I only found your channel about a week ago, but I can't get enough. THIS is my bliss: creek fishing. Wading in ankle/knee-deep water in search of the next hole. Love it. I don't care if I'm just catching creek chubs, or the occasional rock bass. At 60 years old, this is my preferred fishing. Unfortunately, I live in N-central Ohio, and our creeks and rivers are just drainage ditches. A sad story. A river in my hometown, which once held multiple species of trout, rock bass, largemouth, is now just a ditch for field drains and sewer overflows. It gushes out of its banks when the rains come, and stagnates into a handful of pools in the heat of summer. Only the carp flourish here. Your videos make me very, very envious. I've been to the Smokies, but never fished there. Your content makes me want to run away from home.
I loved watching your video, the surroundings of nature were beautiful! It reminded me of when I was a kid growing up in Virginia and fishing some beautiful places there just like in your video! Great video!
First time I've seen below the dam with the water being so low. Glad you had some extra content to round it out. Nice striper there. I have a friend that fishes for them on Watts Bar lake. He has 4 in the last 2 days, 38-42 inches. Makes me want to go see him real soon ! Keep'em coming John ! Peace. RKB
I was fishing below this Dam in Missouri with a friend of mine and he laid his Poles down and all of a sudden the bam started running water 🌊 without notice and before he could get his Poles it came up five feet, then the horn went off. He lost everything but the poll he had but boy did the fish start bitting. Thanks for sharing your trip..
Absolutely beautiful surroundings you could just stay there all day and took pictures videos .That striper was awesome I've actually caught a few of them Great video John. Content always great thanks John!
John, luv your channel. Learned a lot. You turned me onto Bobby Garlands which have brought much success! Best part of your channel is you are the everyday fisherman witnessing for Christ. I am in hospital with cancer and this video brought me joy. Please pray for me.
That's a very cool Dam there. The first i was there was for a concert it was a opening for the 96 Olympics and there was a Lazer light show on the dam it was pretty cool looking. But I've been there a few times after that and like you said sir some days are great and some days no action at all lol. Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us sir. I truely do love that place. God bless you sir. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊😊😊
I remember when I was a kid going to the dam on or below Nickajack and catching a ton of skipjack on ultralight using twin tails grubs. A 4 lb hybrid was a fun surprise too!
I'm the guy that asked about the crawdads. If you look for them around late May to mid August you will find some soft ones and if you do catch hard ones press on them slightly if they crack a bit they are ready just peel them we call those peepers bass go crazy for them.
I also found your channel this week and I enjoy watching your videos. I really hope to see another video of this place again and seeing if you catch one of those monster fish here.
I get 5 and 6 pound river smallmouth all the time with walk the dog top waters. Not a lot of people know how to really use them but with a little current they kill them
Always a great adventure with Creek Fishing Adventures! I feel you on the multiday outings just trying to catch something from a spot, but the catches you got were great.
I love the Long A But I use it a lot to twitch on the surface SLOWLY , between slow retrieves In the spring when the bass are feeding in the shallows where it has just warmed up Fun to watch a bass or pike make a wake as it heads in to eat the plug
HOLY COW, that's a crazy amount of fluke jog head lures!!!! That's why i love to go to SUPER low lakes because ya never know what you might find!! Nice spotted bass too!!!!
John, many dams in the country are 100 years old or even older. Even many big ones. A crap ton were built to give men work in the late 20's, early 30's during the depression. The Hoover dam was built to be structurally sound for 10,000 years.
Hey John I think that one bass you thought was a mean mouth was indeed a mean mouth. When they have a mouth or a tongue patch and that mesh pattern like a smallmouth, they are a hybrid. From what I understand they usually fight like hell. And that bait you found was a river2sea Glide bait. I can't remember what it's called.
When I was a kid I would find my tackle during the winter months when the north winds would push the tide far out. Toward tge end of summer I was back to using nuts and blots as weight.
Hard to locate the fish when the water isn't running..for sure. But it does look like you did some nice clean up and tackle/lure refills. Nice striper on the older video. Low water helps me mentally map out bottom and the structure and cover available. Keep fishing brother.
Fished off that big rock up at the lake, next to the road. Caught 8lbs, 6 lbs, and a 5 lbs. bass within 30 minutes. Best l have ever done in my life. The lower section where you are is like you say, feast or famine.
I ended up finding a sebile swimbait at that dam I scouted out but it had a lot less water than this dam. Ended up going to a different dam in the afternoon at got my new pb LM at 24.25 inches. Also got a massive crappie and broke off what looked like a 5 lb spot. It's always fun when they are releasing water!
