Smith Mountain Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Work your bait dirt shallow along rip rap banks that have shad spawn activitiy going on have had most of my success closer to the main lake on points some can be cought in pockets all my fish were cought in a 100 yard stretch of rip rap
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Smith Mountain Lake is still fishing very well. Most fish are coming on main lake or mouths of pockets and creeks. Most fish today came swimming a work through brush. The area I fished today was the upper part of the Roanoke river arm not far from Hardy boat ramp.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Fish is still great at Smith Mountain Lake. Most fish today came flipping a D bomb. The biggest fish came on a walking style topwater. The water is in the mid to high 70s and clear.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
The lake was on fire this past weekend. I was catching fish on a Neko rig on the south end of the lake on docks that leads to deep water access. Spear point 1/0 GP Finesse hook with a 1/16 weight in the head
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Water temp was 72 bait didn't come up until almost 1am 2 fish were cought on spinnerbait before bait came up to spawn then got a walking bait to work once the bait went down cought the rst of our fish on a crankbait all are bites an fish came from 10ft an less focused on main lake points
Berkley Cane Walker 5" / Bone
Out of Stock
Shimano SLX XT Casting Reel - EOL Right / 6.3:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Cought multiple fish in 10ft an less on rocky points slow rolling a spinnerbait 3.5lbs being the biggest smallest was 2lbs the closer you are to the main lake the better
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