Shad catching on OH lake

[agelesssone]

Anyone have a reliable location for catching 4-6 inch shad on Old Hickory lake?

I need to fish the lake for stripers and have never done so nor have I tried to cast net bait there.

[Still_learning]

There were a ton around that size last Friday below the dam. All right beside the fishing platform and along the bank down from there. I have not seen any that size on the upper side this summer at all. I have seen several 2 inches or less.

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

Anyone have a reliable location for catching 4-6 inch shad on Old Hickory lake?

I need to fish the lake for stripers and have never done so nor have I tried to cast net bait there.

Two words, ten letters.........

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Two words, ten letters.........

Oooh oooh, I have two words that work but I will wait and see if I am right.

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

Oooh oooh, I have two words that work but I will wait and see if I am right.

If it's a super secret location that few people know about...... then you are correct.

[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Two words, ten letters.........

I know I know!!!


Mike

[agelesssone]

LOL, lotta help you guys are.
Tons of three inchers. Thanks Salty your advice got me on them.

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

LOL, lotta help you guys are.
Tons of three inchers. Thanks Salty your advice got me on them.

Glad I could lead you in the right direction, if you need a good brown trout location on priest I might be able to help you out also.

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by travis c.

oooh oooh, i have two words that work but i will wait and see if i am right. :d

bait shop

Or, perhaps you are in the ritzy part of town. In that case, it would be:

bait shoppe

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Glad I could lead you in the right direction, if you need a good brown trout location on priest I might be able to help you out also.

I know where you can catch some good size Walleye on Priest.

[agelesssone]

Heck Jimmy, everybody knows the walleyes are right there mixed in with them saugers, right in party cove.

That secret got out looong ago. Why do you think all them boats are in there every weekend. They's all sauger and walleye fishin.

[SAMBOLIE]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

Heck Jimmy, everybody knows the walleyes are right there mixed in with them saugers, right in party cove.

That secret got out looong ago. Why do you think all them boats are in there every weekend. They's all sauger and walleye fishin.

Not many walleyes left. The Muskie cleaned them out.

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by SAMBOLIE

Not many walleyes left. The Muskie cleaned them out.

Way to let the cat out of the bag there SAMBOLIE...

I just got my shipment of these in to chase them.



Now everyone and their brother's sister's old boy friend's uncle named Merv is gonna be out there.

[XxthejuicexX]

So, I am fishing the wrong end of the lake for walleye and sauger? I might have to make it to party cove this weekend, although I bet it's going to be fished pretty hard. On a serious note, I think I read somewhere that the silt bottoms on priest made it hard for the walleye to reproduce....... Did I pull that out or my arse or does anyone know. My grandfather said that when he they moved from Pittsburgh PA there were walleye in priest

[Travis C.]

I suppose it could have been pre and post dam construction. They are in the cumberland.