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May Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report by Captain Chad Green

May 01, 2024

SMITH MOUNTIAN LAKE FISHING REPORTBy: Captain Chad Greenwww.lastcastguideservicesml.com

May is here and the hot weather will settle in next week. The Shad spawn is in full swing and some bass are still spawning also. Night fishing will also be great this month.

Check out Smith Mountain Boat and Tackle Penhook for your boating needshttps://www.smboats.com,

Visit Indian Point Marina as Captain Dewayne Lamb has moved locations. Go by and check his new place and there food truck that will be opening soon.

PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE ON CITATION SIZE FISH

Largemouth Bass/Smallmouth BassThe Bass are finishing up there lull of the spawn and should be out by the weekend. Last weekend of April produced some big fish chasing the shad around on the bank and off shore. Look for topwater action early mornings and late evenings around shad spewing areas. During the day target areas with small plastics and jigs as the bluegill heat up to spawn soon. Docks, Points, Rocks, and Stumps will be productive in many depths of water. Check out missile baits lineup of the magic worm for a great bait this time of year. Wolf packs of bass will be roaming the next few weeks following small schools of shad. At night crank baits and topwater will be the bait of choice for about the next month and a half. Listen for surface feeding fish near the bank.

Striped BassMost of the stripers are cruising shallow areas in small groups looking for shad to feed on. Surface feeding can be seen at times this month also. Night time try casting plugs from Berkley and rapala along with topwaters. Some big fish can be caught in shallow water this month.

CrappieSome crappie are spawning now and can be found in shallow areas with structure. Use live minnows and jigs to target theses fish.

TournamentsAnglers 5-11FOMNTT 5-18Big Bass 5-2,3,4,5

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