September 2013 / Smith Mtn. Lake Fishing Report

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August 27, 2013

September 2013 / Smith Mtn. Lake Fishing Report

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
September 2013
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com
Picture is of Lucas Sullivan from Bedford, Va. holding 2 of 14 stripers caught 8/16/13 while fishing with Captain Dale Wilson. Lucas will be attending Roanoke College this fall.

OVERVIEW: Fishing will be good. The cooler weather and less boat traffic will make for better fishing. The majority of the lake is clear and the water temperature will be in the 70’s. .

Largemouth Bass-Fishing will be fair. Best lures will be shaky heads, deep diving crank baits, Texas rigged plastic worms and jigs. Most largemouth bass will start to move to their fall habitats. Best depths will be from the surface to 15 feet deep. Best areas will be ledges, points, docks and brush piles. Early morning, late afternoon and cloudy days will be the best time to fish this month. Shad will start moving to the creeks later this month. Some bass will feed on top water this month.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be ledges, long points and humps. Best lures will be top water lures, tube lures, drop shot rigs, and shaky heads. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Early morning, late afternoon and cloudy days will be the best time to try your luck.

Striped Bass- Fishing will be good. Stripers will be caught mostly in the mid to lower sections of the lake . Best lures will be swim baits, buck tails, and Zoom flukes fished with 3/8 to 3/4 oz. jig heads during the day. Vertical jigging will be a good method. Live bait and trolling will also be a productive method.. The best depth should be from the surface to 80 feet deep. Best time to try your luck will be early morning, cloudy day and late afternoon.

Crappie-Fishing for crappie will be fair. They will be found 10 to 20 feet deep this month. Best areas will be in the main creeks around docks, fallen trees, and brush piles in the mid to upper sections of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ inch tubes and twister tail grubs fished on 1/8 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Small Gulp minnows also work well when fished on small lead heads or drop shot rigs. Light line (4 lb. test) will help you catch more crappie.

Tip of the month: Find the shade and you will be able to find and catch more fish this month! Most bait fish will start to migrate back into the main creeks and up the main rivers. Make sure to leave your running lights on after dark and wear your life jacket.

Chris Lane wins Chase, earns Classic berth – 2013 Elite Series Plano Championship Chase – Bassmaster.com

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Chris Lane wins Chase, earns Classic berth

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Chris Lane reacts after his fish are weighed on Day Four of the Plano Championship Chase. With this win, Lane earns a berth to the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Guntersville, where Lane is a guide.

By Deb Johnson

Aug 25, 2013

DETROIT — After leading the first day, then falling into Mark Davis’ wake on the second and third days, Chris Lane kicked it into high gear Sunday to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase.

Through the win, Lane, the 2012 Bassmaster Classic champ, got his 2014 Bassmaster Classic ticket punched — what he came into the Chase to achieve. From Guntersville, Ala., he was set on qualifying for the 2014 world championship on his home water of Lake Guntersville.

The win was also his first in the Bassmaster Elite Series and a $100,000 payday.

Lane landed the Chase title by weighing 82 pounds, 4 ounces of smallmouth bass in four days of competition. His margin of victory was 5-7 over Davis of Mount Ida, Ark.

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Today we remember a fallen angler – Mr. Taylor Powell

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August 26, 2013

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Today we remember a fallen angler – Mr. Taylor Powell

Today fisherman around the Lynchburg area lost a great friend Taylor Powell, he was a friend to many . He was the owner of Powell’s trucking on 29 in Lynchburg He died this afternoon of Liver cancer.

Fishing the 4.8" JP Hammer Shad by Mike Bowler – Powerteam Lures.com

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August 23, 2013

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Fishing the 4.8" JP Hammer Shad by Mike Bowler – Powerteam Lures.com

Is it possible for one rig to have the wobble of a stickbait along with the action and sound of a jerkbait? If it was possible, could that bait go to the lengths of being able to skip easily and not get hung up on structure or snag weeds? Could I take that rig one step further and add some scent into the mix that would last?

For years I’ve been trying to answer these questions with one rig. Finally I’ve found the solution. This rig will drop flat while wobbling in a way that drives the bass nuts. It can be worked like a jerkbait which gets the beads going, and that little bit of sound can really set the bass off. Mixing this with a little bit of scent, really makes this rig a go to for putting fish in the boat!

The materials that I’m using for this rig are…
1)      PowerTeam 4.8” JP Hammer Shad with Hog Tonic Scent
2)      5/0 EWG Trokar Hook
3)      3mm Bass Pro Shops XPS Glass Worm Rattles
4)      1/32 oz Ultra Tungsten Nail Weights

As for the gear I’m using to provide a great presentation…
1)      Rod – 7’1” Gloomis GL2 JWR Medium-Heavy Spinning Rods
2)      Reel – 2500 Shimano Stradic FJ Spinning Reel
3)      Main Line – Power Pro 20lb Test – High Vis Yellow
4)      Leader – 17lb Maxima Fluorocarbon

By using the GLoomis GL2 JWR paired up with the Shimano Stradic FJ featuring X-Ship, the rod gives me both the feel to detect subtle bites along with the power to pull bass out of structure. I tie my 20lb Power Pro main line to my 17lb Maxima Leader using a Double-Uni knot. I then tie my 17lb Maxima Leader to the 5/0 Trokar using a Polymar knot. I then cut the Polymar knot leaving a tab end approximately 1/8” long which will act as a holder for the bait when rigged.

