CHEAT LAKE :
The water temperature near the dam is 84 degrees at the surface, 81 degrees at 25-feet, 71 degrees at 50-feet and 53 degrees on the bottom at 82-feet. Oxygen levels are undesirable for fish below 25-feet. Largemouth bass can be caught off the shoreline in 15-feet of water while using tube jigs. The bass are also holding around shoreline trees and overhanging vegetation. Cheat Lakes has been one of the top lakes for bass fishing tournament success for the past five years.