[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by fisher01

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.

Excellent advice. I have taken as much advantage as I can of scouting out Center Hill this year. I am 61 year of age and it has not been this low in my lifetime....and once the dam is repaired will never be this low again. Even for us bank fisherman scouting out areas during low water is a great idea.


Regards