Duck river at hopkins bridge road

[Transplanted Sportsman]

Originally Posted by bfish

Hopkin's bridge road is Riverview Primitive Camp. Ms Marie Cooper is a super nice lady and runs the place. (931) 294-5633 is her home phone number (and business number).

A couple years back there was an outfitter running trips from Halls Mill to Ms. Cooper's place, which is an all day fishing trip. Fishing is usually better the further you get from the access sites. Downstream float to Henry Horton is much shorter.

Duck is about 60% spot, 30% smallmouth, 10% largemouth.

Thanks for the info Bfish!!

[Transplanted Sportsman]

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I know the Duck is known as a Smallie fishery. But I'm with bfish on those numbers breakdown in that area. I have fished the Duck a lot the first few miles below Normandy and it has been very rare for me to get into Smallies. I have gotten into the Spots big time. Yet over towards Centerville the Smallie fishing is really good.


Regards

Alpha, below the dam is the area of the river that fish, and you are right mainly spots here, red eye blue gill and black perch, and trout if they have been stocked but very seldom smallies, never fished the Duck past Shelbyville

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by Transplanted Sportsman

Alpha, below the dam is the area of the river that fish, and you are right mainly spots here, red eye blue gill and black perch, and trout if they have been stocked but very seldom smallies, never fished the Duck past Shelbyville

Normandy....the area a few miles below the dam is an area I fish a lot in spring...when I am not having surgery...LOL. I have been there on days that the Kentucky's were in there as thick as thieves and you would get nice ones on almost every cast. I mean I have seen them in there so thick a trout had no chance to get to the Magnet. I have never seen Smallies in there like that...or even close. Now I did talk to a guy who says it happens with the Smallies just like the Kentucky's. That whole deal...IMHO...is during the spring when fish are spawning. Whatever it is that makes them head upstream like that. But you have to be there that day or two that it happens. They don't seem to hang around there for long periods. Maybe this will be the year I can catch the Smallie run up there. Hope so.



Regards

[bfish]

access sites for the Duck:

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

[SAMBOLIE]

What a forum this is. Ask a question and instantly get tons of useful info.
Thanks to all. Keep it up.

[Fishbus]

I was going to say the same. We kayaked the dam to the 269 takeout last month and had a great time. Looking forward to more Duck River expeditions, and greedily gobbling up the info here.

To keep up the sharing spirit:

Trip Report:
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?2641

Comprehensive River Guide with Historic Waypoints:
http://www.antebellum.com/downloads/Blueways.pdf

This site has several maps, but the download process is screwy right now:
http://www.duckriveragency.org/rivermaps.htm

Billy

Originally Posted by SAMBOLIE

What a forum this is. Ask a question and instantly get tons of useful info.
Thanks to all. Keep it up.

[SAMBOLIE]

Fishbus, thanks for those great links. The Comprehensive river guide brought memories of places I fished when I lived in Lewisburg. Mill Town and Hardison Mill mainly.
In the late 1960's I worked with a guy who could catch strings of LM around Hardison Mill that would win a lot of tournaments today. He lived in the Verona / Caney area. I believe he was a relative of Mudcat Osteen the famous base ball player.