Lake Glenville
Water Temp: 78*
Clarity: 8ft
Water Level: Full Pool
Pattern: There are some breaking smallmouth out on points and bays early in the morning. Covering water with spook style lures is definitely a ticket to catching some big bass in the morning. As the sun gets up a drop shot will catch them out off points. A keitech and small ned rig are also good. Some bass are up shallow cruising for bream, a frog and a whopper plopper are catching some good fish!
Lake Chatuge
Water Temp: 83*
Clarity: 8ft
Water Level: Full Pool
Pattern: Off shore spotted bass is the most constant and reliable bite on Chatuge this time of the year. Brush piles, points and off shore rock piles will hold the big spots! Looking for largemouth up shallow is what we like to do but they are few and far between. Covering water with top water and swimbaits are the ticket to getting on the largemouth.
Fontana Lake
Water Temp: 83*
Clarity: 15ft
Water Level: Full Pool
Pattern: Bass are chasing threadfin early in the morning and you can find breaking fish periodically through the day in some areas. If you are around breaking fish, stay around them! They will feed on small swimbaits, top water and some drop shot lures vertically.
Nantahala Lake
Water Temp: 77*
Clarity: 15ft
Water Level: Full Pool
Pattern: Largemouth up shallow cruising and smallmouth breaking in the morning. Bite is dead after 10am but you can move off shore with small swimbaits and boat some decent smallmouth. Senko's and Keitech's will do most of the damage!
Lake Burton
Water Temp: 81*
Clarity: 8ft
Water Level: Full Pool
Pattern: Top water on shoals and points! Wolf packs up shallow, frogging and whopper ploppers are most effective. Catching some fish off shore on drop shots is good too!
