I fished below Cheatham Dam on Saturday morning and managed 3 striper on the fly-rod, fishing from the bank just below the dam. I used a 1/0 black and silver flash Clouser on a 7/8 rod. All the best action was happening on the surface or just below it as schools of striper moved into the pool below the dam chasing baitfish. Not real easy to cast out to where the fish are, but I found a nice little backwater channel only 10 feet off the bank where some fish would move in from time to time, and running the Clouser thru the rip in that area would poduce strikes. All the fish I caught were small (3 to 4 lbs.), but fun nonetheless. Once the sun came up high and burned the fog off the water, all action seemed to cease.
Also stopped at a creek (Johnson's Creek?) nearby that looked like smallmouth heaven, but I was unfortunately skunked there...
Weather was beautiful and trees are showing there fall colors out that way as well!
tight lines,
Todd