catman529
Well-Known Member
Who all in middle TN fishes the harpeth river? It's small but long, and has a few really good holes with great fishing.
I went on my first fishing trip ever when I was 11 over 7 years ago and I still fish there now. Caught a catfish on my 18th back at the end of May this year. Never gets old. I prefer catching bait with a cast net in the shallow rapid areas and then fishing with them upstream in the deep holes. But for bass you sometimes can't beat a green pumpkin plastic lizard or crawfish or the occasional buzzbait.
Great little stream to fish, biggest largemouth was 18 inches (around 4 pounds?) biggest smallmouth was also around 18, biggest catfish was 21", biggest gar 37", biggest buffalo, I don't know, I've snagged a few buffalo and they run up to about 10 pounds...also caught 21" freshwater drum, winter stocked trout, plenty of bream. One thing my part of the river lacks is crappie...supposedly they used to be everywhere in there.
So who else likes fishing the Harpeth?
I went on my first fishing trip ever when I was 11 over 7 years ago and I still fish there now. Caught a catfish on my 18th back at the end of May this year. Never gets old. I prefer catching bait with a cast net in the shallow rapid areas and then fishing with them upstream in the deep holes. But for bass you sometimes can't beat a green pumpkin plastic lizard or crawfish or the occasional buzzbait.
Great little stream to fish, biggest largemouth was 18 inches (around 4 pounds?) biggest smallmouth was also around 18, biggest catfish was 21", biggest gar 37", biggest buffalo, I don't know, I've snagged a few buffalo and they run up to about 10 pounds...also caught 21" freshwater drum, winter stocked trout, plenty of bream. One thing my part of the river lacks is crappie...supposedly they used to be everywhere in there.
So who else likes fishing the Harpeth?