold some fish too. Anywhere else and you're in 40-160 feet of water and wasting your time unless you mark suspended fish.

[jad2t]

Tims also has a healthy population of Hybrids, Rockfish, and I believe Crappie too. It's a very clean lake and the scenery is beautiful. I could catch 10 bass at JPP and enjoy it less than catching 1 bass at Tims.

[XxthejuicexX]

Tims also has a healthy population of Hybrids, Rockfish, and I believe Crappie too. It's a very clean lake and the scenery is beautiful. I could catch 10 bass at JPP and enjoy it less than catching 1 bass at Tims.


I'm thinking about going there tomorrow morning... I can't make my mind up between Normandy, Tims or Jpp

[metaniumxg]

Tims is a fantastic lake for Smallies any time of year. A few weeks ago I took home a plump 18 and change incher. It was the only fish I caught but it counted! That was out of the Turkey Creek ramp.

I went again last weekend and had a tough time. I put in near the dam and figured the water rising 8 feet would push fish back into the cover but didn't find any. I fished a few hours hard and only came up with one dink Smallie on a jerkbait at that riprap by the dam.

That lake is beautiful but it's clear and very deep. Not an easy lake to figure out but I'm determined to learn it and make it my home lake. I am tired of fishing JPP for many reasons and I also really like the taste of Smallmouth which is mostly what you'll catch at Tims.

Work along the sharp points anywhere in the lake, there are about 100,000 of them. The coves may hold some fish too. Anywhere else and you're in 40-160 feet of water and wasting your time unless you mark suspended fish.
Thanks for the info, looks like I'll be heading there 😁 I was told below the damn would be productive

[Dakota]

Do you guys use fluorocarbon line at Tims or will regular mono work. Heard is was Pretty clear lake.


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[metaniumxg]

Do you guys use fluorocarbon line at Tims or will regular mono work. Heard is was Pretty clear lake.


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I'm going to use flouro, I recently fished marrow bone lake with mono which is pretty clear and I could clearly see line. Iif I can see it with the wind and glare, I know the fish can see it.

[jad2t]

I've seen the bottom clear as glass as deep as 8 feet in some areas. It's very clear so I tie a flouro leader on all my rods. I've only fished it in Fall/Winter so I don't know if it's like most lakes and isn't quite as clear in Summer due to algae blooms.

[XxthejuicexX]

Do you guys use fluorocarbon line at Tims or will regular mono work. Heard is was Pretty clear lake.


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I would fish a fluoro leader on any of those clear lakes.

[jaystaler88]

Tim's is full of smallies. What hooked me on the brown fish was happened at Tim's by complete accident. Fishing from the back of a cove that we paddled to from a friend's lake house, it was spring break, so that would be late March. Throwing shad raps off chunk rock bank with wood structure, we caught 6 keeper smallies in about half an hour. Amazing how one positive experience can set such a tone for the rest of my fishing career. As I learned more about smallmouth behavior and put it all into context, I realized that the water was right at or about 55 degrees, which is the magic temperature I've noticed for aggressive feeding. Not to mention a gradually sloping point we just happened to be casting off of. Complete accident, but never would have happened had we not tried trying our luck in the first place..can't catch 'em at home!

[notorious]

I want to say about 10yr ago someone caught a huge Brown Trout there...stood as the record for a bit if I recall correctly.

[agelesssone]

You think the carp smell was bad, try putting SAMBOLIE in your boat for an afternoon.
You'll trap a skunk and lock it in your boat for a week just to cover up the SAMBOLE smell!

[XxthejuicexX]

you think the carp smell was bad, try putting sambolie in your boat for an afternoon.
You'll trap a skunk and lock it in your boat for a week just to cover up the sambole smell!

ha! A

[Reel Tune]

The forum police has arrived and lets keep this on topic "Fishing with Jerkbaits at Tims Ford Dam".

Lets not litter metaniumxg thread with stuff that is not related to his question.

Please create your own thread about what not to eat and what to eat, the smells of SAMBOLIE, and ethics if you'd like.

[metaniumxg]

I had no luck, below the dam the water was really high and the current was too fast. I went to the main lake and tried but the waster was low and I'm not sure if where I was had any fish around. I have a deeper fish finder but I didn't use it as it would have required me to carry an extra rod. I ended going to Normandy damn and catching 2 nice rainbows on a lucky craft pointer 65 in American shad. I'll have to do more research on tims ford on where the best bank fishing is.

[XxthejuicexX]

I had no luck, below the dam the water was really high and the current was too fast. I went to the main lake and tried but the waster was low and I'm not sure if where I was had any fish around. I have a deeper fish finder but I didn't use it as it would have required me to carry an extra rod. I ended going to Normandy damn and catching 2 nice rainbows on a lucky craft pointer 65 in American shad. I'll have to do more research on tims ford on where the best bank fishing is.


I fished Normandy last Thursday above the dam and the water was really moving down below. Good job catching some fish in it. I live about 30 minutes away from the dam so I think once the water goes down I will wear it out.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

They are releasing 800 cfs at Normandy, to fish below the dam ideally you want 300 to 200 cfs, they are very close to winter pool, so if we do not get a lot of rain it should be there in a couple of weeks

[notorious]

When I lived a touch south of Nashville I would frequent Normandy...I have caught so many walleye and rainbow below the dam it's stupid. I seldom left fishing the lake without stopping at the dam to cap off my catch.That little dam produces fish like crazy for a bank fisher.