The action continues to stay hot! The bass crappie and hybrid have moved out and are now being caught in 10-20′. While some fish are still finishing up shallow from the spawn we are starting to see schools of bass on points and ledges near the main channel! Crankbaits and Alabama Rigs have been great […]

What a fantastic four weeks! The crappie were on fire shallow biting on live minnows and Crappie Magnets while the bass transitioned from shallow to deep in 4ft-8ft of water! The creek produced well for both species but the main lake started to produce with the warmer temperatures!

SMYRNA Tenn. – Boater Brian Carper of Murfreesboro Tennessee caught five bass Saturday weighing 17 pounds 12 ounces to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Percy Priest Lake. The tournament was the second event for the Bass Fishing League Music City Division. Carper earned $4 541 for his victory. “I pulled up […]

Check out photos from our Isaiah 117 Fundraising Event that was held in April 2021.

The last couple weeks has offered some amazing fishing! The crappie have been shallow and still being caught shallow in 3ft-8ft! Floats and minnows have been productive along with casting 1/16oz jigs. Crappie Magnets in spicy mustard and pearl have been successful! Quality bass have been feeding in 2ft-6ft on crankbaits spinnerbaits soft plastics a...

March 5 2022 – 1st Place – Fate Sanders Marina – 19.28lbs.

February was a great month for bass and crappie fishing! Although cold BCGS was able to dial in on the quality bass and get 3 tournament wins! While the water was down large concentrations of bass were holding in the main channel and were caught on Alabama Rigs and jerkbaits in 6ft-20ft! The crappie were […]

MOUNT JULIET Tenn. – Brian Carper put in a hot early run to seal the Boater Division victory in the American Bass Anglers Open Series Presented by Caymas Boats Tennessee Central Division 3 season opener held Feb. 19 2022 on Percy Priest Reservoir.

January was full of rain snow and cold temperatures! I believe the lake made it down to winter pool(6ft below summer pool) once for a few days before another rain cell moved in. The lake rose and lowered five times since then! In addition to the rain we were able to experience a couple beautiful […]

The last 31 days has definitely not been the coldest first month of winter in past years! With the warm temperatures and excessive rain the lake has been up and down….warm and cold. Nevertheless the bass crappie and hybrid bite has been fair to good throughout the weeks. As the month closed out the cooler […]

November started off warm and ended with the winter transition. The fish migrated into their winter patterns and are now being caught deeper. In addition to the cooler temperatures the lake is now almost 5ft below summer pool! During November we caught great numbers of crappie and bass in both deep and shallow depths. December […]

October was a great month for fishing! Although we had several transitioning days with cooler temperatures moving through we still caught plenty of fish! The bass started moving shallow as they began lowering the lake to winter pool. With the cooler temperatures at night the bait starting migrating shallow. Crankbaits and topwater lures were very [...

Another hot September but thankfully the fish were still active! The crappie were holding in their normal 12ft-22ft around brushpiles. Live minnows and mermaid Crappie Magnets were the most successful. The bass never stayed in a consistent pattern but we were able to find several each trip between 6ft-12ft on points and humps with worm […]

August offered some fantastic crappie bass and hybrid trips! The crappie were holding in 12ft-22ft in brushpiles and being caught on live minnows while the bass were still aggressive in their summer patterns. Humps ledges and points produced quality bass with Texas Rig plum worms and deep crankbaits! The early morning hybrid bite was on […]

July fishing was phenomenal! The bass have very aggressive in the afternoons….schooling like they do in May and June! Deep crankbaits big spoons topwater baits worms and spinnerbaits have all been successful! The crappie have been biting well in 12ft-22ft of water on livebait! We have seen some GIANT slabs! Lastly we have had several […]

What a great month of fishing! We made so many good memories with many wonderful people! The bass have been biting well on topwater lures in the early morning! Poppers on flats in 1ft has been so much fun! In the afternoon soft plastics in 8-14ft has been successful in addition to deep crankbaits. Texas […]

May was another amazing month for BCGS and it’s clients! The crappie were inconsistent at times with the cold fronts moving in and out but as the temperatures climb back the fish started moving deeper and becoming aggressive! We had many GREAT trips and can’t wait to see what June brings. The bass have been […]

April was a super month here at BCGS!!! The bass crappie and hybrids are starting to bite more consistently! Although there is still a small percentage of fish spawning most are trying to concentrate in deeper water. The bass have been biting on topwater lures crankbaits spinnerbaits and soft plastics in 2-8ft. Pockets and coves […]

March is wrapping up and the crappie are still coming in hot!!! We are catching crappie shallow in spawning coves and creeks in addition to mid and down lake in the main channel in 30ft-55ft. The bass seem to be a couple weeks behind although the water temperature is perfect. I think the in consistent […]

Currently the crappie are on FIRE bass are biting GOOD and hybrid are feeding on the upper end of the lake! The crappie are being caught on Crappie Magnets in 20ft-45ft of water the hybrid are in the main channel up lake and the bass are biting Alabama Rigs jerkbaits and shad raps throughout the […]