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Lake Chatuge
Lake Chatuge is a TVA reservoir on the Hiwassee River that was created by the construction of Chatuge Dam, which was completed in 1942. The dam is located in western North Carolina, and the lake extends southeast into Georgia around the city of Hiawassee.
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Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 81-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports “Fishing has been good. TVA has started lowering the lake, and with the cooler nights and mornings, the water temp is starting to cool down. I have been seeing a lot of fishing breaking in the mornings, and I have been catching them on an ima Skimmer and a Berkley Cane Walker. When fishing Chatuge, always keep a topwater bait on the front deck that you can throw a long ways because you will see fish breaking throughout the day. I’m marking a lot of fish offshore on brush and ditches, and I’m targeting them on a drop shot with a 6.5-inch Roboworm and a shaky head with a 5-inch finesse worm. You can also catch fish in these areas with a jig-head minnow. If using forward-facing sonar, you can tell…
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Lake Chatuge spotted bass are moving from spring spawning areas toward their summer holes. Also in late May and throughout June, the herring are finishing up spawning. The presence of these baitfish can stimulate feeding frenzies. You can intercept the spotted bass as they move out and have great catches if you hit it right.…
A high-school senior from Ellijay drowned when he tumbled overboard while duck hunting on Lake Chatuge just across the Georgia-North Carolina border on Nov. 18. Authorities said 18-year-old Trenton Daniel Johnson, a student at Gilmer High School, was attempting to retrieve a downed duck when he toppled headfirst into the water. His hunting partner, Carson…
A black crappie that weighed 2 pounds on the dot has set a new record for Lake Chatuge. Howard Stimis, of Hiwassee, was fishing on Chatuge April 6 when the big slab bit a 2-inch Hot Grub made by Crappie County Bait & Tackle that Howard purchased at Hammond’s Fishing Center near Lake Lanier. “I…
Lake Chatuge spotted bass are feeding heavily in January, eating shad and herring. They follow the same wintertime patterns as Lanier spots, and you can catch them on ditches and rocks. There is also a good largemouth bite at Chatuge after a heavy rain stains the rivers and creeks. Chatuge is a good choice…
Fishermen can honor our veterans and those on active duty while enjoying a day fishing on Lake Chatuge for big money and prizes. The Lake Chatuge ‘Reelin’ It In For Vets’ fishing tournament will be held Nov. 2. The team event entry fee is $200 per team, which includes tournament entry, Big Fish pot and…
Lake Chatuge Record Fish
Largemouth Bass | 16-lbs., 11-ozs. | David Presely | 03/27/1976 |
Smallmouth | 7-lbs., 2-ozs. | Jack Hall | 03/28/1973 |
Spotted Bass | 6-lbs., 13.8-ozs. | James Dean | 10/11/03 |
Hybrid Bass | 25-lbs., 8-ozs. | David C. Hobby | 05/01/1995 |
Walleye | 9-lbs., 4-ozs. | Carol Owenby | 04/07/1991 |
Black Crappie | 2-lbs., 3-ozs. | Dillon Phillips | 03/31/24 |
Rainbow Trout | 2-lbs., 8.5-ozs. | Walker Ross | 06/23/2012 |
Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 2.24-ozs. | Mark McClure | 04/19/2021 |
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Lake Allatoona
Lake Allatoona is a 12,010-acre reservoir in the north Atlanta suburbs located primarily in Bartow and Cherokee counties. The major tributaries are the Etowah and Little rivers and Allatoona and Stamp creeks, although numerous other creeks flow into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers impoundment. Allatoona is known as a good lake for catching numbers of spotted bass, and it's also known for good striped bass and hybrid bass. Allatoona is a very busy lake for recreational boaters during the summer, when many bass anglers opt to fish at night.
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Allatoona: Level: Full at 840. Temp: 81-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing continues to be good. September can be a bit tricky sometimes. When water temperatures begin to cool, we see algae blooms that could slow fishing for a few weeks. It mostly depends on temperature, rain and current, which Allatoona doesn’t have much of. Not much changes at the beginning of the month. It is just a continuation of August with schooling fish and a productive topwater bite. As we move later in the month, we will see the temperature slowly cool off due to the shortening of the days. The spinnerbait, jerkbait and crankbait bites will pick up. We don’t see a major pattern change until somewhere around October. September continues to be a good month for the river pattern up the Etowah. A buzzbait and a jig on wood are always productive,…
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September is often our meanest month for fishing a big reservoir. Although the days are getting shorter and fall is coming, the lakes just don’t seem to want to start changing, so fishing remain tough. But you can have fun and find some fast schooling activity while catching spotted bass on Lake Allatoona this month.…
After having no luck catching bait the morning of Feb. 2 and having to use bait that had been on ice for two days, Jake Herman, of Acworth, finally got that one special bite and reeled in a 43-lb., 9.6-oz. Lake Allatoona blue catfish. Jake’s blue catfish broke the existing Allatoona record by more than 7 1/2 pounds.…
Boating accidents can be deadly, evidenced by the latest horrific crash on Lake Allatoona on Thursday, Feb. 2. Two boats and three unidentified boaters, reported to all be older-aged men, were in “fishing boats,” according to authorities. All three were thrown from the boats. One angler was confirmed dead, and one was rescued and taken to a…
When it comes to Allatoona striper fishing in June, Russell Dobbs, of Dallas, has acquired a good knowledge on how to catch them in the summertime heat. Russell has landed his fair share of June stripers in his 20 years of fishing Allatoona. When Russell first started learning how to catch stripers, it was all…
Allatoona Lake Records
Largemouth Bass | 16-lbs., 9-ozs. | Greg Rymer | 08/31/82 | ||
Spotted Bass | 7-lbs., 11-ozs. | George Clark | 11/18/74 | ||
Hybrid Bass | 13-lbs., 9.5-ozs. | Danny Alsobrook | 02/07/90 | ||
Striped Bass | 42-lbs. | Clint Hight | 02/15/02 | ||
Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 7.36-ozs. | Corey Harmon | 03/05/22 | ||
White Bass | 3-lbs., 2-ozs. | Darrell Baxter | 05/15/94 | ||
Flathead Catfish | 35-lbs., 10.88-ozs. | Sandy Sanders | 06/20/08 | ||
Blue Catfish | 52-lbs., 1-oz. | Aaron Churchwell | 10/27/20 | ||
Tiger Trout | 2-lbs., 12.8-ozs. | Bob Geresti | 02/01/18 | ||
Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 1.44-ozs. | David Brewer | 12/02/23 | ||
White Crappie | 3-lbs., 4.24-ozs. | Cody Hopkins | 02/10/22 | ||
Longnose Gar | 27-lbs., 4-ozs. | Caleb McClure | 06/24/23 | ||
Shellcracker | 2-lbs., 5-ozs. | Dan Huizinga | 04/20/24 | ||
Redbreast | 10-ozs. | Dan Huizinga | 08/03/24 |