Fishing Report provided by TWRA Creel Clerk and huntfishbuddy
WATAUGA LAKE FISHING REPORT – by Richard Markland
10 Feb 2012
Surface Temperature: 47 – 49
Elevation: 1951.6
Change in Elevation: +0.2-ft.
Water Clarity: Clear
Largemouth:
Action: good
Lures: crankbaits, swimbaits, spoons, jerkbaits
Presentations: casting
Depth: 5 to 15-ft.
Time: morning
Habitat: rock banks, small pockets
Where: Roan Creek, Elk River
Smallmouth:
Action: great
Lures: flies, silver buddies, spoons, swimbaits
Presentations: tight lined / float-n-fly, casting, jigged, slow rolled
Depth: 25 to 60-ft.
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: main lake points
Where: dam, point 2, Roan Creek, Cove Ridge
Crappie
Action: fair
Lures: hair jigs
Presentations: tight lined / jigged
Depth: 8 to 16-ft.
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: brush, bluffs with laydowns
Where: points 11 and 7
Walleye:
Action: fair
Lures: silver buddies, spoons
Presentations: jigged
Depth: 18 to 25-feet
Time: morning
Habitat: points
Where: Elk River Arm, Point 11
Surface Temperature: 49 – 52 03 Feb. 2012
Elevation: 1951
Change in Elevation: -2.1
Water Clarity: Clear/Stained
Largemouth:
Action: good
Lures: crankbaits, swimbaits, spoons, jerkbaits
Presentations: casting
Depth: 5-15 feet
Time: morning
Habitat: rock banks, small pockets
Where: Roan Creek, Elk River
Smallmouth:
Action: great
Lures: flies, silver buddies, spoons, swimbaits
Presentations: tight lined / fnf casting, jigged, slow rolled
Depth: 25-60 feet
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: main lake points
Where: dam, point 2, Roan Creek, Cove Ridge
Crappie
Action: fair
Lures: hair jigs
Presentations: tight lined / jigged
Depth: 8-16 feet
Time: morning or evening
Habitat: brush, bluffs with laydowns
Where: points 11 and 7
Walleye:
Action: fair
Lures: silver buddies, spoons
Presentations: jigged
Depth: 18-25 feet
Time: morning
Habitat: main lake points
Where: Elk River Arm, Point 11 03 Feb 2012
25 January 2012
| Surface Temperature | 48-50* | ||||||
| Lower/Upper | |||||||
| Elevation | 1953.42 | ||||||
| Elevation Change | 1.6+ | ||||||
| Water Clarity | Clear/Stained | ||||||
| Species | Action | Method | Presentation | Depth (ft) | Time | Habitat | Where |
| Largemouth | good | crankbaits, | casting | 5-15 | morning | rock banks | roans creek, elk river |
| swimbaits | small pockets | ||||||
| spoons | |||||||
| jerkbaits | |||||||
| Smallmouth | great | flies | tight lined/ fnf | 25-60 | morning | points | dam, pt.2, cove ridge |
| silver buddy | casting | or evening | main lake | roans creek, | |||
| spoons | jigged | ||||||
| swimbaits | slow rolled | ||||||
| Crappie | fair | hair jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | pt 11, pt 7 |
| tight lined | or evening | bluffs with laydowns | |||||
| Sunfish | N/A | ||||||
| Catfish | N/A | ||||||
18 January 2012
| Surface Temperature | 44* | ||||||
| Elevation | 1952.66 | ||||||
| Elevation Change | .-1 | ||||||
| Water Clarity | Clear | ||||||
| Species | Action | Method | Presentation | Depth (ft) | Time | Habitat | Where |
| Largemouth | good | crankbaits, | casting | 5-15 | morning | rock banks | roans creek, elk river |
| spoons | small pockets | ||||||
| Smallmouth | great | flies | tight lined/ fnf | 25-60 | morning | points | dam, pt.2, cove ridge |
| silver buddy | casting | or evening | main lake | roans creek, | |||
| spoons | jigged | ||||||
| swimbaits | slow rolled | ||||||
| Crappie | fair | hair jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | pt 11, pt 7 |
| tight lined | or evening | bluffs with laydowns | |||||
| Sunfish | good | small jigs | jigged | 8-16 | morning | brush | bluffs |
| minnows | tight lined | or evening | |||||
| Catfish | poor | na | na | na | na | na | na |
