Nickajack 9-16-2011
Made the drive to Nickajack. Fished below the dam but not much happening for me or anyone else. I wanted to get right next to the wall all the way up in the corner but someone was there. It was about 11:00AM that I decided to leave. I just did not want to go home after driving that far and not have any action. Decided to strike out and find a place to catch something. Left the TVA road and turned left and drove the road down by the lake. I pulled over at a small bridge with a railroad trestle next to it and went under them to fish. Did I get lucky. I stayed there until 5:00PM and decided I had to go. Don't know exactly how many fish I caught but was somewhere between 90 and 130. The flow under the bridge would go one direction and then the other...fish were very active. Used a 1/32 ounce double cross jig head with a "Killer Klatt" Crappie Magnet. Used an erratic retrieve and kept it just barely under the surface. I had a ball. The fish were a mixture of Kentucky's and Large Mouth. My biggest Large Mouth was about 2.5 pounds...largest Kentucky maybe 1.5. Using the light action rod with 3# test I had a ball. Will try that place again next week. Even had two trains come over me while there...reminded me of being a kid and fishing under a trestle on a creek in Sumner County.
Regards
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