Lake Chatuge Fishing Reports – September 2020

Chatuge: Level: 2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bait is still hanging deep. We have been seeing and catching some fish on topwater, but you have to be fast and hit it in the circle where they just busted, or they are gone. Sometimes you can follow it up with a Strike King 3.25-inch Rage Swimmer on a 1/8-oz. swimbait hook. My bait of choice for topwater has been a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr. and a Whopper Plooper on flats and off points. After the sun gets up, it’s time to start fishing deep with a drop shot using a 6-inch Roboworm or a shaky head with a Strike King 6.5-inch finesse worm around brush or off deep banks and drops. This time of year I like to throw a wacky rig with a Strike King Ocho or a Yum Dinger around docks or brush. This month we should start seeing more fish moving up and feeding. Mid September is when we start having a good topwater bite, but until that starts you need to use your electronics and see if you mark any fish around the areas you’re fishing. If you’re going to fish a jig, fish it slow and work the area real good. The bigger spots right now are needing coached into biting.”

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