Fishing Reports

Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet above full. Temp: 77-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “The lake is full pool, which means the bass have moved out to where they will spend the summer. When fishing Chatuge, you need to make sure you have a topwater bait tied on and on the front deck…

Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “It’s that time of year that we’ve been waiting for. The lakes are at full pool, and the bass have just come out of their postspawn funk. You need to make sure you have a topwater bait tied on and on…

Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “We’ve had so much rain the past month that our lakes actually went above full pool in just a matter of a few days, along with water temps dropping. Everything is starting to get back to normal. There…

Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: 55-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been tough. It’s like all of our mountain lakes with all the rain the past 10 days has brought the lakes straight up. Once the lake gets back stable, the spotted bass should start pulling back up to…

Chatuge: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 42-44 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been fair, the fish are still scattered. We’ve been catching fish 20 to 40 feet deep on long points and rocky banks. A lot of the fish we’ve been catching is with the Garmin LiveScope electronics…

Chatuge: Level: 7.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 46-47 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fish have been scattered. We’ve been catching fish 20 to 40 feet deep on long points and rocky banks. Most fish have come on a drop shot using a 4.5-inch Roboworm. I’ve also been catching some fish on…

Chatuge: Level: 7 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve finally been getting some cooler weather, which is helping bring the water temps down. Still not seeing any topwater action, and the bait we’ve been marking is still deep. It’s that time of year to get out…

Chatuge: Level: 5 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The past month fishing has been up and down. You go one day and catch some good-sized bass, and then you go back two days later and can’t hardly find a bite. It’s been one of the toughest…

Chatuge: Level: 4.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “October fishing has been up and down. We had a lot of rain from the two hurricanes, which brought the lake up and TVA pulled it back down fast, trying to get the lake to winter pool. This…

Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fishing in September has been tough, but with the lake starting to come down and with the cooler weather, the baitfish are starting to get active. I’m starting my mornings out looking for breaking fish, which is…