Now for rigging the bait…

1) Insert the glass rattle on a 45 degree angle towards the tail, starting slightly behind the eyes of the JP Hammer Shad.

2)      Insert the tungsten nail weight on a 45 degree angle towards the tail, starting on the first slotted ring that wraps around the JP Hammer Shad.
3)      Insert the 5/0 Trokar EWG into the nose of the JP Hammer Shad approximately ¼” then out of the bottom of the JP Hammer Shad’s nose and pull the bait all the way up to the eye of the hook.
4)      Insert the hook straight through the bait at the furthest point of the slot on the top of the bait that runs from the head towards the tail. Pull the hooks point flush in this slot and bury the hook point a slight bit.

When rigged properly, this bait will react amazing. The action you can get out of this rig mixed with the sound and Scent of the PowerTeam Hog Tonic will put fish in the boat in just about every condition.

I use this rig in a number of situations. One being when fishing shallow rock piles or shorelines that a drop shot would just get hung up and a Jerkbait would just plow into the bottom collecting debris. I will cast into the shallow water allowing the bait to slowly sink then twitch it from time to time. I also will use it similar to a jerkbait giving it a variety of jerks then just letting it sit and work the bait back to the boat really slowly. I’ll also use it for skipping under docks and low hanging trees or fallen timber. The PowerTeam JP Hammer Shads are really durable and can be abused quite a bit before having to swap baits. I rarely get hung up on the structure and have the ability to bounce the bait around on the structure which often generates the strike of the fish.

I find using the High-Vis Yellow Power Pro line will help me indicate a lot of strikes. As the bait will sink slowly, you have to be watching your line for ever twitch. Being that there is virtually no stretch in the line, you can get powerful and lightning fast hook sets!

Next time you’re on the water, try this out and I’m sure that this technique will become a staple in your tackle box!Article Contributed by:
Mike Bowler

Fishing the 4.8″ JP Hammer Shad by Mike Bowler – Powerteam Lures.com

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August 23, 2013

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Is it possible for one rig to have the wobble of a stickbait along with the action and sound of a jerkbait? If it was possible, could that bait go to the lengths of being able to skip easily and not get hung up on structure or snag weeds? Could I take that rig one step further and add some scent into the mix that would last?

For years I’ve been trying to answer these questions with one rig. Finally I’ve found the solution. This rig will drop flat while wobbling in a way that drives the bass nuts. It can be worked like a jerkbait which gets the beads going, and that little bit of sound can really set the bass off. Mixing this with a little bit of scent, really makes this rig a go to for putting fish in the boat!

The materials that I’m using for this rig are…
1)      PowerTeam 4.8” JP Hammer Shad with Hog Tonic Scent
2)      5/0 EWG Trokar Hook
3)      3mm Bass Pro Shops XPS Glass Worm Rattles
4)      1/32 oz Ultra Tungsten Nail Weights

As for the gear I’m using to provide a great presentation…
1)      Rod – 7’1” Gloomis GL2 JWR Medium-Heavy Spinning Rods
2)      Reel – 2500 Shimano Stradic FJ Spinning Reel
3)      Main Line – Power Pro 20lb Test – High Vis Yellow
4)      Leader – 17lb Maxima Fluorocarbon

By using the GLoomis GL2 JWR paired up with the Shimano Stradic FJ featuring X-Ship, the rod gives me both the feel to detect subtle bites along with the power to pull bass out of structure. I tie my 20lb Power Pro main line to my 17lb Maxima Leader using a Double-Uni knot. I then tie my 17lb Maxima Leader to the 5/0 Trokar using a Polymar knot. I then cut the Polymar knot leaving a tab end approximately 1/8” long which will act as a holder for the bait when rigged.

Now for rigging the bait…

1) Insert the glass rattle on a 45 degree angle towards the tail, starting slightly behind the eyes of the JP Hammer Shad.

2)      Insert the tungsten nail weight on a 45 degree angle towards the tail, starting on the first slotted ring that wraps around the JP Hammer Shad.
3)      Insert the 5/0 Trokar EWG into the nose of the JP Hammer Shad approximately ¼” then out of the bottom of the JP Hammer Shad’s nose and pull the bait all the way up to the eye of the hook.
4)      Insert the hook straight through the bait at the furthest point of the slot on the top of the bait that runs from the head towards the tail. Pull the hooks point flush in this slot and bury the hook point a slight bit.

When rigged properly, this bait will react amazing. The action you can get out of this rig mixed with the sound and Scent of the PowerTeam Hog Tonic will put fish in the boat in just about every condition.

I use this rig in a number of situations. One being when fishing shallow rock piles or shorelines that a drop shot would just get hung up and a Jerkbait would just plow into the bottom collecting debris. I will cast into the shallow water allowing the bait to slowly sink then twitch it from time to time. I also will use it similar to a jerkbait giving it a variety of jerks then just letting it sit and work the bait back to the boat really slowly. I’ll also use it for skipping under docks and low hanging trees or fallen timber. The PowerTeam JP Hammer Shads are really durable and can be abused quite a bit before having to swap baits. I rarely get hung up on the structure and have the ability to bounce the bait around on the structure which often generates the strike of the fish.

I find using the High-Vis Yellow Power Pro line will help me indicate a lot of strikes. As the bait will sink slowly, you have to be watching your line for ever twitch. Being that there is virtually no stretch in the line, you can get powerful and lightning fast hook sets!

Next time you’re on the water, try this out and I’m sure that this technique will become a staple in your tackle box!Article Contributed by:
Mike Bowler