I've always wanted to get out there when they had all the pipes shut off; best I've had so far was just one open. I bet you could pull $100 worth of lures out of there if you had enough time!
You should try the 4 inch gulp minnows in places like that. They are realistic. Emerald shiner, and watermelon pearl. Are very good. I would like to say go vols and I'll hang up and listen to your comments.
John I am pretty sure that first lure was a musky lure I have one very similar to it. Can't remember the name of it but somebody was definitely musky fishing. Great video by the way. 👍
I also use Abu Garcia rods. For fishing for european seatrout I use a Abu Garcia Venerate 10ft. Weighs only 188g and the price was about 50€/$. I feel your pain! 😞
I've been wanting to try live minnows under those dams. There are some large bass under them. Yes, torture indeed to see them and can't catch them haha.
Take that skipjack, use a treble hook and stinger hook it. Give them 10 to 15 foot of line out on a bobber or balloon and swim it back out there. They will last a long time if you don't handle them much. Might catch a trophy fish
Bombers are such underrated lures. Back in 2002-2009 they were the #1 crankbait in bass pro shops. A series in HUNDREDS of different colors. Now you can’t find the damn things anywhere. Still better than googan, strike king, etc in my opinion. I think in the early 2010s bomber got bought out by a shitty parent company and they basically divested money and assets from them. Which is why color options are slim and you can’t find them in stores any more. Sad day imo.
@@christopherwood2290 i'm a big fan of Al Lindner from the 80s~ til now days. he could catch a walleye in a mud puddle in the middle of the road using a jig and tail. i jig fish about 95% of the time. i pour my own to keep the cost down. i use lures usually when trolling or muskie fishing.
I love waiting through the waters where people fish a lot when the water gets down low I restock my tackle box
I have even found a few that I lost on previous trips.
Nice, Ive found some of my lost spinners along with swimbaits others have lost when the water is low
I only found your channel about a week ago, but I can't get enough.
THIS is my bliss: creek fishing. Wading in ankle/knee-deep water in search of the next hole. Love it.
I don't care if I'm just catching creek chubs, or the occasional rock bass. At 60 years old, this is my preferred fishing.
Unfortunately, I live in N-central Ohio, and our creeks and rivers are just drainage ditches. A sad story. A river in my hometown, which once held multiple species of trout, rock bass, largemouth, is now just a ditch for field drains and sewer overflows. It gushes out of its banks when the rains come, and stagnates into a handful of pools in the heat of summer. Only the carp flourish here.
Your videos make me very, very envious. I've been to the Smokies, but never fished there. Your content makes me want to run away from home.
I lived in the house across the road from that Dam from 83-88 when the Forest Service was there. I really enjoyed being there.
I loved watching your video, the surroundings of nature were beautiful! It reminded me of when I was a kid growing up in Virginia and fishing some beautiful places there just like in your video! Great video!
First time I've seen below the dam with the water being so low. Glad you had some extra content to round it out. Nice striper there. I have a friend that fishes for them on Watts Bar lake. He has 4 in the last 2 days, 38-42 inches. Makes me want to go see him real soon ! Keep'em coming John ! Peace. RKB
I was fishing below this Dam in Missouri with a friend of mine and he laid his Poles down and all of a sudden the bam started running water 🌊 without notice and before he could get his Poles it came up five feet, then the horn went off. He lost everything but the poll he had but boy did the fish start bitting. Thanks for sharing your trip..
That wire leader was for musky. A guy caught a big one there not long ago.
Absolutely beautiful surroundings you could just stay there all day and took pictures videos .That striper was awesome I've actually caught a few of them Great video John.
Content always great thanks John!
John, luv your channel. Learned a lot. You turned me onto Bobby Garlands which have brought much success! Best part of your channel is you are the everyday fisherman witnessing for Christ. I am in hospital with cancer and this video brought me joy. Please pray for me.
Thanks Tad. Pray you will recover soon
That's a very cool Dam there. The first i was there was for a concert it was a opening for the 96 Olympics and there was a Lazer light show on the dam it was pretty cool looking. But I've been there a few times after that and like you said sir some days are great and some days no action at all lol. Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us sir. I truely do love that place. God bless you sir. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊😊😊
I remember when I was a kid going to the dam on or below Nickajack and catching a ton of skipjack on ultralight using twin tails grubs. A 4 lb hybrid was a fun surprise too!
Love putting In here and floating down past Nancy ward fun times
Congrats on the Striped bass. I was thinking 8 pounds. I landed one that size while crappie fishing on an ultralight at Lake Anna, VA. What a fight.
