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Lake Nottely
Lake Nottely is a deep, clear mountain lake of 4,180 acres that offers good fishing for a variety of species, but Nottely is probably best known for its trophy striped bass. Nottely is one of many reservoirs built by the Tennessee Valley Authority. It is located entirely in Union County. Formed in 1942 by the damming of the Nottely River, Nottely Reservoir extends 20 miles upstream to Blairsville. Approximately 70 percent of the shoreline is owned by the U.S. Forest Service and undeveloped.
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Nottely: Level: 11.7 feet below 1775. Temp: 58-61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “Fishing has been good. We have been catching fish all over the lake. Creeks have been a little better for bigger fish, and open water has been best for numbers. Most of our fish have come off shad and large herring. We have been catching them pulling boards and freelines. Mid morning we have been catching fish pulling Mini Macks 125 feet behind the boat in open water and clipping humps and points. Going into December, we will be doing about the same as November. Fishing in December can be brutal with the cold weather, but you just have to find the bait and fish slow. I like throwing a 1-oz. bucktail when it gets cold and the water temp gets into the low 50s. Find a red-clay bank or…
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Lake Nottely sits high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia. Being so far from Atlanta, the lake doesn’t see the fishing pressure of many reservoirs. In December, the pressure will be even less. For Josh Garrison, owner of Garrison International Inc. Fishing Guide Service, the lack of pressure is what makes the lake…
On Feb. 24, 2007, Dwight Dilbeck, of Ducktown, was on Lake Nottely with his father in the boat when he caught thas lake record 8-lb., 15.2-oz. walleye. The fish hit a crankbait. Dwight’s dad, Doug, was the former record-holder.
There’s no mistaking it when a hybrid bass or striper hits a live bait. We caught several spotted bass on the live bluebacks we were fishing on downlines and freelines, and the spots seem to like to play with their food. The rod tip might bounce a few times before the indecisive spot really eats.…
“Tony, we are fixin’ to get hit, here.” said Randy, watching the arches on his graph. “ They are coming up.” Ten seconds later one of the rod tips began to bounce — the bait being taken by a striper “Here we go,” said Randy, as the rod tip crashed into the water. Randy’s brother-in-law…
The smash of a healthy largemouth bass attacking a topwater bait is one of those things that avid anglers don’t soon forget. Nothing is more likely to get a serious bass fisherman’s adrenaline flowing than an explosive topwater strike from a big fish on a quiet summer morning. Bass are predators by nature, and they…
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Lake Nottely Record Fish
| Largemouth Bass | 12-lbs. | Sonny Evans | 07/30/75 |
| Spotted Bass | 7-lbs., 2-ozs. | Robert Kincaid | 03/08/72 |
| Smallmouth | 6-lbs. | James Miller | 01/30/93 |
| Striped Bass | 53-lbs., 12-ozs. | Christopher Hampton | 04/28/02 |
| Hybrid Bass | 11-lbs., 5.6-ozs. | James Beise | 03/21/17 |
| White Bass | 3-lbs., 10-ozs. | John Ledford | 08/06/88 |
| Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 1.28-ozs. | Anthony Tritt | 04/04/14 |
| Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 2-ozs. | Harold Underwood | 04/01/85 |
| Flathead Catfish | 51-lbs., 15-ozs. | Hoyt McDaniel | 06/02/69 |
| Blue Catfish | 12-lbs., 8-ozs. | Denise Dean | 06/26/86 |
| Walleye | 8-lbs., 15.2-ozs. | Dwight Dilbeck | 02/24/07 |
| Brown Trout | 11-lbs., 7.52-ozs. | Jonathan Lewis | 03/16/10 |
| Channel Catfish | 17-lbs., 12-ozs. | Micah Garrison | 08/20/21 |