Gallatin steam plant

[Tnfishinrookie]

Anyone had any luck recently at gsp? Ive been a few times in the last few weeks and had little to no luck each time. Sunday morning I counted 11 other boats in the steam plant and it looked like no one else was having ang luck either. Any thoughts or suggestions on when I need to go or what I need to use?

[Reel Tune]

From what I hear nobody is having any luck, I think over the past few years the fish have gotten the memo not to go to the steam plant becuase that's where they get sore lips.

They have relocated to below Old Hickory Dam.

[txnative]

Unfortunately, crowds are part of the game at the steam plant. There are less boats during the week, but not by much. Most people there know to give space and try to run as quietly as possible with the trolling motor, but it only takes one idiot who is too stupid to realize an outboard going by (even at idle speed) will put the fish on high alert. The channel is not very deep (bank-beating jerks don't know fish use water deeper than 3 ft more often than not), and any boat noise (outboard, hull slap, slamming lids, stomping around like a hippo crushing cans, etc) will cause fish to catch a case of lockjaw...quick. I've been to the gsp a lot lately, and noticed a direct correlation with fishing success and a lack of boats, or at least with a lack of noisy boaters.

I fish from a kayak, and on Saturday I counted around 10 boats in the channel, at least, from 8:30-14:30. Most were quiet/courteous, but there those few [expletive] who showed up occasionally. I noticed a few fish caught by the quieter anglers, and zip by the noisy ones. In my kayak, I was into fish from start to stop. I would not go more than 5 min without a hit, I landed 15 bass, lost 4, and simply missed a dozen others. I was quiet, matched the hatch, and presented my bait as naturally as possible. This may sound vague, but it's all I'll reveal in a public forum. The best thing to do is to act like a hunter: be quiet, use the current to your advantage (drifting and/or to present your lure) and use attractants to mask odors.


Chris

[nofish]

I haven't been in 2 weeks, but we were doing good on crappie for several trips. I planned on going today but I'm not sure if I'm going to make it.

[Tnfishinrookie]

I usually go at night and try to catch stripers, is it any better in the daylight I know daylight is when all the other boats showed up

Originally Posted by txnative

Unfortunately, crowds are part of the game at the steam plant. There are less boats during the week, but not by much. Most people there know to give space and try to run as quietly as possible with the trolling motor, but it only takes one idiot who is too stupid to realize an outboard going by (even at idle speed) will put the fish on high alert. The channel is not very deep (bank-beating jerks don't know fish use water deeper than 3 ft more often than not), and any boat noise (outboard, hull slap, slamming lids, stomping around like a hippo crushing cans, etc) will cause fish to catch a case of lockjaw...quick. I've been to the gsp a lot lately, and noticed a direct correlation with fishing success and a lack of boats, or at least with a lack of noisy boaters.

I fish from a kayak, and on Saturday I counted around 10 boats in the channel, at least, from 8:30-14:30. Most were quiet/courteous, but there those few [expletive] who showed up occasionally. I noticed a few fish caught by the quieter anglers, and zip by the noisy ones. In my kayak, I was into fish from start to stop. I would not go more than 5 min without a hit, I landed 15 bass, lost 4, and simply missed a dozen others. I was quiet, matched the hatch, and presented my bait as naturally as possible. This may sound vague, but it's all I'll reveal in a public forum. The best thing to do is to act like a hunter: be quiet, use the current to your advantage (drifting and/or to present your lure) and use attractants to mask odors.


Chris

Were you at the Steamplant in your kayak when I caught a 5 pound Wally? There was a guy out there fishing and took a picture for me.

[Tnfishinrookie]

Thats funny I just watched the video of you catching that walleye and wondered the same thing

[txnative]

Tn Jugger,

Nope, that was midtnkayakangler. I saw your vid on YouTube and laughed when he made his cameo. My kayak is blue and has a milk crate in back that usually has 4 rods. I usually have on black pants n shirt, a khaki colored life vest, and I always have a black cap. Feel free to say hey if you see me...which won't be till the water clears up some after this rain.


Chris

Originally Posted by Tnfishinrookie

I usually go at night and try to catch stripers, is it any better in the daylight I know daylight is when all the other boats showed up

The best luck that I have had catching striper's in when it is real cold, I caught my PB 43 pounder when it was 18 degrees out. It was so cold that when we were catching Skippie's for bait our eyes on the rods would freeze, had to stick them in the warm water to thaw out. I use live skip jack and let them free swim on a planer board.

[fairweatherfisherman]

Did any of you guys happen to get the water temp of the lake away from the plant?

[nofish]

Fixing to go there now. I'm sick of sitting in the house. I hope to catch something, but it doesn't matter I just want to get on the water relax and breathe fresh air.

[Tnfishinrookie]

Any luck nofish?

[Reel Tune]

Originally Posted by Tennesseejugger

Were you at the Steamplant in your kayak when I caught a 5 pound Wally? There was a guy out there fishing and took a picture for me.

That was me, and man was that a nice fish congratulations. It was fishing really well, and shut down "for me" not long after you arrived.

Jeremy

Originally Posted by MidTNKayakAngler

That was me, and man was that a nice fish congratulations. It was fishing really well, and shut down "for me" not long after you arrived.

Jeremy

Thanks for taking the pic for me!

[nofish]

Originally Posted by Tnfishinrookie

Any luck nofish?

I left all the my tackle in my friends boat so I bought some hooks and weights and fished for catfish with cut skipjack and we caught a a few channels. Between 2 and 4I this morning there were fish busting bait hard and all around us. Had I not dropped the ball by forgetting my tackle I think we could've got into them real good.