I'm the guy that asked about the crawdads. If you look for them around late May to mid August you will find some soft ones and if you do catch hard ones press on them slightly if they crack a bit they are ready just peel them we call those peepers bass go crazy for them.
That first lure you found, the one on the wire leader, looked like a MirrOLure - saltwater type bait for reds and specks.
I also found your channel this week and I enjoy watching your videos. I really hope to see another video of this place again and seeing if you catch one of those monster fish here.
I have to admit, I haven't watched all of your earlier videos....but this is the first Walleye I've ever seen you catch.
I have a favorite Mill to fish near in MN. Similar scenery, but on a smaller scale. Nice video!
I get 5 and 6 pound river smallmouth all the time with walk the dog top waters. Not a lot of people know how to really use them but with a little current they kill them
I've been looking for a Northern Lights flat A for a long time. Great video
It didn't break You wore your pole out it gave up lol. Great video
The colors on those bass are insane...such a cool creation
Hey man you're in my Hometown. Awesome to see a video of it.
Getting them back in the water sooner always helps.
Always a great adventure with Creek Fishing Adventures! I feel you on the multiday outings just trying to catch something from a spot, but the catches you got were great.
I think the first lure with the leader was a glide bait for pike/muskie. Great video!
Nice fishing, buddy ! Especially that stripper ! Looks like a great place you've got there. A lot of variety in species and very productive.
I love the Long A
But I use it a lot to twitch on the surface SLOWLY , between slow retrieves
In the spring when the bass are feeding in the shallows where it has just warmed up
Fun to watch a bass or pike make a wake as it heads in to eat the plug
Another awesome video buddy. Love the creek fishing adventures. Thanks for posting
That background of the building and water Nice. To find those lures laying in the water, will you use them? And yellow seems to be the color 🤔.
yes it was
Awesome place.... definitely have places like that around me. You have to go back and try to figure them out. Great video sir.
Yeah stick it out there, that place looks sweet!!! Good fishin!
HOLY COW, that's a crazy amount of fluke jog head lures!!!! That's why i love to go to SUPER low lakes because ya never know what you might find!! Nice spotted bass too!!!!
First bait you found is from river2sea. Great for striped bass.
John, many dams in the country are 100 years old or even older. Even many big ones. A crap ton were built to give men work in the late 20's, early 30's during the depression. The Hoover dam was built to be structurally sound for 10,000 years.
Herring chunks are great bait for bottom fishing stripers too.
I could live in that hydroelectric plant. Great looking dam
Another great video keep it up always nice scenery
Lots of lures found, cool looking place to fish!
Hey John I think that one bass you thought was a mean mouth was indeed a mean mouth. When they have a mouth or a tongue patch and that mesh pattern like a smallmouth, they are a hybrid. From what I understand they usually fight like hell. And that bait you found was a river2sea Glide bait. I can't remember what it's called.
so is a meanmouth a smallmouth/largemouth hybrid ???
@@knotsbillington4840 yes
When I was a kid I would find my tackle during the winter months when the north winds would push the tide far out. Toward tge end of summer I was back to using nuts and blots as weight.
Hard to locate the fish when the water isn't running..for sure. But it does look like you did some nice clean up and tackle/lure refills. Nice striper on the older video. Low water helps me mentally map out bottom and the structure and cover available. Keep fishing brother.
Awesome spotted bass buddy 👌
Dang John you could fill up a tackle box at that spot lol to much pressure there you need some live bait
Fished off that big rock up at the lake, next to the road. Caught 8lbs, 6 lbs, and a 5 lbs. bass within 30 minutes. Best l have ever done in my life. The lower section where you are is like you say, feast or famine.
With that many skip jacks out there, I guarantee you there were some monster catfish sitting under them.
I was wondering if Walleye we’re there? Yep. Beautiful. I take it they blow a siren when they open the gates. Great video
yes
I enjoy watching this from Dunlap Tennessee
your videos are relaxing to watch
Great video brother. Don't be discouraged! New species and great content
Nice striper and walleye you are having better luck up there than me
I have never caught a stripper, looked like a blast. I heard they fight really well. Great video as usual.
You live in a great state for catfishing. You can’t give up!!!
Nice fishing buddy 👍👍👍...alot of different fish.... nice 🙂
You should have I found a lure and used it challenge. 🤣🤣
Man I watch your lure closer than an eagle!!! Lol you’re in a great spot Ocoee is a beast
That's awesome man. You could open up a tackle shop. Haha nice stripe bass, walleye and yeah it did look like a meanmouth.
I'm going to scout out a dam i have never fished before, always something there!
