Smith Mountain Lake
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Species
Largemouth Bass53Season
Smith Mountain Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits5
- Shakey Heads5
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)5
- Texas Rigs (Worming)5
- Wacky Rigs5
- Largemouth Bass53 Reports
Smallmouth Bass9 Reports
Striped Bass3 Reports
Crappie1 Report
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Recently Reported and Trending Baits
Chatterbait Elite EVO 3/8 oz / Hot Snakes
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Shop Bladed Jigs
Tour Grade Skipping Jig 3/8 oz / White
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Shop Structure Jigs
PowerBait MaxScent The General Stick Bait 5" / Baby Bass
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Shop Wacky Rigs
6'' Fat Straight Tail Worm Pumpkin Punisher / 6"
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Shop Drop Shot
PowerBait Crash Craw - EOL 3 1/2" / Green Pumpkin Blue
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Shop Football Jigs
Finesse Worm Green Pumpkin Magic / 4 1/2"
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Shop Shakey Heads
U-Tale Worm - EOL Red Bug / 6 3/4"
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Shop Drop Shot
Dinger Worm 4" Green Pumpkin / 4"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Worming)
S-Waver 168S Glide Bait Abalone Shad / 6 1/4"
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Shop Hard Swimbaits
Ito Vision 110+1 Jerkbait Table Rock SP / 4 1/3"
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Shop Hard Jerkbaits
Baby D Bomb 30 Pack Pearl White / 3 2/3"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Swamp Crawler Worm - EOL Green Pumpkin / 5 1/2"
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Shop Wacky Rigs
5" Senko Worm Green Pumpkin & Watermelon / 5"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Worming)
Rage Ned Bug Bama Craw / 2 1/2"
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Shop Ned Rigs
Ito Vision 110 Jerkbait GP Pro Blue / 4 1/3"
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Shop Hard Jerkbaits
Rage Craw Green Pumpkin / 4"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Sweet Beaver Donkey Punch / 4 1/5"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
KVD Perfect Plastics Rodent Falcon Lake Craw / 4"
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Shop Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Bitsy Bug Mini Jig 1/4 oz / Green Pumpkin
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Most Reported Baits for Largemouth Bass + Spring
Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Smallmouth Magic / 3.8"
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2 Techniques Reported
KVD Perfect Plastics Rodent Falcon Lake Craw / 4"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Ito Vision 110+1 Jerkbait Table Rock SP / 4 1/3"
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Reported for Hard Jerkbaits
Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr. Umbrella Rig 5 Wire 4 Willow Blade / 3/8 oz
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
5" Senko Worm Green Pumpkin & Watermelon / 5"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Worming)
Denny Brauer Structure Jig 1/2 oz / Green Pumpkin
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Magdraft Freestyle Swimbait Albino Pearl Shad / 6"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Frittside 5 Crankbait Spring Craw / 2 1/4"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
PowerBait MaxScent The General Stick Bait 5" / Baby Bass
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Reported for Wacky Rigs
PowerBait Crash Craw - EOL 3 1/2" / Green Pumpkin Blue
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Reported for Football Jigs
6'' Fat Straight Tail Worm Pumpkin Punisher / 6"
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Reported for Drop Shot
Baby D Bomb 30 Pack Pearl White / 3 2/3"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Screamin Eagle Tandem Spinnerbait 3/4 oz / White/Chartreuse
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Reported for Wacky Rigs
Finesse Jig 2 Pack Peanut Butter & Jelly / 5/16 oz
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Reported for Finesse Jigs
Frittside 7 Crankbait Special Red Craw / 2 1/2"
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Reported for Crankbaits 0-6'
Stunna 112 Jerkbait Stunna Shad / 4 3/8"
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Reported for Hard Jerkbaits
Lures G-Man Ballin' Out Jig 3/8 oz / Green Pumpkin
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Reported for Finesse Jigs
Harvester Umbrella Rig 7 Hook Harvester / 1 1/4 oz
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Fat Swing Impact 2.8" Sight Flash / 2.8"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Reports
105 Reports on Smith Mountain Lake
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fished throughout the lack and found fish in various stages of the spawn. The most aggressive fish were post-spawn and chasing shallow bluegill around stumps, rocks, and docks. Best bite came late afternoon after showers left the area and the sun began to shine.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
53°
Moving baits were key to getting bites in dirty water. No good on a spinnerbait but the ZMan EVO was hooking em good and hard!
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