Fishing Reports

Chatuge: Level: 1.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been good, but mother nature has not been kind lately. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, cold and windy days, along with rain and sleet. Not to mention the lake is filling back up…

Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, but these bright, sunny days have been making fish active. The lake is still 6 feet below fool pool, the fish have been moving up and have…

Chatuge: Level: 6.8 feet below 1925. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing is picking up. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, but these bright, sunny days have been making fish active. The lake is still at winter pool, and the fish have been scattered, but the ones we’ve been catching are quality fish. It’s time to…

Chatuge: Level: 7.3 feet below 1925. Temp: 47-49 degrees. Clarity: Clear.  Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been fair. We’ve had all kinds of weather changes the past month, cold days and nights, then back to mid 70s in the day. The lake is at winter pool, and the fish are scattered. I’ve been…

Chatuge: Level: 7.8 feet below 1925. Temp: 53-55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been fair. The lake is at normal winter pool. I fish a lot of the same baits that I fish in the summertime in the winter. I just slow way down and I’m not looking to cover a lot of the…

Chatuge: Level: 7 feet below full pool.  Temp: 57-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing is getting better every day. The lake is down almost at winter pool. Once the sun starts breaking through the clouds, you should start seeing some breaking fish. The only problem with that is being in the…

Chatuge: Level: 3.1 feet below 1,925. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing is getting better every day. TVA has been dropping the lake pretty fast. Once the sun starts breaking through the clouds, you start seeing fish breaking all over the lake. The only major problem with that is being…

Chatuge: Level: 0.5 feet above full. Temp: 81-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Lake Chatuge has been fishing good. We’ve only been out early in the mornings. There has been some topwater action going on and fish breaking out in open water, and we’ve also caught some around laydowns using a Strike…

Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Lake Chatuge has been fishing good. We’ve only been out early in the mornings fishing the first four to six hours and getting off the lake before it gets hot. There has been some topwater action going on, some fish breaking out in open water,…