Bass Fishing May - Jun 2017 | Page 71

EYES ON EELGRASS As eelgrass expands its range throughout the Tennessee River system, new patterns are emerging for savvy anglers who understand how bass relate to it By Steve Calhoun MAY-JUNE 2017 I FLWFISHING.COM H aving fished on the Tennessee River his entire life, Buddy Gross knew all about the eelgrass in Lake Guntersville. Yet, in May 2016 when he was looking for productive areas for an FLW Tour stop on Pickwick Lake – another impoundment of the Tennessee River chain – Gross was shocked to find the wavy, green grass growing there as well. Pickwick never has been considered much of a grass lake compared to Guntersville, which has miles of vegetation. 69