Lake Chatuge Fishing Report – April 2022

Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, but these bright, sunny days have been making fish active. The lake is still 6 feet below fool pool, the fish have been moving up and have been feeding in the creeks and spawning areas. I’ve been targeting fish in the middle of the creeks using my Garmin LiveScope. The baits I’ve been using have been jerkbaits and swimbaits. I’ve also been throwing squarebill crankbaits, Strike King 1.0, 1.5 and also a Red Eye Shad rattle trap around rocky banks, laydowns and flats where fish will spawn. These areas will warm up faster on sunny days and the bass should push baitfish in these areas. I’m still catching fish deep in ditches, roadbeds and drops by drop-shotting a 4.5-inch RoboWorm, Ned rig and a green-pumpkin jig. You can still catch fish on A-rigs. I will fish them until the water gets to 60 degrees, and then I start throwing other baits. We should start seeing the fish get more active this month before they lock down spawning. Good luck.”

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