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Chautauqua Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)
33 Fishing Reports
192 Followers

Chautauqua Lake Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring

Bladed JigsTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Drop ShotHard Topwater (Popping)Hard Topwater (Prop)Inline SpinnersNed RigsShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
  1. Bladed Jigs
    2
  2. Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
    2
  3. Drop Shot
    1
  4. Hard Topwater (Popping)
    1
  5. Hard Topwater (Prop)
    1
Total Fishing Reports
33
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Largemouth Bass10 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
  3. Walleye1 Report
  4. Panfish / Bluegill1 Report

Fishing Reports

33 Reports on Chautauqua Lake

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  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    4/25/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Ned Rigs

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Insects

    I fished a kayak bass tournament on honeyoe lake yesterday the morning was cold about 37 degrees on the drive there. The water temp started at 49 degrees i started the day with a strike king squarebill in the crayfish pattern that caught a 20 inch walleye and a 16.5 inch largemouth. The air temp rose to around 60 during the day and water temp to 55 i ended up catching all the rest of my fish on a zman ned head with a zman trd hogz in canada craw. I was sitting between 9 to 11 feet of water over submerged vegetation and it took very little effort to get the fishes attention with this setup.
  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    3/13/21

    • Species

      Panfish / Bluegill

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Bobbers

    • Structure

      River Channels

    • Forage

      Minnows

    Right after ice out on chautauqua lake the crappie travel into the canals. My favorite way to catch them is tying on a 1/16 oz jig head with a small Bobby Garland shad in the chartreuse color and fishing it two feet below a foam float.
  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    3/10/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Crankbaits 0-6'

    • Structure

      Laydowns

    When I fish from my kayak on chautauqua lake I like to travel up the chadakoin river and fish the lay downs though there I find a lot of success throwing square bill crankbaits particularly the chartreuse strike kings I have caught a lot of largemouth in a day this way but also nice quality bass as well.
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