Welcome aboard! You'll find great people and great info on this forum. As everyone else has said, fishing below dams are a great bet this time of the year. I fish below Old Hickory Dam 2-3 times a month and have my best luck winter fishing there. The great thing about it is that you can catch pretty much any species you want: both species of bass, White bass, Rockfish, Crappie, Sauger, catfish, skipjack...the list goes on. I live in LaVergne, so you ain't too far from me. You're welcome to join me one of these days if you'd like. Another location that I've had good success fishing from the bank, though there is probably places closer to you that is just as good, is Jefferson Springs Recreation area during the warm months (spring through fall). There ain't no monsters there (at least I haven't caught one
..yet), but its been consistent for me with bass around 12-13 inches with some keepers in the mix. Its got pretty good size channel cats too as well.
New to area, Introduction
I'm always willing to chip in my part). I sold my boat this fall to facilitate this moving process so I'm boatless but will be in the market for another very soon (thank you tax man). I've fished a lot of banks and basically will fish for anything that bites at the moment. I know bass are probably deep and its early for crappie to be shallow so I just am seeking advice on where to start looking and visit would be nice. I'm usually duck hunting this time of year but the move has messed that up completely so figure I'll get an early start on fishing. 
