Follow the Bait for Fall Success
By Will Petty
“Find the bait and you will find the fish.” How many times have you heard that statement made in the fall of the year? It’s very easy to find large schools of baitfish when they are pushed into the back of a creek but what happens once they leave? They don’t teleport to the main channel but they typically follow the same path that they used on the way in. So when you can’t seem to find the bait in the back of the creek, just start working your way towards the main lake, checking the highest potential locations along the way. Some of my favorite places to check are secondary points and flats near the main creek channels but don’t overlook any bird activity! Some of my favorite baits when targeting shallow bass in the fall are the Spro Little John in Chrome Olive and Spooky Shad as well as the Aruku Shad JR in Chrome/ Blue and Magic Shad but I also catch a lot of fish vertically on a spoon and a drop shot when I see bait on my graph
Follow the Bait for Fall Success – By Will Petty
Childrens Miracle Network 2011 Fall Classic Results – Smith Mountain Lake
Winners of the 2011 Children Miracle Network Tournament Held on Smith Mountain Lake was Mark Cooper & Steve Roberts with 5 Fish Weighting 20.42Lbs. A total of 51 Boats Competed in this years event..
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CVBC FAll Tournament Trail Stop 4 – 2011 Results
Winners of Stop 4 with a total weight of 19.27Lbs Ronnie Lemons & Jerry Hodge
Congratulation to out 2011 Points Champions
Ben Reynolds / Brandon Reynolds
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Ben Reynolds / Brandon Reynolds
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Ben Reynolds / Brandon Reynolds
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Lake Anna Cup 2011 Results
A total of 60 boats competed in the 2011 Lake Anna Cup with John Doyle
& Eugene Carter winning the event with 5 Fish – 16.42 lbs plus the Largest BASS caught by John Doyle a 7.62 lbs Large Mouth
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Big Fish
John Doyle
7.62 lbs
2nd Place
Rob Grike
& Eric Nelson
15.85 lbs
3rd Place
Tony Turnbell
& Carl Sheets
15.45 lbs
4th Place
Tim & Nick Convincing
10.75 lbs
Reel Drag Bass Anglers 11-5-11 Results
Reel Drag Bass Anglers had their last open tournament this past Saturday out of Penhook.
First place were Tyler Farmer and Wes Campbell with an impressive catch of 18.13 anchored
with a lunker of 6.16 lbs.
GREAT CATCH GUYS WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!
This team took home 280.00 for a six boat turnout.
Second was Kenny Beale and Brian Calloway with 13.57 good for 70.00
Third was Nelson Troyer with 12.30
A Big Thanks to all that fished with us this year! Hope to have you back next year.
Any one looking to join a bass club please e-mail me at [email protected]
Deadline is Dec. 1st., Thanks Kevin Lankford 434-941-8822.
A Different look at the Alabama Rig with John Crews
Check out the video bellow on a different look at fishing the Alabama Rig with local angler John Crews
Childrens Miracle Network – SML Results
Winners of the Smith Mounain Lake event was an McRoy/ Buster McRoy with at total wigh of 13.56lbs
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Junior State Qualifier – BASS Federation Nation – 2012 Stop 1
CVBC Fall Tournament Trail Stop 3 – 2012
Winner of stop 3 James Jordan / Douglas Eubank with 14.29Lbs
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This great looking lunker for the day was caught by Kenny Reynolds & Ryan Reynolds 6.15Lbs
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT November 2011
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
November 2011
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
Capt. Dale & John Sanos with a 7 lb. largemouth bass, caught and released October 1,2011. John was fishing with Capt. Dale. John is from Pittsburg, Pa.
OVERVIEW: Mild weather and lots of sunshine during October made for very mixed fishing conditions Water temperature will be in the 50’s. November should be a better time to catch fish.
Largemouth Bass-Fishing will be good. Best lures will be jig & pigs, Carolina rigs, spoons, crankbaits, spinner baits and drop shots. Most largemouth bass will be caught on humps, deep points, ledges, back of larger creeks and docks. Some largemouth bass will chase schools of bait early and late in the day. Best depths will be from the surface to 30 feet deep. Some schools of largemouth bass will be suspended under schools of baitfish this month.
Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be humps, rocky ledges and main points. Best lures will be jig & pig, drop shots, jerkbaits and hair jigs. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Smallmouth bass will surface feed some this month. Cloudy days, early morning and at night are good times to try your luck!
Striped Bass- Fishing will be good. Stripers will be caught in various areas of the lake.
The best areas will be in the mid to upper sections of the lake and the larger creeks. Best lures will be swimbaits, bucktails, spoons and Zoom flukes fished with 1/4 to 1/2 oz. lead heads. Live bait will also be productive. The best depths will be from the surface to 40 feet deep. Vertical jigging with spoons will start to work this month. Some schools of stripers will surface early and late in the day. Try to find areas with the largest concentrations of baitfish.
Crappie-Fishing for crappie will be good. They will be found 5 to 15 feet deep this month. Best areas will be in the main creeks around deep docks, fallen trees, and brush piles in the mid to upper parts of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ inch tubes fished on 1/16 to 1/8 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Don’t overlook fishing at night during the month of November. The clear water and mild days sometimes makes for tough fishing during the daytime.