Caney Fork past couple days.

[tjustin]

Past couple nights i have been fishing the caney fork . Here some pics of the fish ive caught .

[Travis C.]

Nice....

Starting to get that itch for those again...

[Tennesseejugger]

Nice job!

[Alphahawk]

Nice fish.

[j19bill]

Wow nice. I never have fished at night there. Looks like i may have to give it a try.

[jad2t]

Nice trout! The only times I've caught larger browns is at night. Thanks to Travis for emphasizing over and over that you have to go at night to get them haha. Biggest one to date was a 22" brown caught on a YoZuri jerkbait, rainbow trout color. Man I miss that river, two weeks and I'll be back in Cookeville and fishing it regularly. I'll be putting more effort into stripers than trout though, that's my new challenge.

[nomad60]

Those are some nice trout.

jad2t,

Keep us updated on the striper hunt...I hope to start fishing for them as well real soon here.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

Hot dog TJ those are some very nice browns!!, i assume you catching them either on cranks or live bait??, either way congrats man!! ,looks like you had some fun!!

[jad2t]

Those are some nice trout.

jad2t,

Keep us updated on the striper hunt...I hope to start fishing for them as well real soon here.

I've learned how to fish for them below Old Hickory Dam in the current, I've caught a few smaller ones and lost a couple big fish, not sure what they were. I like to think they were 20lb stripers :D

Stripers are very seldom caught at the Center Hill Dam, they're way downstream. I've seen them in certain areas and I have a friend who has been catching monsters in there. I've got some new tactics to try and I'll post here if I do any good.

[nomad60]

I've learned how to fish for them below Old Hickory Dam in the current, I've caught a few smaller ones and lost a couple big fish, not sure what they were. I like to think they were 20lb stripers :D

Stripers are very seldom caught at the Center Hill Dam, they're way downstream. I've seen them in certain areas and I have a friend who has been catching monsters in there. I've got some new tactics to try and I'll post here if I do any good.

I live in Clarksville so I'm hoping a few of them swim on down this way. ;)
Once I pick up my boat and get comfortable with it, I plan on putting all that great advice from the "Cumberland River Blues (http://www.fishingtn.com/showthread.php?t=5486)" thread to good use.

[txnative]

Jad2t,

Fishing the lower caney for stripers is a whole different ball game than chasing them below old hickory dam. If you're using anything less than a heavy action rod, strong level wind reel, and stout (I use 50 lb power pro), you'll be very lucky to land one over 20 lbs. They have ideal water (temps and oxygen) and a ton of cover that they use to their advantage.

Pm me on what you're planning on using and I will give you what help I can. My friends and I have been chasing them since June, and I've landed nothing but 20+ lb fish, and my friends have got some up to 49".


Chris

[tjustin]

Thanks for all the positive feed back guys , And yes I only fish there at night this time of year , And all the fish were caught on Crankbaits.

[tjustin]

I caught this nice walleye last night.

[Travis C.]

Nice walleye.

How big was it 6-8lbs?

[Alphahawk]

Nice fish! Have caught some up there during the day but have never fished it at night. Need to know the river a bit better to put my kayak out there at night.


Regards

[tjustin]

It was right around 7 or so , Caught off the bank alpha , we were getting our guns ready for small game season , and was like what heck lets go fish a bit.

[Travis C.]

Nice fish! Have caught some up there during the day but have never fished it at night. Need to know the river a bit better to put my kayak out there at night.

Regards

The way you catch trout up there.. you can stay in Columbia at night time. :D

[Alphahawk]

The way you catch trout up there.. you can stay in Columbia at night time. :D

I am waiting for a couple of months when the sluice is turned off with generators going so I can fish the Pond at night. For the last several years as I would be leaving as the Sun had already gone down a guy was always there.....putting in his boat....and catching big Walleye in the Pond. Of course you would only need one like tjustin had and you could go home...LOL.


Regards

[Travis C.]

I am waiting for a couple of months when the sluice is turned off with generators going so I can fish the Pond at night. For the last several years as I would be leaving as the Sun had already gone down a guy was always there.....putting in his boat....and catching big Walleye in the Pond. Of course you would only need one like tjustin had and you could go home...LOL.

Regards

Its fun there at night in the pond. There is a bunch of fish on some nights in it. Also cool to watch in the lights of the Dam a night hatch and the trout rise to them with no daylight.

[txnative]

Alpha,

It's pretty easy fishing the pond, even after dark. You don't need to be anywhere dangerous, I usually stay about 50-100 yds away and have most of my luck in flatter water.


Chris

[tjustin]

Txnative is right.

[Alphahawk]

Alpha,

It's pretty easy fishing the pond, even after dark. You don't need to be anywhere dangerous, I usually stay about 50-100 yds away and have most of my luck in flatter water.


Chris

Oh I have fished the Pond hundreds of times...just not at night. My son and I would always say we were going to fish it but after fishing all day....and having to drive 100 miles to get back home we just never did. We both have caught a ton of fish out of the Pond but the only ones we ever took home were a couple of Walleye. Caught some really big Black Nose Crappie up there....but I really do all my crappie fishing at Nickajack or Pickwick. Since getting my kayak though I am wanting to fish up at the water fall at night.

Regards

[jad2t]

I fished the Caney last night and the trout were so thick I was practically stepping on them. I should have brought the flyrod since they were more active on top than under the surface. I fished my new UL rig with a small roostertail and caught about 6 or 7, only got 3 to the stringer. 2 Brookies and 1 rainbow, all in the 10-12 inch range. First night back in Cookeville and already have a delicious meal coming!