SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
By: Captain Chad Green
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June fishing report
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PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE ON CITATION SIZE FISH
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Largemouth Bass/Smallmouth Bass
The shad spawn will start to slow down this month as we near the 80-degree mark. The bass and the bluegills will still be looking for them. Later this month, they will transition to mainly crawfish in late June. Look for schooling fish around shoals and long points along drop-offs offs mainly on the lower end of the lake. Boat traffic will be a factor this month, so plan your trips accordingly. Midday to late evenings target rocky areas and docks in transition areas where you can fish soft plastics and jigs 8-12ft and maybe deeper later this month. Typically, topwater baits will be your best bet for trophy-size fish and can be very aggressive strikes. Swimsuits and spinnerbaits will still be factors at times around early morning or windy days. With the warmer temps, please take care of your fish.
Striped Bass
Stripers will still be running the banks early mornings or cloudy, rainy, windy days. Look for the bigger fish sometimes to be more shallower than the other smaller schools of fish. Quite a few fish have been caught recently in the shallows over the 20lb mark. Swimbaits, flukes topwater can be great baits this time of year. Look for other schools to be 15-30 ft off long points, main lake pockets this month. Topwater can be found and will be fast and furious.
Crappie
Crappie will be found around larger docks and deep laydowns as they move into their summer patterns. Try small jigs and minnows.
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