Smallmouth Bass Page
Notice the popper, top water smallies!
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Smallmouth Bass fishing here in western NC and eastern TN can be incredible!!
On this page we'll share some of our knowledge of the local smallie rivers
and streams along with what to catch them on!
For the flyrodder our river smallmouth
action here in western NC and eastern TN, usually runs from early June till
late September. Great summer action, when the trout streams are getting
warm and low.
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For more smallie
info and trip reports check out the newest addition to the site:
On The Fly
Forum
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Flies
Here's a small selection of flies that will catch smallies!
No use getting fancy with smallie flies. Lots of great flies out
there that will catch fish, the trick is finding how they want them presented.
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Top Water
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Under Water
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Cup Face Poppers (size 4-10)
White, black and chartreuse all work great
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Crayfish
Brown, black and orange (yes orange works great)
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Sliders (non cup face top water) (size 4-10)
Again white, black and chartreuse
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Zonkers
Black, white and natural (match baitfish in the stream)
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Damsels (size 6-8)
Red, blue and black try to match color of naturals
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Clousers
Chartreuse, white and black all work well
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For some great foam poppers and sliders check out our friend Steve
Davenport's Site
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Equipment
Like anything else in life, everyone has their own opinions.
Below are some suggestions, these work well for us here in WNC!
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Rod -
6 weight 9 foot flyrod is ideal. This allows you to throw big flies
and punch through the wind
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Reel -
The reel is not that important but large arbor reels help pick up line quickly
which can really help
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Line -
For poppers and sliders a floating line work great, I like to use 7 weight
line on my 6 weight.
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Leader
/ Tippet - Stout stiff leaders work great, I like short 6-8 foot leaders
with 3 pound test tippet
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Here's a few pictures to check out, for more pictures
click here
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Here's a nice double
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Scott with nice smallie
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Another Long Rod Smallie!
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They'll hit poppers in the
rain also!
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For more information than you can ever use about river fishing for
smallies check out
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