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If you’ve never experienced the biggest topwater bites you could think of then its time to hit the water! The shad spawn is here and the most aggressive topwater bites are about to go down. This is one of the most fun ways to catch all types o

Bluegill

Bluegill

Bring on the big fish! It’s about to get very good out on Smith Mountain Lake as we turn from late summer into early fall for the region. Fish are starting to move around a lot more the bait is moving shallower and the cold nights are driving

July is a funky month some years. The fish are moving out to the summer holding patterns and can be finicky when and what they want to eat. Most fish are chasing shad style baits as the smaller fish are also moving out to the deeper oxygen rich wate

Bluegill

Bluegill

Bluegill

This year could be a really special October. We are having some strong Arctic high pressure systems coming south that are bringing low temperatures into the 40’s at night which is pretty early for this time of year. This will have the fish on

Chilly mornings lots of fog and cooling water temps are going to get things moving this September. Each year is different with how the weather will advance the move to the shallows but this year is getting a kick start with lows in the 50’s ri

Bluegill

Here's a real prize that Jon jigged up.  I fished this weekend with my two youngest sons Ben and Jon. We went jigging through the ice something we used to do a lot when they were young. Back then we would hit the local ponds after school be

When the calendar switched to April the fishing instantly improved. March was a bit of a struggle but the water temperature has been in the sixties continuously for a couple of weeks and the fish are getting acclimated to it. I did two trips Monday

Bluegill

Bluegill

Bluegill

Blue Gill Beds As we approach the heat of the spring and the end of the bass spawn most people fail to realize that bluegill spawn 4 or more times a year and their beds make for great areas in the warming water to find active bass. Most bluegill bed

May through August

Bluegill

Bluegill