Sunday, August 21, 2011

Old Hickory-First Kayak Fishing Outing for My Son







Kayak fishing with my son today was a proud moment for me. Steve went out in his own kayak and learned to kayak and caught some nice fish on Old Hickory. It took him about 30 minutes to learn how to navigate properly in the kayak but when all was said and done he did pretty well for a 7 year old. He also did very well fishing, catching a very nice channel 2-3 pound channel cat, a drum and a lot of bluegill under the shade trees in a deep water cove. I didn't think about it previously but all I had to do to manage the fishing was drop an anchor and tie it off on the cleats of the two kayaks. I will take credit for most of the casting, but he hooked and caught all the fish. It was kind of frustrating since they were biting very well this morning, but he caught his fair share. The funny part of it was watching him struggle so hard to bring the big catfish up. His arms were killing him:)






Monday, August 1, 2011

Old Hickory Lake Summer Shore Fishing

Went fishing for a few hours in the morning from the shoreline in a fairly heavily fished area. We caught a lot of bluegill, 2 small channel cats, a drum and a 2 small snapping turtles (may have been the same turtle...not sure). We used nightcrawlers fished on slip bobbers about 5 feet down. Fishing in the shade is the key for the fishermen and the fish.