Cherokee Lake
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Season
Cherokee Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits5
- Drop Shot2
- Ned Rigs2
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)2
- Bladed Jigs1
Smallmouth Bass13 Reports
Largemouth Bass8 Reports
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Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Targeting moderately slopes banks where fish were staging on rock and gravel transitions is critical to unlocking the prespawn bite on this lake. Crawfish are the primary forage on these types of banks and make an amazing prespawn snack for bass of both largemouth and smallmouth varieties.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Shad
Fished Bfl as a co-angler launching out of the Dam ramp. Ran about 3 miles east of the 25 e bridge and hit flats and secondary points. had a few early blow up on the shower blow but could not hook up. Caught 2 keepers on a Terminator spinnerbait with Keitech trailer. Caught 4 short smallmouth pitching the spinnerbait to the bank near laydowns and brush out of German Creek near the marina.
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