Fishing Reports

Blue Ridge: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing is getting good. The spotted bass are trying to spawn on rock, long points and flats. Fish a Z-Man Ned rig, a drop shot, a tube and a Strike King 3.25-inch swimbait. Largemouth are trying to bed in the…

Blue Ridge: Level: 9.5 feet low. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve still been getting a lot of rain, and TVA has continued to pull the lake down. The main body is clearing up, and the pockets are a little stained. We’ve been catching fish on main-lake, rocky points on a…

Blue Ridge: Level: 1.5 feet below 1681. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake has been a little stained with all the rain we’ve been getting. Water levels have come up fast, and water temps have been creeping up. We’ve been catching fish on a Z-Man Ned rig with a green-pumpkin…

Blue Ridge: Level: 15.5 feet low. Temp: 47-48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The Float-n-Fly is working on deep banks around the dam and upriver. I try bright colors on cloudy days and natural colors on sunny days. We’ve also been catching fish on 3.5-inch tube and a Ned rig with a Z-Man…

Blue Ridge: Level: 10.5 feet low. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “I’m still throwing 3.5-inch tube baits, a Z-Man TRD and drop-shotting a 4.5-inch Roboworm in red crawler. This is the time of year to throw jerkbaits. I’ve been throwing a Strike King KVD Series 200 in the clearwater-minnow color. Work…

Blue Ridge: Level: 13 feet down. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Eight to 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve been catching fish on main-lake points and rocky banks, throwing 3.5-inch tube baits, Z-Man TRDs and fishing a 4.5-inch Roboworm in red crawler on a drop shot. I’m still keeping a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr.…

Blue Ridge: Level: 13 feet low. Temp: 64-65 degrees. Clarity: 7 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve been catching some fish on topwater using a Whopper Plopper and a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr. on main-lake points and flats. When this bite slows down, we’ve been catching fish around deep rocky banks, long points and…

Blue Ridge: Level: 8.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 81-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear: Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “TVA has been dropping the lake fast since Labor Day weekend. The fishing has been a little slow. We’ve not had much rain. The days are starting to get shorter. We’ve been having cooler nights, but we’ve…

Blue Ridge: Level: 4 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake has already started coming down some, and TVA should start pulling it down even more after Labor Day weekend. With fall weather just around the corner, we should start seeing some cooler nights and mornings, and this should start making…

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been a little tough due to the lack of rain. We’ve been seeing August water temps in July. With us not having much rain and not having any cool nights, the baitfish have been scattered, which is causing…