Chattooga River Fishing Spot

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• vinny60

  Chattooga bass fishing offers some real variety. Largemouth bass, spotted bass, and redeye bass are all found in northwest Georgia. A trip down the Chattooga will produce all three species. Largemouths are the most common bass species caught in the river, but spotted bass run a close second. The Chattooga does have large numbers of small but feisty redeye bass, and they are easily caught by focusing your effort on the shallow, swift water they prefer. Largemouth bass and spotted bass also prefer certain types of habitats. Largemouths are most often caught in the deeper pools and deep holes in the bends, especially if there are some logjams available to lurk in. Spotted bass like deeper water too, but usually prefer a little more current than largemouths are willing to tolerate. The first depth break below a shoal is usually the best place to find spotted bass. These areas often have boulders and rock ledges, both magnets for spotted bass. Bass fishing the Chattooga is a rapid-fire style of fishing. As is typical with river fish, the bass are extremely aggressive and will usually hit a fast-moving lure like a buzzbait or spinnerbait all day long. Since the river isn't very wide, you will be making short casts, but lots of them. The best way to fish the Chattooga is simply to let the current move the boat along while you throw to everything you see. The really prime places to catch fish though are the bends. A straight stretch of river with shoals, logjams, and creek mouths will hold a few fish, but put the same type of structure in a section that twists and turns, and get ready for some fast action. Lure selection is simple. A bag of purple or black six-inch plastic worms, a white or chartreuse buzzbait and spinnerbait, and your favorite topwater plug in any pattern is all that is needed to catch fish 99% of the time. If there would be anything to drop off the list, it would be the worms. A Texas-rigged worm will definitely catch fish, but it is a lot less efficient at covering water than the faster moving baits. A boat ramp is available at the Alabama Highway 35 bridge in Gaylesville, Alabama.