Watauga Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter (Current)
Watauga Lake Overview
SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
Total Fishing Reports
8
Top Species Reported for Winter
- Smallmouth Bass1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
During the dog days of summer, throwing a bone whopper plopper around lay downs is a great way to produce trophy smallmouths. Vary your retrieval from stop and go , to constant. This produces some awesome top water actions.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
48°
Secondary points are holding both spots and smallies! With or without forward facing sonar you should be able to catch a bunch throwing a Jerkbait! Start on secondary points and work your way back each finger targeting banks from 4-12 ft of water with hard bottom/boulders/brush
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