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Fishing report from our guides: walleye are in shallow water 8-15 feet on sand and rock; pink or yellow jigs are working well. Northern pike are very shallow in 6 feet weed beds; Mepps #5 and spinnerbaits are producing. Smallmouth bass are very acti

Finally we have some good current flowing out on the tennesee river. It has been dry the last month and the water had gotten stagnant but recent rains have caused tva to generate quite a bit of current and it has positioned the fish in pre

Hi Folks Going non-stop guiding currently  Night and day on the water tangling with fish in different environments.  Floated the Lamoille yesterday afternoon for smallmouth bass after a morning trout trip on the Winooski and then a kids tr

Hi Folks I have been chasing the smallmouth bass with clients all week.  It has been a great week of fishing and particularly for large fish.  Water levels have been up all week from periodic thunderstorms.  Temperatures have maintain

Hi Folks The interesting thing about fishing is that is never the same day in and day out. I have been guiding everyday and mixing up the trips by fishing in different locations to species to methods to tactics.  July was incredibly good.  

Guntersville is absolutely spectacular right now. Day 1 of the MLF pro series 95th place was 14lbs and over 25lbs was leading. Common sentiment from the tournament anglers is Guntersville is the best largemouth bass fishery in the world on

Murray’s Fly Shop Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report Smallmouth Bass Streams: Some anglers are now catching good smallmouth bass in the ten foot deep water.  By floating the dam at access point #26 (Massanutten) on the South Fork of the S

Pictured is Kathy Rowland (with guide Kerry Taylor ) and Kathy's very first muskie ever! An impressive catch at 46 ½ inches; Kathy also caught a 38 inch muskie during the trip. Kathy's husband Bill caught a 47 inch muskie and helped lan

This week we have been guiding everyday and the fishing is phenomenal. We are averaging 30-40 fish per day but one day this week my clients landed over 100. There are groups of fish in multiple depth zones at the moment. You can catch plenty of sma

The big fish showed up this week. Our numbers have been great for a while but this week our best 5 fish each day was over 20lbs. Our biggest fish was 10.1 and we had tons of 4lbers. The fish have moved out of the river channel and they are roaming

Last week I had 5 guide trips at guntersville. We landed 240 bass total and had several nice fish. The fish are quickly moving into their fall pattern and the next 3 months are going to be spectacular. Twice we had 30-40 fish follow a hooked fish t

Smallmouth Bass Streams: The cold water temperatures give us one great advantage in our smallmouth bass fishing in November we know the largest bass have moved to the deep pools and cuts. On the North Fork of the Shenandoah River this is the deep wa

Brocton Shoal offers good walleye fishing throughout the fishing season. During summer walleye steelhead and brown trout can be caught along the deeper outside edge of the shoal. Smallmouth bass fishing is best on the higher rocky areas.

Guntersville just keeps on producing even in the hot summer weather. Last week we averaged 40 per day and we had a best 5 over 17lbs each day. The fish have transitioned into a true summertime pattern positioning themselves on the tennesee river le

Hi Folks Guided a double yesterday with a little river fly fishing in the morning and canoe fly fishing in the afternoon.  Very enjoyable day for me as I took complete beginners in the morning and then the seasoned fly angler in the afternoon.

Hi Folks What a run of hot weather we are experiencing.  Feels like July but is the end of September.  Typically I would be guiding trout trips during this time of the year but I have been changing directions and pursuing smallmouth bass w

Our warmwater species trips have been good and full of action. The smallmouth bass bite has been consistent. Late summer & early fall is a good time to have opportunities at landing some of the large mature smallies. We have been doing trips on

The tournament weights at guntersville continue to be excellent. In the honeycomb tournament this morning it took 5@27 to win and 22lbs to get a check. For summertime fishing that is really strong. I guided everyday this week and to beat the heat w

The stocking program at guntersville is paying off with excellent catch rates year around. I had 4 guide trips last week and we caught fish every stop I made all week. There are still plenty of deep schools that will fire up early,late and when the

Hi Folks  Guided a spin trip yesterday morning for smallmouth bass.  We got on the water around 6:30am in order to avoid the heat and sun.  The water temperature was 70 degrees and level was low.  Excellent clarity.  Right as