Wateree Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Striped BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Trolling through bait fish at 1 1/2 mph. Also using live shad.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
My partner and I had a great tournament finishing in the top 10 with a shakey head and jig. We tried everything but those two baits were the only thing they wanted to eat. Watered is a tuff lake because there are little bass but heavy baitfish. I recommend fishing rock piles and points. Those two pieces of structure were key for our success.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Lake wateree is in a drawdown right now so the fish are pulling off the bank due to sparse cover. These fish can be caught on main lake points and offshore humps on football jigs. I prefer the greenfish jigs because of their high quality.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Crank boat ramps on the lower end of the lake. Strikes will come when your bait is at the very bottom of the ramp.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
All summer long from postspawn till the fall turnover the water willow can be VERY productive. Especially may through June. Working a popping frog through Isolated patches of water willow will yield big tournament winning bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
The fish are very spread one and stuck on bait. The fishery is very hard at the moment and you have to find baitfish to find bass. The fishery is loaded with crappie however and the brush piles are full of them. I recommend finding brush piles or rock on deep points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
The water willow bite at wateree is heating up! Target big largemouth up shallow with a swim jig. If they’re short striking, keep a senko or some type of stick worm to pitch back to fish that are missing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Largemouth bass, striper, and white bass can be found schooling in large numbers first thing in the morning and just before sundown off rocky points in 5-10 foot of water. They are schooling mostly on threadfin shad which are pushing shallow in hoards in preparation for their spawn.
