Harpeth River report

[GO-OKFISHIN]

Caught 7, Zoom 4" lizard watermelon red on 1/16th Slider head. Water was beautiful, fishing a little slow. Couldn't find any creek minnows.
Fished from 5:30 AM to 9:30.
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[spottedbass]

Where did you get your Kayak?

[GO-OKFISHIN]

Bought from REI outlet. Free shipping to the store.

[baxterboy]

I fished the Harpeth near Franklin Saturday and the water was very muddy. I managed 3 sunfish and 2 bass. My buddy hooked a 20 inch plus gar and a 3 lb. drum. Definitely a mixed bag.

It looks like the water is much more clear where you were. Is the Harpeth typically still muddy 2-3 days after a big rain?

[bd-]

The Harpeth seems to stay kind of muddy in the stretches I fish.

bd

[GO-OKFISHIN]

Head over toward Kingston Springs or Narrows of the Harpeth.
This site helps to monitor river conditions. http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/index.php?wfo=ohx

[bd-]

Most of the time I've fished it in the vicinity of Hwy 100. Bass fishing is okay in that stretch, but I wouldn't call it great. Lots of catfish in the deeper holes though. It's hard to fish creek minnows around there because there are a ton of gar that will massacre any creek minnow that gets near them before the bass have a chance to bite.

bd

[MattC]

I've been fishing the hwy 100 harpeth and down about 5 miles for about a week straight.(Spring break) Been down there canoe fishing and only caught 3 decent smallies about 12 inches and a few small kentuckys. Havent seen sny type of gar or catfish. Been wading it too. My friends have caught small sunfish though. You guys know a better part of the river for smallmouth that isnt a far drive?

[Adough]

I'd be interested as well. There is a lot of miles of Harpeth to fish.