New Member! GA transplant coming to Nashville.
 

Hey Y'all,

I have been living in Atlanta for about 8 years, but am moving to Nashville in the next couple months.

My favorite fishing is in creeks and small rivers, wading shoals and floating in a canoe.

I usually target Georgia's native Shoal Bass, which is fairly similar to the smallmouth.

I am looking for some advice as to what sorts of rivers and creeks could be good for me to try out once i get to Nashville.

I am not looking for anyone's honey holes, just some non-specific info about flows close to Nashville that may have good bass fishing. I like fishing small ponds too so if anyone knows any good ones that are public let me know that too.

I am an active member of georgiariverfishing.com forum and GON's forum and have made many friends over the years through those forums, so i was hoping its a similar community here!

Thanks!
Blink

Welcome to the site. There are tons of small rivers and creeks in the middle TN area. Your best bet would be to get a gazetteer and look for creeks that flow into larger rivers. We have some HUGE smallies in fairly small creeks in this area. Good luck.

You bringing up your walnut canoe?
Edit to add: OOPS, got you confused with Sparky, either way welcome to TN.
Harpeth, Stones, Duck, Buffalo ...lots of water to explore.

Here is TWRA listing of public access sites:

http://www.tn.gov/twra/gis/Region2_Waterways.html

Welcome to the forum and to Tennessee. Glad to have you. Dont know if trout is one of your target species but good wading on the Caney Fork river. It is a tailrace. Search back through the old threads and you will find plenty of info. If you dont find what you are looking for just ask. Again WELCOME!!!!!

One good way to find good small creeks to fish is to go to your local bookstore and buy some books on local canoeing. There are a couple guidebooks that list float trip options in middle Tennessee and adjacent areas. Obviously, nearly any good access for a canoe put-in or takeout on a small river is probably also going to be a good wading access for fishing.

From there, it's just a matter of doing a little scouting.

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Welcome to FishingTN, and the great area of middle Tennessee. I will echo the imput of Ojibwa by saying the Gazateer is a gret tool, and just driving around. The Duck, Stones, and Harpeths are friendly rivers for canoes, but there are many creeks that are just as good or better. Sometimes downsizing can also help. I would really like to catch a Shoalie.

Jeremy

Thanks for all the help and replies guys! I am looking forward to it! I have never caught a smallmouth, and i cant wait to catch my first!

He meant to say there as some HUGE trees along fairly small creeks in this area. :D

Welcome to TN/the site. Was the Hootchie your river of choice down there?

Welcome to the forum.


Regards

i spent a lot of time on the hooch, but some of its tribs are very good as well.
you gotta hit the Ocmulgee or Flint to get the really big shoalies though.

Shoot man i forgot to say how good i am at catching big trees at the edges of small creeks!

Allatoona's stripers couldn't carry our Cumberland River striper's sack lunches...by the way....If you're interested in those beast.;)

I have heard great things about the Flint.

Ever target the hooch's striper n hybrids ? I want to make a spring trip to get them in that river with my fly rod.


Chris

PS: don't listen to TravisC when it comes to stripers...he doesn't believe in them ;)

Welcome!

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Hey Blink! Welcome to the forum and the best fishing in middle Tennessee!

Hey yall,
I have been in TN for a few weeks now. Not quite settled in, but getting there.
This will be my longest time without fishing in at least 5 years! I am starting to lose my mind.

i live fairly close to the OH tailwater access. I was thinking about just heading there this weekend and throwing some lures.

If anyone has any ideas of other places they would share with me, pm me.
I would be into fishing for anything at this point!

I reread down the post and found the great link bfish posted below for public access. I am going to start checking them all out one by one! I got my TN drivers license last week so i can get my resident fishing.

Get some 1/4 jigs and white curly tail grubs... That's my go to bait.

Welcome to the forum.

Regards

or 1/8th ounce with a slight splash of chartreuse garlic on the tail......

Ive got a 5 day weekend coming up....wouldnt mind showing a fellow Georgian around a little bit.....Columbus is my home town.....

Awesome! I would be able to go Sunday morning for a few hours.
Shoot me a PM if that works for you.

And thanks for making me feel welcome yall!