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Fisherman's Guide

Fisherman’s Guide Part 1

As with any population in a lake area, such as Smith Mountain Lake, you will find many fisherfolk among them. If you are new to Smith Mountain Lake, or if you would just like…

Smith Mountain Striper Club

Smith Mountain Striper Club

The Tues. March 6, 2007, online edition of the Smith Mountain Eagle boasts a picture of a man and a huge fish on its home page. This was the first I had heard of…

Fishing Ethics

Fishing Ethics

Do fishing and ethics go together?  C.A. Johansen has made a convincing case that they do in a recent article on StripersOnline.Com titled “Fishing Ethics.  Johansen lists several principles that he practices as an…

Sport Fishing School

Sport Fishing School

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,…

Stripers with Captain Kenny

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…

Need Fish? Call a Taxi! (The Shad Taxi)

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…

Striper Heaven!

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…

Good Fishing Primer: Two Great Fishing Articles

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…

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