As the water temperature dropped with the cooler nights both bass and crappie started migrating shallow. Rattle traps crankbaits and spinnerbaits were productive in shallow water around boulder rocks and isolated wood. The crappie also moved shallow into 8-12ft brushpiles. Minnows were the most productive for us. Lastly the hybrids began schooling...

October was a fun month! Wind blown pockets and coves with shad offered exciting bass fishing action!  As the water level dropped the quality bass moved aggressively into shallow water and hugged boulder rocks in hunt for crawfish and shad. The crappie fishing was good as well!  Livebait and jigs(finally) in orange/chartreuse near brushpiles 8-22ft...

Another hot month has come and gone! Although we had to fight the heat each day the crappie and bass kept us entertained while making memories. Like previous months the crappie were biting in brushpiles in 12ft-22ft. Livebait and jigs were both productive however livebait dominated when it came to most bites. The bass continued […]

The last few weeks the fishing has been pretty good. We have had some tough days in the August heat but we have had many active days as well!  The bass have been biting on topwater baits early in the morning and soft plastics mid day! The upper end of the lake has been the […]

July was a great month for BCGS and our customers. The crappie have been biting well on the upper end of the lake in 10ft-14ft while the lower end has been pumping out the largest crappie in 20ft-22ft. Live minnows have been the best producers 2ft-4ft off the bottom in brushpiles.   The bass have been […]

Offshore fishing is hearing up! The crappie have now starting moving out into brushpiles in 14-22 feet of water. Casting Crappie Magnet jigs and tight lining minnows several feet off the bottom has been successful. The bass are moving out as well! Quality bass are concentrating in 8-15 feet of water and humps points and […]

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 […]

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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 […]