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[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2][font "Arial"][size 2]PERCY PRIEST (March 16) [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]Surface Temp:52 to 54 degrees.
Lake Level: 486 [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]CRAPPIE - When the water is settled, crappie anglers are catching quite a few fish from Fates Sanders Marina and above. Minnows and jigs are working well around brush piles and in Spring and Fall creeks. [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]BASS - Bass fishing is good, with many fish now being caught shallow. Some of the larger fish are coming down. Any number of lures will catch fish, but a Rat-L-Trap (chrome and blue) has been a very good bait. Sizes 1/4 to 1/2-ounce are the right sizes. Fish shallow. [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]HYBRIDS/STRIPERS - Both fish are beginning to bite well as the water temperature at Priest gets into the 50-degree range. The fish are biting live baits (gizzard shad or shiners) and also buck-tail jigs. Look for them to be pursuing shad into coves and even into shallow water. [/size][/font][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Hatches:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Patterns[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Fish Species[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul] [li]Bass [li]Catfish [li]Bream [li]Crappie [/li][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [right][/right]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]About:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1]
[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]Fishing opportunities abound at J. Percy Priest Lake, with a wide variety of species available from the Stones River tailwaters to the East and West Forks of the Stones River. J. Percy Priest Lake provides over 14,000 acres of water for a wide variety of fishing opportunities around the project. The most popular species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, striped bass, Cherokee bass, and white bass. Other species such as catfish, bluegill, bream, and trout provide excellent opportunities for young anglers.[url "http://www.anglerguide.com/tennessee/jpercy.html"][#0000ff](more)[/#0000ff][/url][/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]J. Percy Priest - Dam Site, Visitor Center and Overlook
Take I-40 East from Nashville and take Exit 219 - Stewarts Ferry Pike. Take a right on Stewarts Ferry Pike and travel approximately 1/2 mile to Bell Road. Turn left on Bell Road and facilities are approximately 1/2 mile ahead.[/size][/#000000][/font][/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Misc Info:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1]Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18”, Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum).[/size][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial"][size 2]Surface Temp:52 to 54 degrees.
Lake Level: 486 [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]CRAPPIE - When the water is settled, crappie anglers are catching quite a few fish from Fates Sanders Marina and above. Minnows and jigs are working well around brush piles and in Spring and Fall creeks. [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]BASS - Bass fishing is good, with many fish now being caught shallow. Some of the larger fish are coming down. Any number of lures will catch fish, but a Rat-L-Trap (chrome and blue) has been a very good bait. Sizes 1/4 to 1/2-ounce are the right sizes. Fish shallow. [/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 2]HYBRIDS/STRIPERS - Both fish are beginning to bite well as the water temperature at Priest gets into the 50-degree range. The fish are biting live baits (gizzard shad or shiners) and also buck-tail jigs. Look for them to be pursuing shad into coves and even into shallow water. [/size][/font][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Hatches:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Patterns[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Fish Species[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul] [li]Bass [li]Catfish [li]Bream [li]Crappie [/li][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [right][/right]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]About:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1]
[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]Fishing opportunities abound at J. Percy Priest Lake, with a wide variety of species available from the Stones River tailwaters to the East and West Forks of the Stones River. J. Percy Priest Lake provides over 14,000 acres of water for a wide variety of fishing opportunities around the project. The most popular species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, striped bass, Cherokee bass, and white bass. Other species such as catfish, bluegill, bream, and trout provide excellent opportunities for young anglers.[url "http://www.anglerguide.com/tennessee/jpercy.html"][#0000ff](more)[/#0000ff][/url][/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]J. Percy Priest - Dam Site, Visitor Center and Overlook
Take I-40 East from Nashville and take Exit 219 - Stewarts Ferry Pike. Take a right on Stewarts Ferry Pike and travel approximately 1/2 mile to Bell Road. Turn left on Bell Road and facilities are approximately 1/2 mile ahead.[/size][/#000000][/font][/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Misc Info:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1]Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18”, Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum).[/size][/#000000][/font]
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