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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 3.9 feet below full. Temp: 46 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “With all the rain, the lake has been coming up, which has made fishing a little tough. If you’re out on a sunny day, try throwing an umbrella rig around areas that will warm up faster, like spawning areas, shallow docks, red clay points and…
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full. Temp: 53-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing been a little tough. We’ve had a lot of weather changes. I’ve not seen any topwater action going on. I’ve been catching fish on the A-rig by throwing it around docks, brush and points. You can catch fish throwing the Z-man TRD Ned Rig…
Chatuge: Level: 5.6 foot below full. Temp: 55-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing got tough. We’ve had a lot of rain and weather changes, not to mention water temps dropping. I’ve not seen any topwater action going on. I’ve been catching fish on the A-rig, throwing it around docks, brush and points. Most of the baitfish…
Mitchell Grimsley is a 15-year-old sophomore at Towns County High School where he competes on the high school fishing team. Mitchell’s GON Blog centers around his fishing outings and tournament experiences in north Georgia. Georgia Bass Nation Trail held a tournament on Lake Chatuge in Hiawassee on Nov. 24. The main target for most tournament…
Chatuge: Level: 5.3 feet low. Temp: 66-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing is getting good. Fall and winter is the greatest time of the year to fish. With the lake dropping, the days getting shorter and cooler weather in the forecast, fishing on Lake Chatuge is fixing to bust wide open. When the…
If you read Caz Anderson’s recent Lake Chatuge Map-of-the-Month article and also followed the BASS Angler of the Year tournament on-line or in person on Sept. 20-23, you saw Caz was spot-on for patterns and baits. The pros put their own special talents to finding bass and catching them, but they used the types of…
The same reasons Lake Chatuge is a good choice for the prestigious BASS Angler of the Year Championship this month makes it a good choice for Georgia anglers in September. The deep, clear lake is ringed with mountains and is very scenic. Even better, its shallows have a good population of quality largemouth, while big…
Chatuge: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake is starting to drop some, and the cooler nights have helped the water temps drop. The bass are still scattered, but we’ve started seeing some topwater action the first couple hours in the morning. The spotted bass have been mixed in with the hybrids…
Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fishing has been tough with all the rain and storms that we’ve been getting. There is a little topwater action first thing in the mornings. I’ve been getting some blow-ups on the 90 series Whooper Plooper and a Strike King KVD…
Chatuge: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “It’s been a crazy month with all the rain we got during Memorial week. The lake was way up in the woods, and some of the boat ramps were under water with water in the parking lots. A…
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