Cherokee Lake
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Cherokee Lake Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileShallow rock piles on slow tapering gravel banks.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsRip a jerkbait fast with bottom contact for shallow smallmouth on gravel points.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Bladed jig bite is heating up on Cherokee! Look for stained water in creeks and pockets with chunk rock or scattered wood. Bass are holding shallow—2 to 5 feet—especially on windy banks. A Herring Slobber Knocker with a matching trailer is getting aggressive strikes.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
The lake was fishing small but there were a few productive areas with better quality smallmouth staging to spawn!
T.CfishBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersHad 15-8 in the Bassmaster College series tournament. Caught our fish on 45 degree banks leading back into spawning pockets. Red clay mixed with big rock was important.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Targeting isolated boulders under the water with a jerk-bait was key for some bigger bites
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Ran around the river looking for isolated boulders and chunk rock running into the lake. Caught smallies in 4-12 feet of water working small keitech swim baits on ball head jigs super slow. Clouds and wind helped the bite tremendously. Looked for small strips of rock that were alone on long stretches of clay.
