New to Gallatin/TN

[Fishx73]

Hi everyone,
Just moving to Gallatin Tn. from Michigan. Any advice on fishing Old Hickory?

Thanks!

 

[WMAn]

If you are fishing from a boat, watch out for shallow water.

I don't know what you are used to in Michigan, but on Old Hickory you can be 100s of yards from the bank and churning mud or grinding stumps.

 

[jakeway]

I moved to Hendersonville from Grand Rapids 20 years ago this month. Love it here.

The biggest difference in Old Hickory is water clarity. In Michigan I usually could see up to twenty feet down, and could see drop-offs, logs on bottom, weed beds, etc., even fish to cast to. On Old Hickory, even on clear days you couldn't really see more than a couple feet down. So I had to learn the lake and learn to use my electronics.

Also, I use artificials almost exclusively here, while up north I used mostly live bait. Cast a live nightcrawler on a splitshot rig here, and nine times out of ten you will get snagged.

Once you get used to it, though, the fishing here is great.

 

[doubledownranch]

Welcome!! Old Hickory is tricky to navigate, buy a good map and study it, also make sure you know how to read the buoys. With that being said, I grew up on Old Hickory and it's a great lake and lots of fun in the summer time

 

[Fishx73]

Thanks for the heads up!! I look forward to pulling some fish out of there.

 

[Mag]

When I had my boat and wanted to fish I either stayed off the lake on weekends or fished early enough to be out before all the skiers and wave runners hit the water.