Lake Chatuge Fishing Charter

The Spotted Bass bite has been steady the last few weeks. Most of the big fish are deep hanging out over a 35 to 40ft bottom. We have been catching most of the bass on under spins ( Super Fish white 1/2 oz tipped with a white fluke). This is a tough technique to learn but produces some really nice fish. Try casting out away from the boat in the 20ft range and slow roll this lure back towards the boat keeping it at this 20ft depth. The fish will rise off of that 30ft bottom to eat the bait. The key is maintaining that 20ft depth. We have been working long main lake points and ditches in the backs of creeks. Don’t be surprised if you catch a monster Spot! The Spots should continue to hold over deep water over the next several weeks occasionally coming up to the surface mid day chasing Herring.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is in full swing. We have been fishing night crawlers on the bottom as well downlinning Blue Back Herring. Most of the Walleye seem to be holding on a 25 to 30ft bottom and rising to the 15ft depths to feed on points. Positioning the boat over the fish is very critical. Walleye are not very aggressive and take several seconds to catch the bait sometimes. This can be tough in the winter on the northern lakes in the wind. Just remember Walleye are very bottom oriented fish and only travel just a few feet of the bottom to feed. The trolling bite will be picking up in the next few weeks. We will be dragging an array of colorful crank baits.