Old Hickory Lake is a reservoir in Tennessee, near Sumner County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Old Hickory Lake is a 22,500-acre Corps reservoir on the Cumberland River east of Nashville. It supports largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, sauger, white bass and several catfish species.
The lake is a river reservoir with strong current influence, developed docks, creek arms, riprap and a defined Cumberland River channel. Generation and rainfall can change productive water quickly.
Bass anglers can work docks, points, wood and current breaks with spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Stripers respond to live bait and swimbaits around current and bait schools.
Crappie can be caught with minnows and jigs around brush and docks. Sauger use current and channel structure during cooler months. Catfish respond to fresh cut bait along the Cumberland channel.
Old Hickory's docks and creek arms are useful, but I would always keep the Cumberland River channel in mind. When generation creates current, points and channel breaks can improve quickly; when current slows, docks and brush become better places to slow down.
Watch current. If water is moving, prioritize points, bridge structure and channel breaks. If it is slack, spend more time around docks and creek-channel cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.