Fishing Reports

Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 55-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been tough. We got a lot of rain the past couple weeks, and the lake has almost hit full pool in 10 days. That makes for some tough fishing when the lake comes up that…

Blue Ridge: Level: 12 feet below full pool. Temp: 42-44 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been fair, the lake level has come up the past couple weeks, and the water temp has gone down. The fish have been scattered around the lake. On the main body, look for sunny, rock bank…

Blue Ridge: Level: 18 feet below full. Temp: 46-47 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good with the lake level stable at winter pool. We’ve been catching fish on deep, rocky banks and long points 25 to 40 feet deep on a drop shot with a 4.5-inch Roboworm and a Ned…

Blue Ridge: Level: 15 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been up and down the past couple of months, but the water temps are now down where they need to be. We’ve been catching bass on deep, rocky banks and long points using the Z-man…

Blue Ridge: Level: 13 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been tough. The rain that we’ve had throughout the month has brought the lake up, and TVA has pulled it back down fast. Along with the cold fronts which has helped drop the water temps,…

Blue Ridge: Level: 11 feet below full. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been a little tough. We had the two hurricanes last month that dumped about 5 inches of rain each time. This brought the lakes up, and TVA pulled them back down fast, trying to get the lake…

Blue Ridge: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: 6 to 10 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been fair, we’ve been having some crazy weather—cool nights, hot days and thunderstorms in the afternoon. This has kept the baitfish scattered and hanging around 15 feet and deeper. We are starting the…

Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “I’ve been targeting main-lake areas the first couple hours in the morning. There’s been some small spotted bass breaking in the mornings. I’ve been throwing a Whopper Plopper and a small Pop-R hoping to see some bigger…

Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fish have moved out deep. We’re still seeing some breaking fish early in the mornings, so I’ve been throwing a Pop-R and a Whooper Plooper and picking up a few fish before the sun comes up.…