Taylorsville Hookup

[CrappiePappy]

Downwind and I are making tenative plans to hook up and fish Taylorsville Lake. Currently, plans are to meet at Settler's Trace Marina ramp .. Friday Sept 21st at around daybreak/dawn. Other interested parties are welcome to join in on this adventure.
Use this thread to make your intentions/plans known. Downwind and I will also use this thread to coordinate our plans, confirm the date and time, etc.
That way, everyone will know the what/when of the hookup, and can plan accordingly.

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Downwind - I will bring no more than 3 rods - 2 tackle boxes - life jacket - and food/drink. Should I plan on bringing a small cooler for my food/drinks, or will you have one big enough for both of us ? (I generally bring 1 sammich and a six-pack of soda, for me :D ) Is there anything else you think I should bring ?

.... cp

[Downwind]

CP: I think you have everything covered. I do have a cooler that will hold food and drinks for both of us. Hope others will join us for a day on the lake. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

CP: Gray GMC w/ Bass Tracker in tow.

[wannabe fisherman]

Sure wish I could make that one, BUT, duty calls.

[CrappiePappy]

Sure wish I could make that one, BUT, duty calls.

but, if Downwind and I can figure 'em out ... I'll gladly post specific details, and maybe you can use that to point you in a more productive direction.

I'm normally not on Taylorsville in Sept ... or should I say, when I used to be able to fish every weekend (weather permitting), I wasn't fishing on Taylorsville very often in Sept. Sept weekends used to be mostly about Dove hunting, and fishing was done only when a place to hunt couldn't be found. I was pretty much a minner drowner, back then, so you can see it's been quite a few years ago :D Mostly Oct & Nov were designated as the times to Crappie fish at Taylorsville (except during those yearly Fall trips to Watts Bar, of course). If I remember correctly ... Oct was a 10-15ft depth period, usually around sunken/standing timber (in the <20 FOW depths) -- Nov was a 8-12ft depth period, usually around isolated standing Cedar trees and/or large standing hardwoods (in the >20 FOW depths). And that was using minnows ... usually tightline, with boat tied off to tree tops. Although, I do remember a few productive Nov trips, using minnows under a float (about 6-7ft deep), and fishing "on the move" from Cedar tree to Cedar tree ... dropping the minnow/float right down thru the branch openings, letting it sit for a few seconds, then moving it to another opening around the tree. That's a pretty productive method for a solo angler, but not so easy with two anglers -- you're usually fighting a stiff breeze, so boat control takes 75% of your attention and watching your float takes the other 25% :p ... angler in the back is at a serious disadvantage, when trying to fish with the rear of the boat swinging wildly. And since you usually only caught 1 or 2 fish per tree ... they would rarely have a shot at hooking up, even if they could eventually get their bait into the tree.
Most of my "summer months" fishing, at Taylorsville Lake, has been from the crack of daylight till midday ... casting jigs at blowdowns and selected submerged timber ... as long as they were in the shade. Usually, the bite would diminish or end as soon as the Sun got on the water above the spot. I'd run a "milk run", from shaded spot to shaded spot, until I ran out of spots (or time) ... then I'd try fishing a bit deeper. If that didn't pay off, and I still wanted to fish ... I'd usually head to Horseshoe Bend and troll for Hybrids/Whites. I've even caught a few nice Crappie off that brushpile, on the hump just out from the inside point of the bend. Some caught trolling - some casting. I generally troll with a Hot-n-Tot with a leader tied to the front hook, and a 1/16oz Crappie jig tied on the leader. My fishing partners and I have also caught Crappie, in that area, trolling small crankbaits (Flat A's, Wee R's, Norman Humpbacks).

I don't get to fish Taylorsville (or anywhere else) as much as I used to, or want to, so I don't have a problem with divulging specific areas, spots, or baits/methods that have been previously successful for me. The cover changes from year to year, old ones disappear & new ones appear ... so it's not like my productive spots are always going to be there. Case in point - there used to be a tree that came off the bank and out into 20+ft of water ... right across from the Marina ramp (to your right, if standing on ramp and looking towards the lake). I could almost always depend on that spot giving up a good number of fish. I even fished it in the Winter months (Dec-Feb) on those "warm spell" days, casting jigs from the bank ... and still caught fish from it. A couple of years ago that tree disappeared. Probably washed off, from the flooding that plagues T-ville ever so often. Faced with the loss of my #1 hole, I went looking for a replacement. I haven't found one of that caliber, yet ... but, I have noticed that new blowdowns appear every year or two. And if they're in the right spot, on the right bank, they usually hold fish (at one time or another).

... luck2ya ... cp

[wannabe fisherman]

CP, thanks for that info. I'll keep in mind where it is on the forum and go back to it. It'll sure help when I can get out there. I'll be watching for your report when you and downwind make your trip, hope you do well.

[Jigboy]

That sounds great but I got the step kids coming in. Would have been a fun trip. Maybe next time.

[CrappiePappy]

That sounds great but I got the step kids coming in. Would have been a fun trip. Maybe next time.

Sorry you can't make it, but understand your circumstances.

... cp

[CrappiePappy]

CP: Gray GMC w/ Bass Tracker in tow.

I'm confirming the hookup !! Friday morning at Settler's Trace ramp. I'll be there, probably before first light ... and I'll be watching for your truck (pickup or SUV ?? ). I shouldn't be too hard to spot .. grey beard & long grey ponytail gives me away real quick :p

Do you want to make it a "jigs or go bust" deal ... or do you want to have minnows as part of the plan ??

... cp

[Downwind]

I'm still on for Friday --Settler Trace ramp. Gray GMC Truck w/ Bass Tracker in tow. Just came in from T-ville. Another very sloooooow day. I fished both minnows and jigs. Minnows don't seem to be working so lets go with (dynamite) I mean jigs all the way! Temps were 74 @ 9:00 am and 77 at 2:00 pm.

[JCCLARK]

I wish I could meet up with you guys Friday, but I can't.
I'm starting my yearly one week vacation out of town this
weekend and I won't be able to go Friday.
But like every year, I'll be back Thursday evening and will be going
next Friday-ALL DAY!
So if anyone is going to be there the 28th I'd like to meet you,
and if someone wants to tag along with me, you're more than welcome.