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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: 4.2 feet below 1775. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “August has been off the charts. We have caught some nice fish and lots of big numbers. We have been catching fish a lot of different ways. The best bite has been fishing herring on downlines at the 30- to 50-foot depths. We have also caught a lot fish trolling, but the most fun way has been on topwater. It has been years since I have seen topwater this good. If it’s any indication of what’s fixing to happen going in September, then it’s fixing to get wild. September always means we are about to see some cooler weather, so that means the water temperature is getting ready to start dropping, and the fishing is fixing to be the best you are going to get on Nottely. September is…
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On April 28, 2002, 13-year-old Christopher Hampton, of Blairsville, was fishing for striped bass on Lake Nottely with his dad Randy when he hooked-up with a huge striper. Even with the boat in hot pursuit with the trolling motor on high, the fish nearly stripped 240 yards of 12-lb. test line off Christopher’s reel. The…
A Nottely smallmouth weighing 6-lbs. even set a new lake record in 1993. James Miller, of Blue Ridge, caught the trophy smallmouth on Jan. 30.
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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 |