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| Fishing
on Watts Bar Lake |
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fishing season is open year round
on Watts Bar Lake. The best fishing
time usually starts in early March
and lasts through October. The lake
is typically at summer pool (741 Ft
above sea level) by May 1st and stays
at that level until after November
1st. In November the lake will slowly
drop back to winter pool (4 to 6 ft
down) and remain at the lower level
until spring.
Black Bass are plentiful in Watts
Bar Lake with both largemouth and
smallmouth bass available. Bass begin
moving around in early March as the
water temperature creeps out of the
40’s. As the water temperature
passes into the 60’s bass will
find their bedding areas and are usually
on the nest with the full moon of
April.
Topwater and shallow fishing works
well
until the temperatures move into the
upper 70’s. Night fishing for
bass is popular in the summer months
with the water temperature in the
low 80’s. As fall approaches,
temperatures cool and bass move up
from their deeper summer homes. September
and October are great productive months
to be on the lake looking for bass.
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| Watts
Bar Lake has both white and black-nose
crappie in great quantities. Crappie
fishing starts to pick up in late
February to early March and is
normally strong through the first
part of May. As the water warms,
crappie will drop into deeper
water and can often be found at
night while using lanterns over
the water. As the lake cools in
the fall, Crappie will move back
up into shallower water. Recent
years have yielded big crappie,
reminiscent of the 70’s
with many anglers catching their
limit at every outing.
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| Stripers
and Cherokee Bass (aka. Rock Fish, Hybrids,
or Wipers) are both available on Watts
Bar Lake. Stripers in the 50-60 lb.
range and Cherokees in the 15-20 lb.
range are frequently caught. There are
independent fishing guides for hire
should you need this service. Visit
www.ajsguideservice.com
for more information. |
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| Other
species available in Watts Bar Lake
include White Bass, Sun Fish, Catfish
and even Sauger (first cousin to the
Walleye). A fish cleaning station is
available for those who wish to take
some home to eat or while you’re
visiting Arrowhead Resort. Arrowhead
Resort carries live bait as well as
a selection of artificial tackle bust
suited for Watts Bar Lake. |
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Arrowhead
Marine |
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| Arrowhead
Marine is located on site at Arrowhead
Resort. In addition, we have a highway
location on US 27 in Rockwood. For
fishing or pleasure boating, nothing
beats our selection of Ranger and
Stratos Boats. Arrowhead Marine has
consistently been a top seller of
these brands throughout the southeast.
We also feature the award winning
Bennington line of pontoons and deck
boats. Arrowhead Marine was a founding
franchise for this company in 1998
and continues the tradition of excellence
and innovation today. We feature Evinrude
and Yamaha outboard motors and also
carry many late model trade-ins in
several styles and sizes.
Visit
Arrowhead
Marine by clicking
the link below! |
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