Information about fishing dale hollow lake redear sunfish. Several smallmouth are being caught on midrigs, shaky heads, and swimbaits while fishing flats and points in 1015 feet of water. We cleaned 25 very nice ones along with some nice bluegill. Jan 04, 2014 darren shell video on shellcracker fishing. Welcome to dale hollow marina dale hollow fishing info. Hunting and fishing license 20192020 available for purchase. They caught 8 fish total in 4 hours, mixed bag of bass, crappie, bluegill and a redeye. Dale hollow lake and the mighty fullyscaled mirror carp. Largemouth are common and walleye numbers and quality is increasing.
Sunset marina is located in tennessee near the kentucky state line, and dale hollow lake is located in both kentucky and tennessee. For may years one of my early idols was the late billy westmorland. If you need fishing tackle, or are looking for a fishing guide or fishing charter please visit tackle, guides, charters. Went looking for bedding shellcrackers and bluegill saturday between the showers. Apr 05, 2020 tennessee angler recognition program tarp twra first fish award. Dale hollow lake panfish we are planning a fishing trip to dale hollow in early september and i have never fished this lake before. Shell, who has written four books about dale hollow, has caught two shellcrackers from the lake that he has weighed in at more than 2 pounds. The world record from this water, caught in 1955 11pounds, 15ounces still stands. East fork of the obey river headwaters of dale hollow reservoir. This equation all adds up to produce great schools of the gamiest fish around. Gabe keen catches new tn state record largemouth youtube. Davestewart, rippinlip, rivermusky, billb225hp, mudfoot1, uk2thdoc, shad man. We visited a spot called flat swamp expecting little more than a day catching sunfish, but what we didnt expect was that some of those would turn out to be nearly. Shellcracker, georgia bream, cherry gill, sunny, sun perch.
Dale hollow trophy troller fishing tours on dale hollow lake. The water temperature is 64 degrees and the lake is fairly stable. Apr 26, 2012 to book a day of bream fishing with bob latendresse, call 731 2200582. I fish dale hollow in the spring for bluegill shell cracker but stay off the lake in summer. Powley probes spawning beds for kentucky lakes bluegill and shellcrackers.
Larry bell spends a few days each spring devoted to catching redears. Bluegill and shellcracker fishing with bobbers great technique for spawn duration. Today we head to guntersville dam to do some bluegill and shellcracker fishing. We use pieces of nightcrawler and a small hook to catch a. Visit our trophy gallery and blog for client testimonials, and witness what a day of fishing with dave can do for you. How to catch crappie in all 4 crappie fishing phases. Ed darst of glasgow is shown holding two black crappie fish.
Dale hollow info dale hollow lake is located in scenic rural country along the tennesseekentucky border, the lake is renowned for its crystal clear water clarity and its fishing. Fish are hitting swim baits along with jerks and cranks in about 15 feet of water. Ill be running the fishers of men tourny on dale saturday so i only get about 4 or 5 hours to fish. Dale hollow lake, tennessee, us fish identification chart. Dale hollow reservoir fishermen know that submerged grass and smallmouth bass are a winning combination.
While promoting the carp anglers group at an indiana sports show, gil booked a houseboat for a week with his family. Need dale hollow redear help fishing reports, articles. Dale hollow reservoir fishing tips for dale hollow lake. Dale hollow is also home to great trout, crappie, and walleye fishing. Southeastern outdoors south carolina state fishing records. You can also use bright colored jigs such chartreuse, orange, pink and red. Shellcracker fishing tips sheelcracker fishing florida. Gil huxley should be credited as the first to discover the large carp, and especially rare fullyscaled mirrors, on dale hollow lake back in 2007. Dale hollows deep clear water holds many trophy largemouth and spotted bass. In fact, spots over 5 pounds are caught every year. Rig one of the rods with a jig or a minnow under a bobber. Dale hollow lake smallmouth bass fishing legend billy westmorland. Known nationwide for its ability to produce trophy smallmouth. Nashville district website locations lakes old hickory.
I dont know of any bluegill guides on the lakelot of smallmouth guides. This big lake on the tennesseekentucky border is famous for giant smallmouths, including the 11pound, 15ounce world record caught in 1955. Its sheer beauty and what the tennessee wildlife resources agency has done to make a good thing even better, one has to give the nod to dale hollow when it comes to being atop the heap. Exceptions tennessee fishing guide 2020 eregulations. Apr 16, 2018 dale hollow this forum is for fishing reports and general lake info for dale hollow lake moderators. Apr 28, 2014 shell cracker this is something we really just started to get going on guides trips this year and the fish has responded well. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Information about the species of fish local to dale hollow lake. This is what the crappies are the most attracted to so it will always work great. Traditionally, at least in the minds of many anglers, that marks the beginning of the breamspawning season. Pat looks forward to being a part of your adventure in fishing for the day. Fishing on dale hollow lake from sunset marina and resort. We have been loading the boat so far and look for it to continue.
