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skillet 07-07-2018 04:57 PM

Cumberland river 7/7/18
 
Had a good day today. Put in below old hickory dam and just dropped the trolling motor and went fishing. Didn’t catch a ton of fish but we got better quality than usual with the small mouth. We caught ALOT of different species of fish. Largemouth, smallmouth, spots, gar, Buffalo 😂, of course you can’t go to the Cumberland and NOT catch a drum. But the biggest surprise was an 18” walleye!!!! WALLEYE!!!! Zoom Z hog was my go to bait, and is what I caught everything on except the first fish, it came on a square bill. Even the walleye was munching on crawfish!! Biggest smallie was around 16” with a few 14-15’s in there. Anyways, here’s some pics of my handsome smiling face holding up fish!!!

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That was supposed to say hawg not hang. 🤦*♂️
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skillet 07-07-2018 04:59 PM

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Walleye tacos!!!! That was my first time eating walleye. Now I know what all the fuss is about!!!!!!😍😍😍😍💣💣 🌮🌮
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thehick176 07-07-2018 05:59 PM

Hell yeah man!! You just never know when you set the hook down there. Walleye is the best tasting fish around.
What was the flow down there?

Buccaneer 07-07-2018 06:38 PM

Looks like it was perfect, one generator kicking on to two - https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Old-Hickory

Texas_Rig 07-07-2018 10:02 PM

GitRDone Skillet!

luckystratos 07-07-2018 10:23 PM

Skillet. You are killing me. I have been wanting to go down there for a couple years and haven't made it yet. If you ever need a net man when you are going please let me know.

skillet 07-08-2018 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by luckystratos (Post 83390)
Skillet. You are killing me. I have been wanting to go down there for a couple years and haven't made it yet. If you ever need a net man when you are going please let me know.



Don’t wait on me....get down in it!!! Don’t deprive yourself the wonders of the river!!! Id rather fish the river any day.


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skillet 07-08-2018 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by thehick176 (Post 83382)
Hell yeah man!! You just never know when you set the hook down there. Walleye is the best tasting fish around.

What was the flow down there?



Like buccaneer said, it was one generator till 9am and the kicked it up to two. Any more than that and I don’t go down there in my boat. Gets too swift.


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thehick176 07-08-2018 02:23 PM

I agree. 10-16,000 cfs seems to be my sweet spot down there.

skillet 07-09-2018 07:39 AM

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GitRDone Skillet!



Hahahaha....we try!


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hunterchub 07-18-2018 11:25 AM

Good Walleye. Crawfish are a Walleye's favorite. Many walleye are caught with crawfish in there gut. Usually in the rocky bottom lakes.

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Walleye tacos!!!! That was my first time eating walleye. Now I know what all the fuss is about!!!!!!������������ ����
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skillet 07-18-2018 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hunterchub (Post 83527)
Good Walleye. Crawfish are a Walleye's favorite. Many walleye are caught with crawfish in there gut. Usually in the rocky bottom lakes.



There was nothing in its stomach. I was surprised.


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Joshthebadbear 07-19-2018 02:08 PM

Skillett
 
Never been there. Where do you launch. Is it deep enough to take my bass boat ?

skillet 07-19-2018 05:44 PM

Old hickory tail race ramp. And yes, it’s deep enough for your boat.


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Buccaneer 07-19-2018 08:53 PM

Josh if you’re coming from Smyrna another option is the ramp at Stones River, Heartland Access. Search it on Google Maps. Drop in, go to the Cumberland, turn right and run to the dam. Plenty of good fishing from the Stones junction with the Cumberland up to the dam.


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