Napier Diversion Lake in Lewis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Lewis County, Tennessee, this is Napier Diversion Lake. The water sits 761 feet up. Small at around 6 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lewis County. Hohenwald lies 7.3 miles from the water. After that come Waynesboro at 17 miles and Lawrenceburg at 17 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Napier Diversion Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. County-wide records name banded darter, duck darter and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Napier Diversion Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 37°F to 77°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Napier Diversion Lake. Warm spells bring fish up, cold snaps push them down.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Jackson Lake is 0.6 miles off. What applies at Napier Diversion Lake may have changed since it was mapped.