Bass Fishing Heats Up Across Southern Reservoirs: Record Catches and Tournament Action Drive Spring Bite

About this episode

This episode discusses the recent surge in bass fishing activity across southern reservoirs, highlighting record catches and upcoming tournaments.

Artificial Lure here. Bass fishing across the States is heating up right on cue, and the latest headlines are giving anglers plenty to talk about. According to Westernbass.com, Darren Nunley landed a new largemouth bass lake record in Nickajack Reservoir on February 28, tipping the scales at 15 pounds, 7 and a half ounces and stretching 27 and 7 eighths inches. That is the kind of fish that makes a grown bass head shake and reach for the net a little faster. Down in Tennessee, Pickwick Lake is getting a lot of attention, and not just from weekend anglers. The Collegiate Bass Championship says 220 of college fishing’s best teams are about to hit the water there for the 2026 event, and that usually means one thing: serious post spawn action. Pickwick has long been one of those classic Tennessee River fisheries where current, ledges, and shifting baitfish can make for a wide open bite if you find the right stretch. For anglers looking ahead and trying to pattern the bite, BassForecast is pushing its 10 day outlook tool, which is useful this time of year when bass can go from shallow and aggressive to spooky and suspended in a hurry. That late spring window is prime time in a lot of…

Topics covered

• bass fishing
• record catches
• tournament action
• spring bite
• fishing techniques

Keywords

• bass fishing
• record catch
• Nickajack Reservoir
• Pickwick Lake
• Collegiate Bass Championship
• spring fishing
• tournament fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Westernbass.com, Collegiate Bass Championship, BassForecast, Major League Fishing

Places: Nickajack Reservoir, Tennessee, Pickwick Lake

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