Bass Fishing Spots
Being from Memphis Tennessee, I want to start off by giving you a list of lakes to visit that are from twenty minutes to 3 hours away from Memphis. Like I mentioned earlier on another page, the Midsouth area is blessed to have so many lakes to pursue our hunt for the bass hog. Mississippi Lakes and
Reservoirs:
Ross Barnett Reservoir
District 1
Aberdean, Columbus, Bay Springs, Lake Lamar
Bruce, Lake Monroe, J.P. Coleman/Pick Wick,
Tombigbee Water Way.
District 2 and these are my
favorites:
Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, Grenda, Tunica Cutoff,
Horn Lake, Flower Lake
Tennessee
Lakes:
Pick Wick, Center Hill, Cordell Hull, J.Percy
Priest, Lake Barkley, Dale Hollow, Kentucky
Lake(south), Old Hickory, Gibson Country Lake, Herb
Parsons
Always call or check with the local Wildlife
office to see what the Lake stages are and if
they are low (which they have been for the past two years) and to
find out what boat ramp is open to launch your boat.
All the lakes that I have listed can produce
some very large Bass along with other fish
that I will mention later on in articles as they start
to bite.
All of the above are great to go to and if time
is a problem I must stress that the local
(Cow ponds) or small lakes around or close to your house can be
just as much fun trying to out smart mister
large mouth.
Creel Limits and SizeMost lakes post what we call
creel limits and size. Stick to it Mississippi
this year has dropped crappie from 30
to 20 per person.
Tennessee last year came up with a law stating
the Bass that you keep must be at least 15
inches long. I saw a Game Warden handing out tickets for
fish that were too short and tickets for too many
fish that were kept.
I know that for a fact
every crappie over 20 will cost you $150.00 per fish, and no, it
was not me.
A couple of thing to remember: If someone is
not going with you, always let someone know
where your are going and what time you should return.
Fishing and Water TemperaturesI will tell you now that the
small pond and lakes turn faster than the big
reservoirs do. What I mean is the water temperature will warm up faster and the fish will start
bitting sooner.
Water temperatures do affect fishing: Bass are
most active in 65 to 75 degree water, Crappie
like 50 to 65 degree water, Bream 73 to 85 degree water,
and Catfish like 68 to 90 degree
water.
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