The striped bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake is certainly one of the best in Virginia, as a quick count of the number of fishing boats out on any given morning will tell you, and there are probably very few residents who haven’t wet a line or two in pursuit of stripers.  But for [...]

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Summer has nearly arrived at the Lake, bringing with it barbecues, bare feet, and lots of sunshine – but summer also means it’s time for striper fishing.  If you’re itching to tie into that true trophy striper, but don’t know where to start, then Captain Kenny Short is your man.  Owner and operator [...]

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Since this warm-weather Striper season is just getting cranked up, I felt the need to give one of our locals some well-deserved notoriety… The Shad Taxi.  These guys have all the answers when it comes to landing that dream Striper that’s been swimmin’ around in your head!
Get on board with Captain Todd and see just [...]

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OK folks, as this warm-weather fishing season gets cranked up, we need to let everyone know about one of Smith Mountain Lake’s great fishing secrets… the guides know where the action is!  If you haven’t invested enough time, and we’re talking years of watching where the real ‘hot spots’ come and go, then it is [...]

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What can thrill a fisherman to his very soul as much as having a Smith Mountain Lake striper on his line?!  Warm weather is just around the corner and with it comes some of the best fishing in the east… fishing on Smith Mountain Lake in early season.  With a lake that’s 40 miles long [...]

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A short but sweet article was written by Sam Anderson for The Walleye Hunter website.  He goes into some details about getting ready for the up-and-coming warm weather fishing season and includes some good tips like the one quoted below:
When getting ready for this fishing season spend some time going
through your tackle box and maybe [...]

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