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Fishing Reports

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – September 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been fair. With all the rain we’ve had lately, the water temp has started coming down. There has been a little topwater action going on throughout the day. I would recommend having a Whopper Plopper or…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – August 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Very clear, 15 feet visibility. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been fair. With the heat we’ve been having and all the boat traffic the lake has been getting, the fish have been scattered. There’s not hardly been any topwater action in the…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – July 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-85 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake And Stream Guide Service, reports, “I haven’t seen any more smallies, but the spotted bass are finally chowing down after a late spawn. They have been clobbering dark-colored crankbaits and chrome spoons fished on points or near brush out deep.…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – June 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. The spawn is pretty much over and the fish should start feeding on the herring soon. Starting at daylight, I’m targeting flats and long rocky points with a Whopper Plopper, Zara Spook and a Pop-R. Once…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – May 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 61-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. The lake has come up fast the past month, and the fish have been trying to spawn. It’s been a strange spring this year with all the rain and cold weather, with a…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – April 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: 9.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. We just had Daylight Savings Time, so our days are getting longer, the water levels are rising along with the water temps. This means the baitfish are getting more active and the bass are…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – February 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: 5.4 feet below 1681. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Up, down, up, down, this lake level is like a roller coaster. Work on the dam has had TVA drawing water as fast as they can and mother nature is working to fill it up on the other end…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – February 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: 12 feet below 1681. Temp: 44-49 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. The lake has come up about 3 feet due to all the rain we got at the end of December. We’ve been marking a ton of bait in the 15- to 18-foot range,…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – January 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: 13.2 feet below 1681. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: 10 to 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite is fair. The lake is now at full winter pool, and we have been having some strange weather. Some nights are down in low 30s with days in the mid 50s, then we are right back to…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Reports – December 2021

Blue Ridge: Level: 12.3 feet below 1681. Temp: 55-55 degrees. Clarity: 10 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Bass are on the points 20 to 30 feet deep crashing bait on the surface and holding deep on rockpiles in 40 feet of water. We are catching them on vertical offerings while walleye fishing, but I’m sure…

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