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Fishing Tips
Dale Hollow Lake is home of the world record Smallmouth. More trophy
smallmouth have been take from this lake, than any body of water in the world.
Dale Hollow's deep clear water holds many trophy largemouth and spotted bass.
Spots over 5 lbs. are caught every year.
- Smallmouth
- Spring
Fish will be moving shallow as the water warms. Fish leadhead jigs
with grubs, sassy shad, or gitsits. Fish crankbaits when fish are
shallow, top water after spawn.
- Summer
Fish will move deep as the water warms. Best fishing is at night with
black lights, around weeds and close to creek and river channels. Fish
spinnerbaits with pork, fly and rind, and soft plastic baits.
(Hoot-N-Nanny) some top water early and late.
- Fall
Fish will move shallow as the water cools back down. Shale banks and
45 degree banks will hold the most fish. Leadhead jigs with grubs,
crankbaits, and Silver Buddy, works best.
- Winter
Smallmouth move deep as the water gets cold. River and creek channels
or fast drop-offs should be close to where you are fishing. Silver
Buddy, tail-spinner, spin-rite, Fly and Rind, and jig and pig will be the
best baits.
- Largemouth & Spots
- Spring
Cast backs of creeks and hollows close to cover with crankbaits,
spinnerbaits, jig and pig, and plastic worms.
- Summer
Throw surface and bussbaits early and late during the day. Night
fishing in the weeds or on bluff banks with jig and pig, plastic worms and
spinnerbaits.
- Fall
Same as spring when fish are shallow. Vertical jig with spoons under
large schools of shad when deep.
- Winter
Fish bluff banks with Silver Buddy, and jig and pig. When shad are
suspended, vertical jig with spoons.
- Walleye
- Spring
Under windy conditions cast crankbaits and grubs shallow. When water
is calm troll
crankbaits 12 to 20 feet deep.
- Summer
During the day troll walleye rigs and crankbaits 15 to 30 feet deep on
flats. Big fish caught at night vertical jigging spoons on drop-offs.
- Fall
Calm day, vertical jig spoons, extremely deep on flats or long points.
Windy days, cast Silver Buddy 20 to 40 feet deep on points.
- Winter
Fish live bait, very slow around river, and creek channels or vertical jig
spoons on steep drops.
- Trout
- Spring
Troll or cast spoons, spinners, or shad type crankbaits shallow.
- Summer
Day: Downrig spoons or Rapalas 30 to 70 feet deep for Rt 70 to 90 feet for
Lt.
Night: Fish corn or worms, at the dam or along the bluff banks.
- Fall
Troll or cast spoons or Rapalas around the huge schools of shad for Rt.
Downrig 40 to 70 feet with spoons for Lt.
- Winter
Troll shad crankbaits 10 to 20 feet for Rt.
Spoons 20 to 70 feet for Lt.
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