I ended up finding a sebile swimbait at that dam I scouted out but it had a lot less water than this dam. Ended up going to a different dam in the afternoon at got my new pb LM at 24.25 inches. Also got a massive crappie and broke off what looked like a 5 lb spot. It's always fun when they are releasing water!
Welcome to the kind of days most of us have! But we keep going back & trying. Hey, at lease you scored some lures ;0)
I've always wanted to get out there when they had all the pipes shut off; best I've had so far was just one open. I bet you could pull $100 worth of lures out of there if you had enough time!
You should try the 4 inch gulp minnows in places like that. They are realistic. Emerald shiner, and watermelon pearl. Are very good. I would like to say go vols and I'll hang up and listen to your comments.
That first lure you found is a jerkbait and they are very popular for pike where I live
Broken lines.. that was a beautiful hybrid.
What a cool looking place to fish. I can relate to the big fish blues, just keep at it and your number will come up. Great video++
I broke my abu Garcia rod there as well. It’s a tough place to fish because the rise and fall of water is crazy.
That dam looks so cool 😎
Holy cow never sal so many baits in one area lol guess I needa put my waders on in some cold water and look too.
John I am pretty sure that first lure was a musky lure I have one very similar to it. Can't remember the name of it but somebody was definitely musky fishing. Great video by the way. 👍
What do you or what kind of a scale do you have to weigh fish I’m thinking about buying one but I like the one you use on your videos
Awesome spot to fish at. Great video!
Great video God bless and happy fishing 🎣
I also use Abu Garcia rods. For fishing for european seatrout I use a Abu Garcia Venerate 10ft. Weighs only 188g and the price was about 50€/$. I feel your pain! 😞
I've been wanting to try live minnows under those dams. There are some large bass under them. Yes, torture indeed to see them and can't catch them haha.
I have caught big trout and yellow perch there , great video man
Awesome video. Sorry about the rod I know the feeling bought a new rod last weekend first day broke it.
incredible
Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks
Oh no you broke the Veritas! That was a great video. 👍👍
Beautiful spot
Take that skipjack, use a treble hook and stinger hook it. Give them 10 to 15 foot of line out on a bobber or balloon and swim it back out there. They will last a long time if you don't handle them much. Might catch a trophy fish
Good fishery there
I caught my one and only smallmouth down there. I even braved the kudzu.
That is a beautiful fishing landscape. (Calendar material.) Do you ever feel ‘skeered’ being under a wall of water at an old damn like this?
yeah it is a strange feeling knowing whats on the other side
We used big old lures on wire leaders and called them striper swipers
Amazing, which country you are fishing?
Tennessee, USA
Shakyhead or Ned rig I bet would kill them spotted bass. Also try a 3” grub on the old leadhead and hook. 💯 (white or salt and pepper)
Great video, thanks John, it is called fishing not catch-ing.
In colder water, it can be more effective to let a jerk bait sit between a set of jerks. Try 15 seconds to as much as a minute in real cold water.
i must admit i took all the trebles off my lures replaced them with barbless singles or doubles its much more fun and fish friendly
Bombers are such underrated lures. Back in 2002-2009 they were the #1 crankbait in bass pro shops. A series in HUNDREDS of different colors. Now you can’t find the damn things anywhere. Still better than googan, strike king, etc in my opinion.
I think in the early 2010s bomber got bought out by a shitty parent company and they basically divested money and assets from them. Which is why color options are slim and you can’t find them in stores any more. Sad day imo.
Stripper almost looked like a giant crappie lol
I always like your videos but I just saw the title an can't wait to watch the video
Really dope video! Awesome looking place awesome Catches
What a cool fishery
Nice hybrid catch
Heck yea man. free lures galore!
Do you ever use spinner baits? I’d like to see how you’d do with some Joe’s Flies spinner baits.
looks like somebody thinks like me. I can lose $.75 of jig and tail OR I can lose a $6 crank bait,
$.75 wins every time....lol
That is why jigs are my go to lure in most circumstances. Plus the outfish just about anything.
@@christopherwood2290 i'm a big fan of Al Lindner from the 80s~ til now days. he could catch a walleye in a mud puddle in the middle of the road using a jig and tail. i jig fish about 95% of the time. i pour my own to keep the cost down. i use lures usually when trolling or muskie fishing.
That is my kind of fishing. River fishing, multi-species.
You can repair that rod easy. You can use a piece of another broken rod and super glue. Plenty of videos out there.
I still have yet to catch a skipjack herring. I think they look like pretty fish. I couldn't see myself using them as bait though. Don't know why.
I think everyone has a spot like that, where everyone else catches giants there except you. I know I've got mine.