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Chautauqua Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)
33 Fishing Reports
179 Followers

Chautauqua Lake Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring

Bladed JigsTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Drop ShotHard Topwater (Popping)Hard Topwater (Prop)Inline SpinnersNed RigsShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
  1. Bladed Jigs
    2
  2. Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
    2
  3. Drop Shot
    1
  4. Hard Topwater (Popping)
    1
  5. Hard Topwater (Prop)
    1
Total Fishing Reports
33
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Largemouth Bass10 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
  3. Walleye1 Report
  4. Panfish / Bluegill1 Report

Fishing Reports

33 Reports on Chautauqua Lake

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  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    3/13/21

    • Species

      Panfish / Bluegill

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Bobbers

    • Structure

      River Channels

    • Forage

      Minnows

    Right after ice out on chautauqua lake the crappie travel into the canals. My favorite way to catch them is tying on a 1/16 oz jig head with a small Bobby Garland shad in the chartreuse color and fishing it two feet below a foam float.
  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    3/10/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Crankbaits 0-6'

    • Structure

      Laydowns

    When I fish from my kayak on chautauqua lake I like to travel up the chadakoin river and fish the lay downs though there I find a lot of success throwing square bill crankbaits particularly the chartreuse strike kings I have caught a lot of largemouth in a day this way but also nice quality bass as well.
  • Bassfisher87

    Silver Ambassador

    3/10/21

    • Species

      Panfish / Bluegill

    • Season

      Ice

    • Technique

      Ice Fishing Jigs

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Minnows

    When I ice fish on chautauqua lake for perch or gills I usually fish in 10 feet of water. I use small tungsten jigs tipped with minnow heads and they produce yellow perch between 10-13 inches. Of course you will catch a ton of dinks but you just have to weed through them to get the nice ones.
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