Fishing Report For Normandy Lake, TN

By Rick Seaman

February 9, 2025

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Fishing Report Normandy Lake, TN

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Popular Fish Species Normandy Lake, TN

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Crankbaits and vibrating jigs are catching nice largemouth bass here, especially up lake in the major river arms - Copperas Branch, Anthony Branch and the Buck Hollow Branch. Bass use these coves, and pockets off the main coves, to spawn in Spring. After they stage their way out to main points, flats and ledges. Many tournament anglers report using a stick worm, rigged wacky style, when bass get finicky.

Spotted Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good

Normandy Lake has a very significant population of spotted bass. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports good fishing for spots using crawfish. Check local regulations before using live bait. Tube jigs, and other small jigs are catching nice spotted bass when slow crawled along the bottom, much like a crawfish.

Black Crappie

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Crappie fishing is quite popular here, second only to bass fishing. Crappie weighing from 1 to 2 pounds are quite common. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Docks, brush, wood and deep vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. As Winter sets in, the main lake from the dam to the Caroll Hollow area is holding the bigger schools of crappie. Brush piles, and fish attractors planted in the lake are great places for crappie. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, redear sunfish, rock bass, warmouth and white bass at Normandy Lake in Tennessee.

Normandy Lake. This 2,500-acre reservoir, with over 70 miles of shoreline,. has limited opportunities for fishing from shore. Bass and crappie are the primary targets here, however there are notable populations of catfish, white bass, bluegill and other sunfish.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".