West Virginia
Cheat Lake
Cheat Lake spreads across 1,359 acres in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where largemouth shift with shoreline, weeds, and main-lake transitions.
- Surface
- 1,359acres
- Primary species
- Largemouth
- Air temp
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- Barometric
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- Wind
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- Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- day 5.0 · 26% lit
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Where it is
Cheat Lake sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, covering about 1,359 acres. Largemouth follow water temperature and forage instead of staying put.
Seasonal pattern
Spring. Largemouth push shallow as water warms, holding on cover to stage and spawn where the warm-up starts soonest.
Summer. Bass settle on deeper edges and shaded cover after the surface warms, with first and last light the stronger times.
Fall. Cooler water brings forage and bass shallow again; fish range widely as they feed up.
Winter. In cold water fish hold deep and inactive; ease off the pace and keep presentations quiet.
Key structure
- Shade lines and overhead cover in the warm months
- Wind-pushed banks that gather forage
- Hard-bottom and rock transitions
- Channel edges and the breaks beside them
Read the season; the structure list only matters through that lens.
Forage
Forage drives Cheat Lake — largemouth track the baitfish between shallow cover and deeper water.
Access
Public launch access is available around Cheat Lake; conditions vary with water level, so confirm before a trip.
Regulations
Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.
Field guides
Data & references
- Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
- Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
- Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:01537226). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
- Regulations — verify current rules with before fishing
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