Lake Chatuge Fishing Report – January 2020

Chatuge: Level: 6.8 feet low. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “I have been catching some good spotted bass on a  3/16-oz. Fish Head Spin and a 3.5-inch Strike King Rage Swimmer on a 1/8-oz. swimbait head. Try a drop shot with a 4.5-inch Roboworm in red crawler on deep, long points around docks and deep banks, along with a shaky head with a Strike King 6.5-inch green-pumpkin finesse worm. Also if you mark fish off points, try a 1/2-oz. white or chrome spoon. Also try a Strike King KVD Series 200 jerkbait in clearwater-minnow. On a bright, sunny day, try an A-rig around docks, points and flats. The fishing should get better as the water temp continues to drop.”