Lake Chatuge Fishing Report – August 2022

Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear

Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve been catching some quality fish and having some trips with good numbers. There has been a topwater bite happening at first light, and you will also see some good schools of fishing breaking throughout the morning. I’ve been starting my trips at daylight and we’re off the lake by 11 a.m. If you have a good cloudy day with some wind, you’re going to catch fish throughout the day, but if it’s a bluebird sky day, the bite is over before noon. I’m starting my mornings out throwing a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr. and a Ima Stix out on humps, points and wide deep pockets. You can also catch some fish on seawalls throwing a Whopper Plopper. After a couple hours of targeting a topwater bite, I switch over to throwing a drop shot on points that has brush and laydowns. These areas have been holding a lot of fish. You just have to get them to bite. Once you catch a couple, then they start feeding. You can also fish these areas with a shaky head, Ned rig and Texas rig. There also has been a dock bite, if you find one with some brush or a ledge with a deep drop-off. The new Garmin LiveScope Lvs34 transducer is awesome. The detail and range is three times better than the original Lvs32. It is helping me find plenty of fish. If I pull up to a place and scan and it’s not showing many fish, there is no reason to waste your time. If you’ve not seen this in action and you love to fish, you really need to go with someone who has it.”

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