Nashville Fishing Guides - Striper Live Bait 

We were early and so was our guide. We arrived at first stop in a few minutes and in less than 5 minutes we're getting strikes. We had been brought to a school of strikers and hybrids by our guide. My brother and I were catching 3 - 5 lb. fish so fast that the Captain could hardly keep our hooks baited for us. He was instructive and patient in explaining the reels and how to set the fishing depth on them. He removed fish from hooks, inquired if we wanted a photo, released or saved fish, based on our preference, and then added new baits to our hooks. When we had our limit of keepers, we moved on to a new spot. We then fished for catfish. After having caught at least a dozen stripers, I took a break for a few minutes while my brother started us at catching again. After watching him pull in a skinny gar with a laugh, I joined him in a new method that our guide also took time to explain. Our Captain again baited our hooks and cast our baits for us and watched our methods as we fished, giving us helpful tips on being patient when we saw a nibble and when to set the hook and when to lock the reel for drag before setting a hook. We spent the rest of our trip in 2 or 3 areas just catching all kinds and sizes of catfish and a small largemouth bass and a hybrid, too. My brother caught the most and the largest cat, maybe a 10 or 12 pounder which he released. It was good weather till the end when we spotted rain in the distance.I foolishly asked for 5 more minutes and that was about the time it hit! LOL. What a change. We suddenly lost the desire to fish, packed equipment to travel and headed home. Arriving on the boat ramp with a cooler full of fish unable to close, soaked to the skin beneath our clothes, but smiling and laughing the whole time. It was the best fishing my brother and I have ever had together! We plan to return next summer for more! Thanks, Captain Brian!!!

My wife and I went out on the boat with Brian today. He is a super friendly, funny and very knowledgeable gentleman. Immediately you can tell her is focused on the comfort and enjoyment of his trip. Willing to teach and a great teacher as well. The boat was very managed, clean and gear was super nice. We in fact did catch a lot of fish yet even if we didn’t the experience alone was super worth while. I cannot recommend this trip enough to anybody interested. This really was the best trip we have had before and walked away with some great sized hybrid bass! With confidence I can say from start to finish the trip, captain and enjoyment of the day exceeds any expectations. Thank you so much Brian. You’re awesome!

Our daughter just turned 12 and she asked to go fishing. She had a blast catching around 13 fish all together one hybrid being around 6 to 7lbs. She kept thanking my wife and I for such an amazing experience. Thank you captain Brian for creating such a special memory for my family and I. It is also good to know you are also available during December and January as fishing experience could make for a great Christmas present.

Captain Jerimiah was incredible for my trip! I had one mission and it was to catch a Hybrid Striper bigger than my previous biggest (1lbs 10oz). Jerimiah took me out to a spot where we jigged for White Bass and Hybrids. At this first spot, we saw tons of fish on the live scope and, unfortunately for me, I didn’t catch anything jigging. We did not jig very long however, but it was long enough for Jerimiah to get in a White Bass and a Yellow Bass. We went to check out a few other spots with no success at any of the other spots, so it didn’t take long before we found ourselves back at our first spot. This time, we decided to troll. It did not take long at all into trolling where we got a fish and it happened to crush my previous biggest Hybrid by over 3 lbs. Less than 10 minutes later, the rod went again, and I ended up pulling in 2 Hybrids on the exact same rod at the same time! Both Hybrids were good size and each about 4-4.5 lbs. Half an hour after that, I beat my new biggest Hybrid again, setting at just over 5 lbs. Less than half an hour after that, I landed a big White Bass and the other pole had gone so Jerimiah got it, leaving us with a fun double-up selfie! Eventually, the Hybrid bite slowed and the small White Bass took over and the trip was over! I had so, so, so much fun on this guided trip! Jerimiah and I talked about fishing and his guiding, and now… I’ll be back out on the water with him soon! I’m not 100% sure yet when, but I’m definitely looking at my schedule to see about going out on another trip with him in the next month or two!

My son and I had a great morning with Bob. My boy caught a beautiful striped bass - very nice size - as well as other fish. We did trolling only and that made for a great morning. The reservoir was really nice - lots of forested areas around - and quite big. Next time we'd sign up for the live bait option.

Captain Brian was great! We caught 15+ hybrids and catfish. Will be coming back in the near future!!

Captain Brian is a world class guide. His 40 years experience in this business proved why today. We caught double and triple headers for 3 hours straight. Nonstop rod bending action from start to finish. We will be back……

Jeremiah was a terrific guide! He is knowledgeable, funny and very accommodating to our over 70-year olds in the group. We had two elderly people, two adults and a 12 year old. Everyone was taken care of and got individual attention. Jeremiah was able to adapt quickly to the lake and got us the limit on stripers with almost an hour left. Will be chattering again and recommending!

The Boat Captain was GREAT. He put us on fished within 30 minutes. Estimated 35 fish caught with the 4 hour limit. This is a must for anyone wanting to learn more tricks to fishing.

My wife, my 7yr son, and 5yr old daughter had a great time catching all types of fish. The kids needed help with jigging and hooking fish for the first few but they got the hang of it and started catching them on there own. I recommend anyone trying to get there kids into fishing to go out with Josh or any of the other guides on their team.