Our Fishing adventures

Lake Jocassee is a 7,565 acre man-made lake in the South Carolina mountains. Formed by the Whitewater, Thompson, Horsepasture, Toxaway  and Laural Rivers, it is known for its mostly undeveloped shoreline, views of the Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area, surrounding mountains, and waterfalls that cascade directly into the lake. 

After the breakdown of the summer thermocline, the cooler winter months offer the best chance to tangle with a trophy brown trout in shallow waters up the beautiful rivers that feed Jocassee.  As the waters begin to warm in late April and May the acrobatic rainbows can put on a show before the lake stratifies during the warm months forcing the trout deep in the "Big Water" where the CatPack's electronics and downriggers  keep the baits in the strike zone.

Jocassee holds the state record for both brown and rainbow trout as well as red eye and small mouth bass.  The CatPack also holds the lake record for Strippers, a whopping 27 pound fish!

Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains and the Cherokee National Forest in northeastern Tennessee and part of the TVA, you will enjoy the most stunningly beautiful lake and mountain views in the 'Volunteer State'.  Surrounded by densely forested mountains in the "high country", Watauga Lake sits nearly 2000 feet above sea level.  Watauga Lake is accessible only by winding mountain roads and the Appalachian Trail crosses the southwestern tip of the lake.

Watauga Lake features the largest of trout (actually a member of the Char family and not a salmonid like browns and rainbows) Lake Trout.  The CatPack targets these fish in the top 40' of the water column during the early spring but don't be surprised to  find a giant walleye tugging on your line this time of year.  May features the rainbows before the summer sun warms the upper levels too much for the trout as they head deep to find their preferred  temp zone, sometimes over 100 feet but sill well within range of the CatPack downriggers.

Charming Frankfort is truly a perfect vacation destination, idyllically set on the shores of Lake Michigan. Frankfort has everything: dunes, lighthouses, amazing beaches and  a top rated salmon and trout fishery.  Throughout generations, families have made Frankfort’s beaches a vacation tradition; visiting lakefront beach and cabins rentals on Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake year after year. If you love crystal clear water, soft sugar sand dunes and quaint small towns, put naturally-scenic Frankfort, MI on your Michigan bucket list today.  It's Pure Michigan!

Southern Trout Charters offers limited opportunities to fish Frankfort with it's Triple package only.  The CatPack finds it's way to Frankfort to fish its home waters near Memorial Day looking for the first salmon of the season and shallow water (less than 20') brown trout, steelhead and monster lake trout action.  Fourth of July time finds the CatPack hunting for drag screaming king salmon or, while not predicable from year to year, when the conditions are right the off shore steelhead can be spectacular and is the CatPack's favorite trip.  Mid August is one last time for a "Master Angler" king salmon before they run Frankfort's Betsie River.