Old Hickory Bass in the jumps?

[Travis C.]

Last time I was there the water was in the mid-70's on the main lake. Today on the Corps site it shows 64 this morning.

It should be on now. Has anyone found them in the jumps yet?

[Reel Tune]

Saturday morning there was a lot of baitfish activity, and by later afternoon I saw some larger fish moving in I was in the mid/upper lake. I'll be hitting it Saturday morning before work.

[Jim]

Bass are hitting shad shallow right now. Small jumps going on, but I think most of those are white bass from what I have seen. The largemouth (and everything else) are near the big flats full of shad. The best areas have rock or gravel. Cover is less important than shad right now as the bass are schooled and roaming.

A friend got three good ones yesterday afternoon, 2 to 4 lbs on a shad rap along a gravel shoreline flat. I joined him after I finished work, but we only caught small ones in the evening.

Jim