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Cherokee Lake

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Winter (Current)
41 Fishing Reports
550 Followers

Cherokee Lake Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter

Drop ShotSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)
  1. Drop Shot
    1
  2. Soft Body Swimbaits (Large)
    1
Total Fishing Reports
41
Top Species Reported for Winter
  1. Largemouth Bass2 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass2 Reports

Fishing Reports

41 Reports on Cherokee Lake

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    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Structure Jigs

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Crawfish

    • Water Temperature

      65°

    Got on the water with Nathan Mountain. Check him out, Nathan Mountain Outdoors, super good dude. Put us on fish when we didn’t see many other folks catching. Found them on rocky points typically around brush. Ott Defoe even ran past us, so you know we were in the right area. Saw some crappie scopin’ but they were very finicky and wouldn’t commit. Fun and beautiful day on the water!
  • STEVE OUELLETTE

    Gold Ambassador

    11/19/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Spinnerbaits

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    • Forage

      Shad

    Launched out of 25E Boat ramp and fished the western end of the lake primarily in coves. Air temperature was 27 at launch and rose to around 38 before starting to drop at 3 or so. Winds went from 0 to 10 mph throughout the day. Water temp ranged from 54 to 55 degrees. Found plenty of baitfish schooled and sporadically was able to find a few smallmouths hugged to the bottom below the schools in 5 to 12 feet of water. Was able to catch a short smallmouth on a 3/8 oz Damiki Vault in Black Halo color by casting out and after it reach bottom, I would slowly raise it off the bottom maybe a foot or two, flutter down on semi slack line and let it sit a few seconds before repeating. Bass would hit it on the bottom. Bottom composition was red clay with small rock intermixed. After a few hours we parallel the bank in a cove that had large rocks in 1 to 5 feet and I would cast a 1/2 oz River2Sea Bling spinnerbait with a 3.8 Keitech in electric shad as a trailer. Caught my 1st 4lbs 8 oz Largemouth keeper 2 reel turns into my retrieve as it came over a large rock. 3 casts later with same bait on the inside corner of a floating dock I was able to catch a 1 lbs. 9 oz Largemouth. Ended up with 6 more bites continuing this pattern until it was time for weigh-in. The Vault worked well with little to no wind, but the spinnerbait was the key when the wind started to pick up.
  • Omnia Community Member

    Bronze Ambassador

    1/26/22

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Ned Rigs

    • Structure

      Boulders

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