Fishing Report provided by TWRA Creel Clerk and huntfishbuddy
SOUTH HOLSTON FISHING REPORT – Richard Markland
10 Feb 2012
Surface Temperature: 46 – 49
Elevation: 1708.4
Change in Elevation: +0.1-ft.
Water Clarity: Clear
Largemouth:
Action: fair
Lures: crankbaits, 5” swimbaits, spoons, Diminki
Presentations: casting
Depth: 5 to 15-ft, 40 to 60-ft with Diminki lures
Time: morning
Habitat: rock banks, small pockets
Where: Washington Co. Park area, Spring Creek, Observation Knob area, creek channels
Smallmouth:
Action: great
Lures: flies, silver buddies, spoons, Diminki 3”
Presentations: tight lined / float-n-fly, casting, jigged, vertical jigged
Depth: 8 to 12-ft., 40 to 60-ft. with spoons and diminkis
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: main lake points
Where: dam, point 2, Big Creek, Riddle Creek, Minton Hollow, Josiah Creek
Crappie
Action: fair
Lures: hair jigs
Presentations: tight lined / jigged
Depth: 8 to 16-ft.
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: brush, bluffs with laydowns
Where: Battery Hollow, Spring Creek, Wolf Creek
Surface Temperature: 48 – 51 03 Feb 2012
Elevation: 1708.1
Change in Elevation: -2.6
Water Clarity: Clear/Stained
Largemouth:
Action: fair
Lures: crankbaits, 5” swimbaits, spoons
Presentations: casting
Depth: 5-15 feet
Time: morning
Habitat: rock banks, small pockets
Where: Washington Co. Park area, Spring Creek
Smallmouth:
Action: great
Lures: flies, silver buddies, spoons, Diminki 3”
Presentations: tight lined / fnf casting, jigged, vertical jigged
Depth: 8-12 feet, 40-60 feet
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: main lake points
Where: dam, point 2, Big Creek, Riddle Creek, Minton Hollow, Josiah Creek
Crappie
Action: fair
Lures: hair jigs
Presentations: tight lined / jigged
Depth: 8-16 feet
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: brush, bluffs with laydowns
Where: Battery Hollow, Spring Creek, Wolf Creek 03 Feb 2012
25 January 2012
| Surface Temperature | 48* | ||||||
| Elevation | 1710.32 | ||||||
| Elevation Change | 2.3+ | ||||||
| Water Clarity | Clear/Stained | ||||||
| Species | Action | Method | Presentation | Depth (ft) | Time | Habitat | Where |
| Largemouth | fair | crankbaits, | casting | 5-15 | morning | rock banks | washinghton co. park |
| spoons | small pockets | area. spring creek | |||||
| 5″ swimbaits | |||||||
| Smallmouth | great | flies | tight lined/ fnf | 40-60 | morning | points | dam, pt.2, big creek |
| silver buddy | casting | or evening | main lake | riddle creek, | |||
| spoons | jigged | minton hollow, | |||||
| diminki 3″ | vertical jigged | josiah creek | |||||
| Crappie | fair | hair jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | battery hollow, |
| tight lined | or evening | bluffs with laydowns | |||||
| spring creek, | |||||||
| wolf creek | |||||||
| Sunfish | N/A | ||||||
| Catfish | N/A | ||||||
18 Jan. 2012
| Surface Temperature | 43* | ||||||
| Elevation | 1708.67 | ||||||
| Elevation Change | .4+ | ||||||
| Water Clarity | Clear | ||||||
| Species | Action | Method | Presentation | Depth (ft) | Time | Habitat | Where |
| Largemouth | fair | crankbaits, | casting | 5-15 | morning | rock banks | washinghton co. park |
| spoons | small pockets | area. spring creek | |||||
| Smallmouth | great | flies | tight lined/ fnf | 25-50 | morning | points | dam, pt.2, big creek |
| silver buddy | casting | or evening | main lake | riddle creek, | |||
| spoons | jigged | minton hollow, | |||||
| diminki 3″ | vertical jigged | josiah creek | |||||
| Crappie | fair | hair jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | battery hollow, |
| tight lined | or evening | bluffs with laydowns | |||||
| spring creek, | |||||||
| wolf creek | |||||||
| Sunfish | fair | small jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | |
| minnows | tight lined | or evening | |||||
| Catfish | poor | na | na | na | na | na | na |
