Fishing Reports

Chatuge: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Crystal clear. Bass: Good. John Hembry said cool nights in late July dropped the water temperature significantly, but he’s sure it will come back up in August. Regardless, the fish are still biting well in their summer pattern during the day, with a few…

Chatuge: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear, with a slight stain for Chatuge. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman said there has been a good topwater bite in the mornings and evenings over brush and rocks. Daniel likes a Pop-R for this bite, and he sticks with natural colors, anything blue or…

Chatuge: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Excellent. John Hembry said a win at the night tournaments going on right now takes 14 or 15 pounds, and the vast majority of the fish are spotted bass. The big fish has been averaging 3 or 4 pounds. “The fish…

Chatuge: Level: 1.72 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Crystal clear. Bass: Very good. John Hembry said to target any type of cover shallow on rocky points or in the backs of the pockets with a crankbait or a spinnerbait. A Shad Rap in firetiger or white/chartreuse is good for stained water. Go…

Chatuge: Level: 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Slightly stained to clear. Bass: Fair. Nathan Lewis said you can catch some spotted bass fishing a Shad Rap on wind-blown, main-lake points, and you can also fish a small worm on a drop shot in 15 to 20 feet of water…

Chatuge: Level: 8.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. In late February, John Hembry was still waiting on some warmer nights to pull the fish up. He said the best bite is still for big spotted bass on wind-blown, main-lake points in 15 to 25 feet of water. When…

Chatuge: Level: 6.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. In the depths of winter, the fishing has been slow, but a February thaw could come to pick things up, and the fish could move into prespawn patterns by the end of the month. It’ll be time to get…

Chatuge: Level: 6.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. John Hembry said to try fishing deep brushpiles in 20 to 25 feet of water, and even up to 15 feet if there is some good cover, with a jig-head worm. John likes a 3/16- or 1/4-oz. jig head fished on…

Chatuge: Level: 7.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good for spotted bass, tough for the largemouths, said Heath Pack. Heath fished a two-day tournament the weekend of Nov. 22 and did pretty well, catching some good-sized spots on main-lake points and drops. “You’ve got to have a break line,” he…

Chatuge: Level: 7.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: For the second year in a row, Heath Pack won the Masonic Lodge tournament on Chatuge. Heath and his partner brought in three largemouths and two spots that weighed just under 16 pounds to win the Oct. 4 tournament. “The fish are…