Pickwick Lake 

Fishing guide, Lou Williams (731-989-5367), said, “At press time, the water temps are in the upper 60s for the most part and varying upward three to four degrees on sunny days. The lake level is about 14.3, and water color is clear. So far, we are not seeing any schooling fish. Basically, I am finding two patterns. First, the largemouth are in the grass, and we are having our best luck using big 10-inch worms Texas-rigged. We also occasionally pick up a smallmouth, too, but most of these fish are small. Pattern two at this time is mostly for Kentucky (spotted) bass down around the 18- to 28-foot range. These fish are going for crankbaits like a 300-series Bandit or a number-19 FlatMax. We are also seeing good reports from catfishermen along the main river channel and also in the juncture of the river channel and the creek mouths. They are catching white cat using mostly night crawlers on the bottom. Crappie seem to be pretty hard to come by at this time. As the weather turns colder, expect to find your best bass fishing on shallow feeding bass, in areas where there is deeper water nearby. Grassy points with 20- to 25 feet of water nearby would be ideal. The I would try baits like a Shaky Head jig, jerkbaits, cranks and grubs.”


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