Sardis Findings

Been fishing sardis a few days the last 2 weeks. Here's a few thoughts.

1. I'm no longer going to preach about wanting high water! :) Just a tad too high.
2. I've averaged about 10 keepers per day fishing all day single jib pole. Most on the smaller side.
3. I've carried at least a truckload of buck bush out of my boat to the ramp. :)
4. I've had at least one passenger get in my boat. Water snake! Not sure how long he was riding with me.
5. I've caught more short fish than in a very long time.
6. This will be a great spawning year!
7. Water keeps rising. Fishing getting harder by the inch rise.
8. I still think the best spawn is yet to come. Full moon on the way. Getting to the fish a problem.
9. My waders are now in my boat!
10. Final thought is that Sardis is just a shell of a lake it once was. Fishing it 40 plus years. Debate all you want. Truth. I would have caught hundreds of fish years ago in places I've been fishing.

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Originally Posted by 27458

10. Final thought is that Sardis is just a shell of a lake it once was. Fishing it 40 plus years. Debate all you want. Truth. I would have caught hundreds of fish years ago in places I've been fishing.

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Pressure, Internet, 11" fish removed, and the G word (Not explaining that one,but nothing to do with "G". He ain't been there much!!). [emoji4]

Thank You Lord for the two years of higher water!!!!!!!

Yep, I'm waiting for it. [emoji57]

10 keepers a day is the most I've heard in 2 weeks. The crew I jig with are lucky to get 2 keepers a day. March was great. April flat out sucks. Worst April ive seen ever. Thought last April was tough. But that's fishing.

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Originally Posted by hotrod1

10 keepers a day is the most I've heard in 2 weeks. The crew I jig with are lucky to get 2 keepers a day. March was great. April flat out sucks. Worst April ive seen ever. Thought last April was tough. But that's fishing.

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Exactly what I said. I thought last year was bad. This year way worse. They didn't come easy I can tell you that. Flat wore out after fishing two days. Told my buddy I've never seen it this bad.

Take off til next Thursday its fixing to get better!!

LiveToFish. Think pressure he increased yes bout 3000% in LST 20 years!!!!

Better days are on the way! LOL- I think!

Yep, looks like we're gonna go from spring to summer pretty quick here in the next week or two. Me personally, I can't wait until the spawn is over and they get back out a little deeper. Last time I was out at Sardis I thought I got lost and ended up in Missouri judging by all the license plates..Lol. Not that it bothers me, our local economy welcomes out of state guest.. :-)

I agree. Warm temps and full moon. I believe in those moon phases! They haven't really even started to spawn I don't think.

Those fish are scattered from one end of the lake to the other . Every rise in water covered fish that had started spawning . they are still there in deep water . wait till cranking weather and tell me it's that bad .to many good fish caught last fall to be poor this spring . jmo.:dono