Lake Nottely Fishing Report – October 2020

Nottely: Level: 5.1 feet low. Temp: 78-81 degrees.

Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “We have been catching a lot fish from Point 6 to the dam. Fish are holding out over a 50- to 80-foot bottom. We have been catching fish a lot different ways the last few weeks. The first few hours of morning, we have been dropping herring, then by around 9 or 10 a.m., we have been switching over to Captain Mack’s u-rigs, pulling them about 130 to 150 feet back at 2.5 to 3 mph. We have even been catching a lot fish on topwater. They are killing a fluke when working it really slow on top. The lake is trying to turn over, so that always makes it a little tougher fishing. October is always one my favorite times to fish. The stripers will be on a feeding frenzy trying to fatten up for the winter and will start spreading out some. The topwater bite will be on, and it also means it’s time to drag out the planer boards. Don’t forget the Bait Shack on Nottely has herring.”

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