Cherokee Lake
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Species
Season
Cherokee Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Fall
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)3
- Finesse Jigs1
- Hard Topwater (Walking)1
- Smallmouth Bass5 Reports
- Largemouth Bass2 Reports
- Striped Bass1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Species
Striped Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Cherokee lake is without a doubt a challenging fishery in the fall. I just finished up a tournament where we found the bulk of our action on the main lake. We concentrated on areas where the river channel swung against rocky shorelines. Islands and sharp points were areas where smallmouth could easily ambush shad or feed on the many crawfish that live around the rocks.
Shaun Potter
Bronze Ambassador
10/16/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Chasing bait balls of shad and throwing a keitech up into boulders while those smallmouth is laying there ambushing shad! Great way to land some of those smallmouth.
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