Fishing Report provided by TWRA Creel Clerk and huntfishbuddy
WATAUGA LAKE TENNESSEE FISHING REPORT – by Richard Markland
WATAUGA RESERVOIR
27 Dec 2012
Surface Temperature: 50
Elevation: 1946.40
Change in Elevation: 2.0-ft.
Water Clarity: Clear
Largemouth and Spotted Bass:
Action: good
Lure • Presentation • Depth • Time • Habitat • Where
crankbaits • casting • 2 to 6-ft • mid day • rock banks, brush • creeks, pockets
swimbaits • casting • 12 to 15-ft • evening • small pockets • Watauga River
spoons • casting/jigging • 25 to 40-ft • mid day, evening • brush • look for suspended shad
Damiki lures • jigging • 35 to 40-ft • evening • brush • look for suspended shad
Smallmouth Bass:
Action: good
Lure • Presentation • Depth • Time • Habitat • Where
crank baits • casting • 6 to 12-ft • morning • points • dam, point 2, Cove Ridge
jigs • casting • 8 to 16-ft • night • main lake, points • mid-lower end
swimbaits • casting • 12 to 20-ft • morning • points • mid-lower end
Damiki lures • jigging • 35 to 40-ft • evening • brush • look for suspended shad
spoons • casting, jigging • 25 to 40-ft • mid day, evening • brush • look for suspended shad
20 Dec 2012
