Smith Mountain Lake April 2005



Name: Hokie Bassin42
Email: scweaver@vt.edu
Date: 4/9/05
Time: 7 am / 3 pm

Place

Smith Mountain

Weather

Sunny with wind gusts

Water

Stained/ 60 degrees

Locations

Hales Ford bridge and down lake to beaver dam

Fish

Largemouth

Lures

chartruese 6'' lizard, wacky rig watermelon w/black flakes yamamoto senko, 4-8' crankbait

Depth

3-10'

Method

Slowly bumped the lizard around docks and points. Slow presentation with the wacky rig around docks. Fished the crankbait on wind blown points.

Comments

Outstanding day for SML. Caught a 4.5 and a 4 lb fish on the wacky rig around docks. On the lizard I landed a 3lb and several more around the 10-13 inch range. My buddy caught a nice fish over 3lb on a crankbait fishin a wind blown point. The key with the soft plastics was definitly making sure you were patient.


Name: Wayne P.
Email: purdum43@aol.com
Date: 04/16/05
Time: 6:30-3:30

Place

Smith Mountain

Weather

Sunny 32-60 degrees, Windy 10-20 mph

Water

clear 49-54 degrees down lake of the State Park.

Locations

Wind blown points from State Park to Craddock Creek and in Craddork Creek

Fish

4 smallmouth, 3 largemouth- best 4 was about 12 1/4 lbs

Lures

3/16 oz. chartreuse spinnerbait with double chart. willows

Depth

3'-8'

Method

Threw spinnerbait on wind blown points with retrieve about 2'-3' below surface

Comments

Fished a bass club tournament with a 4 bass limit. Two limits were around 11 1/2 pounds and mine was about 12 1/4 pounds-1st place. Air temp was around freezing at daylight and got to low 60's in the afternoon, very windy. Most of the club members fished uplake from the State Park and the water was 5 or more degrees warmer. Largest smallmouth was 4 1/4 today and I caught a 4 1/2 smallmouth practicing Friday. Total for two days was 10 smallmouth and 4 largemouth


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