DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE SPRING TACKLE I RECOMMEND Here we go again with some crazy spring weather pulling our water temperatures up and down. As I write this I am heading into a week of guiding and two of the mornings are...

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE SPRING TACKLE I RECOMMEND Shad is on the menu! What a fun time of year to fish. We have bass in all three stages of the spawn. I would say about 20% of the bass are up spawning and the rest are eit...

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SPRING TACKLE I RECOMMEND Well it’s one of the most diverse times to fish SML right now. You can choose how you want to fish almost everyday with bass being in pre-spawn spawning and some sup...

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SPRING TACKLE I RECOMMEND This is and will always be the big fish month on SML! Smith Mountain is dealing with a unique situation this March as we have had a super wet winter with some major...

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE LATE WINTER TACKLE I RECOMMEND Well damn I left for most of January and y’all got one of the nastiest cold snaps from the last few years. Water temps dropped to nearly 40 here and I’m hearing repor...