Ive wanted to fish dale hollow for redear but im over on the twin lakes and its good over here. Smith guide service guided fishing charters on dale hollow lake smallmouth bass largemouth bass fish dale hollow lake with an experienced guide with over 25 years of experience. The only reason we quit was, we were about to melt. And that fishing can be narrowed down to a particular kind smallmouth. In addition to worldclass smallmouth bass fishing, there is fishing for largemouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white. Bobby gentry fishing premier dale hollow guide service. This is accomplished by stocking rainbow, brown, lake, and brook trout in waters impacted by federal dams. Fishing dale hollow lake, tn on 5172020 will be best from 12. Bobby gentrys dale hollow lake guide service sports. Shell cracker this is something we really just started to get going on guides trips this year and the fish has responded well. When crappie fishing in dale hollow lake one of the best options for bait is the minnow. There is another big tourny going on the same day so instead of waiting in line for a bass spot or getting in the way of some of the fom guys i thought about going after some big ole shell crackersblue gills so i can stock the freezer. The top spot was a mere pounds with the big fish at just over 4 lbs all were largemouths. Im wondering, why would anyone be fishing shallow for 1 2 lb.
Most times when you go fishing you have an idea of what you are going to catch, but how do you learn to target another species of fish. Bream is a local term throughout the southeast that includes a variety of deepbodied panfish belonging to the sunfish family. Dale hollow lake is home of the world record smallmouth bass, and continues to provide many anglers with lifetime trophy catches every year. Does anyone have a recommendation for a guide to hook us up on some panfishjng. Fishing times for dale hollow lake near celina, tennessee. We have had great success bottom fishing around banks with redworms.
Dale hollow lake is home of the world record smallmouth bass, and continues to. The following list of state record fish is according to the south carolina department of natural resources and includes south carolinas two world record fish, the channel catfish and redbreast sunfish. Discussion in fishing started by pastorbass, may 4, 2009. Fished alittle deeper out from them, about 57 foot of water. Smallmouth bass bite is the best its been in many months with the water level dropping. Hunting and fishing license 20192020 available for purchase get yours online today. Oct 09, 2019 we spent 3 days on dale hollow lake with guide dave clark. Catching bluegill in september might be a tall order. We usually start fishing for them the first week or two of may. Dale hollow nfh was established to mitigate for fishery resources which were lost due to the construction of federal water development projects in the southeast. Dale hollow crappie fishing tactics ask crappie fishing. Dale hollow bluegillshell crackers kentucky hunting. Make sure that you use the smaller jigs when fishing for crappie.
Don price, ted garmon and randell turner show off a big bunch of shellcrackers that they caught recently at dale hollow. Fish dale hollow all things fishing on dale hollow lake. Mlf on dale hollow tournament talk bass fishing forums. There is another big tourny going on the same day so instead of waiting in line for a bass spot or getting in the way of some of the. With over 25 years experience fishing dale hollow exclusively, dave is your obvious choice for a funfilled day of fishing that will create memories that last a lifetime. Florida has more than 7,700 named lakes and ponds and over 10,000 miles of streams and rivers, all brimming with bream. Need dale hollow redear help i saw a post on another site where someone, who i think posts on here sometimes, caught some redear at dale hollow and it got me to thinking that redear would be perfect for my son and i to try to catch. Old hickory lake record fish application can be downloaded by clicking here. This is a great way to take the kids out for a great fishing experience. Dale hollow shellcrackers these are not dale hollow lakes best. To request an application via telephone please contact the old hickory lake resource managers office at 615 8224846 or 8472395. Doug markham caught this big redear sunfish near willow grove on dale hollow lake. Bobby gentrys dale hollow lake guide service, mount hermon, kentucky.
Dave fishes the lake by trolling and is the only guide to fish the lake in the day in june july august. The cumberland river, dale hollow and barren are my three favorites, he. The other rod need to be rigged with a large crankbait or a spinner. Found a bay off of the main lake that had 70 degree water and shallow mudgravel and used bits of night crawler.