8/17 Weekly Report

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Tennessee Bass Guides Weekly Fishing ReportReport Date 08-017-2006 www.tennesseebassguides.com TGBI GuideLakeWater tempWater ConditionReport By SpeciesBest Lures By SpeciesBest Technique By SpeciesOld Hickory Lake80's mid lake high 70's up lakeWater is in good conditionNothing much has changed/Daytime Largemouth Fair/to good…Night Bite is Good/White Bass Top Water Action still very good from 109 bridge all the way to the damLargemouth this past week on deep running crankbaits White bass shallow running crankbaits////Night Time Bite on Dark colored jigs-worms and short arm spinner baitsSame Patterens/Work main river structure and drops/use current to your advantage Night time Largemouth much the same structure-some fdish coming on creek points nearer deep waterCapt Rick McFerrinCumberland RiverLow 70's to mid -80'sWater Good/water level is low…becareful when putting your boat in-the ramps are steep and some drop of at the ends. Largemouth-Smallmouth and Spots GoodLive Bait such as shiners and live crawfish are working well along with tubes and dark colored jigs. Channel bend in bluffs and channel breaks in banksCpt Shay DomingCumberland River Striper 65-80Water Good/water level is low…becareful when putting your boat in-the ramps are steep and some drop of at the ends. Striper Fishing on the has been fairLive bait Stripers can be taken above 231 up to Hartsville on gizzard shad or skip jack-top water Red Fins-Creek Chub Striper SwipeTailrace bite still happening below OH and Cheatham on Pencil Poppers-3 way rigged flukes and bottom fished shad or jacksCpt. Don SchleicherTim's Ford 80'sMost water is normal Daytime Bass faitr to good…Night Time bestDaytime Bass Early on top water-Night time bite best on Jigs and wormsMain Lake points and rounds try to stay with as much wind as possible.Cpt. Rick McferrinTim's Ford Hybrid80'sWater Condition GoodTop WaterSchooling fish in the Lost Creek and Dam areaCpt. Don SchleicherDale Hollow 80'sWater condition goodNight Fishing Is Good For /Smallmouth GoodNothing Has Changed/ Smallmouth at night on Spinner Baits and Jig chunk combo.Smallmouth active on main channel pointsDavid DuVallPercy Priest80'sWater Condition GoodDay timeBass Action still some what slow...some surface activity/Night Bite is goodNight fishing is still your best choice...: good fish can still be found on shallow and deep water structure. Top water working early and late-Deep Crank Baits-Carolina Rigs and JigsConcentrate on secondary points and primary points in creeks. Some fish in jumps both day and night on flats near deeper water.Cpt Shay DomingPercy Priest Hybrid80's/90'sGoodStriper/Hybrid bite remains solid early and lateLive bait good early and late on down lines 14-17 feet on mid lake and down lake humps nearer deeper water.//trolling bite good to fair depending on the day on bucktail jigs and spoons behing a cannon ball, umbrella rigs still producing fish through out the day when scatteredMid and down lake humps////Hamilton Creek mouth to the DamCpt. Don SchleicherNormandy80'sGoodBass Action daytime Fair-Niight Time Fair To GoodLive Crawfish daytime is working well…..Night time dark works-jigs and spinner baitsDeeper points and rounds and step banks both day and nightBilly CampbellCenter HillHigh 80's down 10 feetGood Best bite has been at night on Bass/mid section and upNight Bite on Spinner Baits-Deep Running crank baits-worms and jig/chunk combo's/Carolina Rigs/some top water early and latePoints and rounds nearer deep water.Billy CampbellWoods Resv.80'sGoodBest Bite At NightSlow daytime except on live bait…night time bite much better on spinner baits-tubes and crankbaitstapering ends of points and bars….some rip rap areas at nightJon SimmonsGreat Falls LakesNo ReportJon SimmonsKentucky LakeNo ReportTim MasonLake BarkleyNo ReportTim MasonStreams and Rivers70's-80'sMost Back To Normal Bass Fair to Good-Rock Bass GoodLive Bait bite on minnows and craws good--Grubs-Jacks Worms good as well as paddle sticksCheck out ends of eddys andbegining and ends of deeper poolsMike DialTennessee Musky Rivers and LakesNo RepoprtDwayne HickeyTennessee Trout/Rivers and Streams Cumberland in Kentucky70'sCaney ForkTrout Fishing Is GoodCombination of bait and articificalsWork Deeper pools and check for generation schedulesChris NischanCaney Fork TroutNo ReportCaney ForkTrout Fishing Is GoodCombination of bait and articificalsWork Deeper pools and check for generation schedulesRoger Ray