Fishing Report: 11/20 - Percy Priest Lake

Percy Priest Lake

Fishing Report: 11/20

Posted by blockel on November 21, 2016 at 5:51 pm

Sunday I launched from Nashville Shores Marina and hand a “decent” day.

Starting out, I used a squarebill (SK 1.5) to crank the gravel/rock bank on the left hand side as you leave the Marina. Within 5 mins, I caught one borderline keeper. I continued down the bank until the start of Nashville Shores Water Park but didn’t get anything to show for it.

Motored to Old Hickory Cove and fished around in that creek for a couple hours hitting points, flats, etc. to no avail. However, when I was in there I did notice a massive amount of shad in the creek channel, which wasn’t shocking considering the cold front. I did throw a spoon and a ned rig a little bit but didn’t have any takers.

I motored down to the cut through of Goose Island and main lake point to the East. I caught one 10″ smallmouth on a squarebill on the South side of Goose Island. I fished the point/flat on the East side of Goose Island and started fishing the bottleneck towards the main lake point to the East. Using a mid-depth crankbait, I caught a 16-17″ largemouth. Fished the point and flat on the main lake point but nothing bit.

As I was heading in, now that it was dusk, I threw some topwater on the same bank I started the day on. I caught one more borderline keeper and had another small fish swipe at it. Threw the boat on the trailer and called it a day.

rolltide replied 7 years ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
8 Replies

david-littrell

Member
November 21, 2016 at 6:20 pm

Thanks for the report, sounds like a good day to me!
Considering how things have been this year.
Brian

Administrator
November 21, 2016 at 9:04 pm

Thanks for the report. Glad they are consistency biting better.
rolltide

Member
November 22, 2016 at 12:45 am

Glad to here you had some luck
on the lower end. I’ll be out tomorrow
11/22 around 9am to try my luck out, should
be a pretty decent day for the weather.
blockel

Member
November 22, 2016 at 4:07 pm

quote David Littrell:

Thanks for the report, sounds like a good day to me!
Considering how things have been this year.

quote Brian Carper:

Thanks for the report. Glad they are consistency biting better.

You guys are absolutely right, considering how it’s been lately, I was quite pleased! 😆

quote rolltide:

Glad to here you had some luck
on the lower end. I’ll be out tomorrow
11/22 around 9am to try my luck out, should
be a pretty decent day for the weather.

I agree, the weather should be about right. Good luck!
rolltide

Member
November 22, 2016 at 8:57 pm

Just got off the lake fished 9-2.
Fished lower end caught 6 no
keepers biggest fish was a 16in
smallmouth. Caught 2 on top water
and 4 on #5 shad rap. Thought It would
be a little better today with the clouds.
david-littrell

Member
November 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm

Glad you caught some, Thanks for the update!
Any report about catching and not just fishing
Is a confidence builder to me right now!
blockel

Member
November 23, 2016 at 6:24 pm

quote rolltide:

Just got off the lake fished 9-2.
Fished lower end caught 6 no
keepers biggest fish was a 16in
smallmouth. Caught 2 on top water
and 4 on #5 shad rap. Thought It would
be a little better today with the clouds.

Did you get your bites in any particular type of location (i.e. points, flats, bluffs, etc.)?
rolltide

Member
November 23, 2016 at 10:37 pm

Pulled 4 off that island by
Nashville Shores still don’t
know the name of it. Two
of them where Smallmouth.
Caught them on #5 shad rap.
I tried the hump in front of
Nashville shores and nothing.
Just beating the banks..
I’ll be back out Friday with
my partner and let you know
how it goes..