A lot of good advice here from the previous posters. I've been bank/wading Percy Priest for the last 25 years. What I like to do during the low water conditions it walk around various areas and take notice of brush piles, stumps, small rock ledges, road beds, small springs, etc. When I bank fish, if I don't catch anything in the first 10 minutes, I'll move to my next location. When I do locate fish, I'll stay there and work the area thoroughly until they stop biting. I'd rather go locate feeding fish, then wait/hope they come to me. When fishing, I'm also targeting a specific fish. For example, I went fishing Friday evening from 6:00-8:30 PM and had a blast catching 20 bluegills all 7-9" and 5 catfish (18-24" long). For me this is bluegill/catfish time of the year. All of these were caught on a 1/16oz black/charteuse jig. When falls arrives, I'll target more yellow stripe, white bass, largemouth, hybrids. The best advice I can offer, is keep scouting and moving when bank fishing. When you catch fish, take notice of the location and pattern, as they repeat themselves. If you catch fish on a point, go the the next point and try that area out rather then fish all the unproductive water in between. Hope some of these comments help.
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