Santeetlah Lake Fishing
I went fishing yesterday on Santeetlah Lake in Graham County with my Papaw (that's what we call our Grandfathers around here). We didn't catch anything and from talking to other folks out on the lake, nobody else was having any luck either. The general consensus was that the two nights of temperatures in the 30s has slowed down the fishing. Maybe they'll wake back up by the weekend. We were using crickets and redworms for bream, smallmouth or pike. However, we did run into some people who were having some luck catching smallmouth bass on plastic worms.
Santeetlah is a normally very productive lake in the middle of Graham County. From Robbinsville, there are several put ins, but if you take US 129 North out of town, you'll cross the lake twice and can follow the signs for the Cheoah Point put-in. This is a very popular lake with locals as well as visitors, as evidenced by the increasing number of lake houses...usually second or vacation homes. If you like camping, there are plenty of campsites available along the shore (first come, first served) or the campground at Cheoah point (reservations recommended, can be made here).
Maybe next time the fishing will be better...but always remember that a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work!
Santeetlah is a normally very productive lake in the middle of Graham County. From Robbinsville, there are several put ins, but if you take US 129 North out of town, you'll cross the lake twice and can follow the signs for the Cheoah Point put-in. This is a very popular lake with locals as well as visitors, as evidenced by the increasing number of lake houses...usually second or vacation homes. If you like camping, there are plenty of campsites available along the shore (first come, first served) or the campground at Cheoah point (reservations recommended, can be made here).
Maybe next time the fishing will be better...but always remember that a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work!
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