Watts Bar Lake
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Watts Bar Lake Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureDocksFish was schooling around marinas and docks and they best way I found out to catch them was on a white war eagle spinner bait with a keitech trailer! But when they slowed down I could pick them apart with a drop shot
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureHumpsFishing is real tough. Caught fish cranking top of bar. Fish in 8-12 ft. Boat sitting in 15-17 ft. Finished 2nd in 81 boat tournament.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructurePoints
Watts Bar is fishing extremely stingy this time of year. Many fish can be caught but quality is hard to come by. Bait is plentiful across the lake and fish are keying in on small bait. A small jerkbait and topwater match the profile of a small threadfin shad perfectly. Use the wind and current to your advantage to find areas where bait fish are concentrated.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Fish starting to move back up on lay downs. Caught several but the quality isn’t the best. Catching some on a fluke also.
Chickamauga_fisher_manBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Shallow diving Vexan Phat Boy, Blue Back Chartreuse in 3 foot of water in a tree top lay down
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureFlooded Brush
Very shallow, hit within 3 foot of shore
ErnieBrightFishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureDocksCast around shallow flats above the submerged grass. Along docks and lay downs. Also can use your grade buzzbaits in the same areas. Also used baby fat finesse worms 6" on a drop shot rig. Thunder cricket still works along grass lines. 6xd works on ledges and around humps saddles bluff walls.
