Planning a trip mid March. I know each year is different but what would I expect this time of year. Are the smallies getting ready to spawn or already on? We don’t normally go down until late April.
Planning a trip mid March. I know each year is different but what would I expect this time of year. Are the smallies getting ready to spawn or already on? We don’t normally go down until late April.
Dale Hollow will be busy in March. 3 BFLs on 3 of the Saturday's. Music City division has one and Mountain has Two.
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Where do they launch from? We will be there during the week but I figure there will be a lot of prefishing then?
Can be a glorious time if we get some warm up- if it can get in the 50s, esp mid 50- should be good large and smallmouth bite- cranks, jigs, tubes/grubs, jerkbaits etc...
Don’t worry about tourney guys- most will be in backs creeks and pockets largemouth fishing
They launch from star point. But like mentioned. If you are fishing for smallmouth esp on the lower end you won't have to worry about them.
Jason
2015 Phoenix 919 225 ProXs
Yes SM will spawn before LM for the most part. One thing you can count on. When dogwoods bloom and moon is full. Smallies will be on bed. SM spawn a lot by the moon phase.
Fish a single swimbait out on main lake flats. Kemper flats is a great area to start. Set your boat in about 30ft and make long cast let it hit bottom and slow roll it. They’ll take your arm off. You can also use a Jerkbait like this or a Alabama rig but they’ll both wear you out.
Have you fished DH recently? I'm gonna go this weekend for a bit see what happens. Has been so f-ing cold lately.
I fished last Saturday they were biting good.
Ready to come down again
Any info on the bite as of now? Thinking about making the 3hr drive down
Fished Friday the 26th, water was 44-46. Bite was definitely sower than it has been in last month. We had 8-10 fish and lost 3. 1 was just over 20" another over 19". The rest were mostly unders. The fish definitely seemed to be suspended.
We use to always go the middle of march every year. The last couple of years we've waited till turkey season opens so the guys with us can hunt and it hasn't been near as good. This year we will be there from march 28th till April 4th. I never knew so many people traveled from all over to go to Dale, it's crazy. I don't know how they'res anything in it.
Slot limit takes care of the smallmouth- that and they live most their lives suspended in the channel— largemouth not so much
Scott
2022 Phoenix 21 PHX
Solix & Helix w/ Mega Live
MinnKota Ultrexx 36v 112
Power Poles
I will be at Dale Hollow the last week of March.
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Where will you guys be staying?
Stay at Eagles Cove Resort. They have 2 bedroom cabins for $60 a night in the off-season. That is till April 1st, then they go up to $80 a night.
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