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    Tellico Lake

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    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      3/23/25

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Shakey Heads

      • Structure

        Docks

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        57°

      Most fish came on the Z-man SMH shakey head with the SMH worm in green pumpkin. One came on the WOO EWG Ned, with a Riot Baits vigilante in Riot color. Caught two others on Riot Recon vibrating jig. 5 of 8 we're on the shakey head. All were under docks, boat was sitting in about 10ft of water pitching under docks in about 5ft and dragging back. Most productive were in big creeks near the main lake. Water temp was 57.8, air temp upper 60s low 70s.
    • Final Flight Outdoors

      Gold Ambassador

      4/18/22

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Carolina Rigs

      • Structure

        Points

      Dragging Carolina Rig of steeper banks in mouth of creeks and pockets producing several fish.
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      2/9/24

      • Species

        Smallmouth Bass

      • Season

        Winter

      • Technique

        Crankbaits 0-6'

      • Structure

        Boulders

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        46°

      Went out fishing this morning before the rain hit....didn't make it long before I got wet but caught 2 nice smallmouth on a Riot Baits Revolt 426 in Seibold Red, along a bluff wall. Boat was sitting in about 15 to 20 feet casting parallel to the bank. Most of the bait I saw was about 6 to 10ft down. The Revolt dives to about 6ft on a good long cast. Since there were trees and other rocks near the bank this was perfect for deflecting off the cover. Caught 2 smallmouth one about 1.4lbs and another 2.82lbs about 10min apart. After the rain came that was all for the next few hours before I decided to call it. Not bad in the short window I had. I'll take that any day!
    • Omnia Fishing

      Bronze Ambassador

      2/9/21

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Crankbaits 0-6'

      • Structure

        Docks

      Bank beating looking for the warmest water. Using more subtle crankbaits as the temps are still cool.
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      2/5/23

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Winter

      • Technique

        Lipless Crankbaits

      • Structure

        Rip Rap

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        48°

      Using the Riot Baits Raptor Lipless Crankbait, in Siebold Red, I was throwing along rip-rap banks and cuts off the main lake that were windblown with rock along the banks and laydowns. The fish caught were in 6-10 feet of water. Many places had plenty of bait deep. Casting the Raptor along the rock banks and parallel to the bank in front of laydowns. Caught a couple fish, this way, boat control was tough due to wind. Overall felt that this pattern could have been repeated and more fish could have been found throughout the day.
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      2/4/24

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Winter

      • Technique

        Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)

      • Structure

        Boulders

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        46°

      Went out in the afternoon, caught three fish, caught one on a Riot Raptor lipless crankbait in Seibold Red, on a bluff wall, boat was in about 15ft of water and throwing parallel along the bank. Caught a 2nd fish in on another Pass along this bank using a Rapala DT 6, in red craw color. Honestly probably could have kept throwing the Raptor but picked this up and caught another one. I moved to some of the coves down the lake some and started flipping Beaver houses and caught another on the Riot Fuzzy Beaver in Green pumpkin color with a WOO Tungsten flipping weight 3/8oz. I was out for about 4hrs, and caught three fish, smallest was just over a lb in weight and largest was just under 2lbs. Figured out a couple things in the bluff bank, probably could have caught a few more if I would have stayed out longer. Overall was happy with my day.
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      1/14/24

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Winter

      • Technique

        Umbrella Rigs

      • Structure

        Boulders

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        46°

      Went out the day before all the cold hit TN, started fishing on Tellico Lake in the afternoon, fished a bluff bank the entire afternoon, caught three in 3 and half hours. First came on a jenko Purses Jerbait, was a just under 2lb smallmouth, then made another pass on the same bank with a Jenko Jpod double flash umbrella rig, with jerky j swim 3.5in albino shad baits and one kiatech 4in albino shad bait kn the middle. Caught a 5lb and about 20min later a 4.25lb largemouth on the same pass. When the clouds came in and the sun went away, that was it. Was a great day in my opinion even though it was cold.
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      6/25/22

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Summer

      • Technique

        Wacky Rigs

      • Structure

        Flooded Brush

      • Forage

        Bluegill

      • Water Temperature

        74°

      Took wife and boys out fishing, goal was to bass fish while searching for bluegill beds to bluegill fish. Caught 6 pass, 5 of the 6 were all on Neko rigs with the Riot Baits Baton worm in green pumpkin, with a 1/64 woo nail weight. All the fish were up shallow in 4ft or less. Most of the bass were males guarding fry. Saw a few females still guarding some beds, but they were not interested in biting. The long and also largest bass came on a swimjig in about 3ft of water closer to the opening of the cove. Bluegills were in the laydown brush along the bank, most were getting ready to get on their beds as you could see the beds in clearer water in area's. Some also looked like they had spawned out in some places on the lake. Overall caught about 25-30 bluegills many were small but had 10 good ones!
    • Michael Stridde

      Gold Ambassador

      6/27/24

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Summer

      • Technique

        Crankbaits 0-6'

      • Structure

        Rip Rap

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        83°

      Went out on Tellico on the south end. Caught 2 fish on a Riot 1.5 square bill with the new Mustad Alpha point treble hooks #6. Those hooks are very sharp. Also caught bluegill on the dame crankbait. The rest of my fish came on a Castaic Atlas Spinnerbait, all but one fish came from rip rap banks....the one outlier came off a dock. I ended up landing 4, lost 4 others at the boat plus the bluegill. Not a bad day.