| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
n/a
deleted
41 Posts
|
 Posted - 03/28/2008 : 01:28:46 AM
|
| I've always fished for either trout in a stream or largemouth and brim in small ponds. I've been wanting to go smallmouth fishing, i've only caught 1 in my life and it was on lake fontana right where Hazel creek feeds into it and it was a nice one. I live in Rutherfordton, NC, close to marion and about an hour from asheville. Can ya'll give me some idea's where I could catch some smallmouth? I've heard there were some good ones on the South Toe, but I just wouldn't know where to begin to fish for them. And what type of flies do you use to catch them? Steamers? |
|
|
featherbndr
Administrator
USA
1847 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 03/28/2008 : 08:28:18 AM
|
Soon as the water turns over, we're gonna hit the French Broad hard this year. It was off as far as fish last year, but I think they are making a comeback. Streamers, poppers, and sliders all work for flies. Do you have a boat? If not, give Scott Cunningham a call (Scott on this board). He knows all things smallmouth for the Toe rivers and is a hell of a Guide.
"You may find me face down in a ditch one day, but by God you'll find me in a pile of brass" |
 |
|
|
Scott
Bugger
USA
1019 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 04/15/2008 : 11:51:31 PM
|
Be glad to point you in you in the right direction. In fact you have smallies right there in Rutherford County. Drop me a PM and I'll be glad to help you find some smallies.
If you just want general areas... downstream of nearly all Hatchery Supported streams in NC.
I like to fish for them with top water poppers and the time is near! You can catch them right now on streamers but after the next few warm days the smallies will get active.
Thanks for the kind words Bender, wasn't sure what you were going to say about me!  I wanna hook up with y'all on the FB this year, think I only fished it 3 times last year.
Scott Cunningham
On The Fly Guide Service Inc.
Marion, NC
828-659-0059
|
|
|
|
rbaileydav
Bugger
USA
672 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 04/16/2008 : 09:19:15 AM
|
you can't always count on what Bender the bailer......... says about things but his recap on Scott is pretty accurate.........hell of a smallmouth guide........... i gotta go this year i missed all last year
DD |
Edited by - rbaileydav on 04/16/2008 09:20:14 AM |
|
|
|
featherbndr
Administrator
USA
1847 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 04/16/2008 : 10:06:14 AM
|
Dick, with all due respect...I do have a house I gotta be done with by June...and I'm only at the insulation stage. Y'all need to plan another spring trip over to my house...we can work on the house and raise hell in my yard at night with the campfire goin', and fish smallies during the day. 
"You may find me face down in a ditch one day, but by God you'll find me in a pile of brass" |
|
|
|
rbaileydav
Bugger
USA
672 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 04/16/2008 : 12:09:26 PM
|
Bender: i am there man........... now which end of this hammer am i supposed to hold.........
just had to mess with ya a little bit...... you were missed
DD |
|
|
|
Scott
Bugger
USA
1019 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 05/15/2008 : 3:10:41 PM
|
I can swing a hammer but it's tough to keep a tight loop with it! Let me know if you want some help.
Scott Cunningham
On The Fly Guide Service Inc.
Marion, NC
828-659-0059
|
|
|
|
featherbndr
Administrator
USA
1847 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 05/15/2008 : 3:52:40 PM
|
Every one of y'all have an open invitation to come by anytime. I'm out there at the house usually between 6 and 11 each night, all danged day on Saturdays, and from 1 til whenever on Sundays...and I am dying to get the toon out on the French Broad fer some smallmouth pestering.
"You may find me face down in a ditch one day, but by God you'll find me in a pile of brass" |
|
|
|
Scott
Bugger
USA
1019 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 05/16/2008 : 11:02:29 PM
|
Shoot Bender 6-11 M-F, all day Saturday and from 1 pm on Sundays just so happens to be when I'm not available. 
I know the pains you are going through, my house is only three years old and I'm still working my butt off on it.
Spoolitup the time is NOW, smallies are getting very active.
Scott Cunningham
On The Fly Guide Service Inc.
Marion, NC
828-659-0059
|
|
|
|
jkilday4
Emerger
7 Posts
|
Posted - 05/19/2008 : 10:12:40 AM
|
'I'd rather be a hammer....than a nail.' Hope the building and various home improvement projects are allowing for some fishing.
I've never fished/floated the FB. Thinking about floating later this month from Hot Springs down to whatever landing below...??? I floated this with wife & two kids a few years back when the water was really low.
Smallie fishing is a lot of fun. I mainly fish them with medium poppers and wiggle minnows, streamers like woolly buggers & clousers etc. Have yet to be around at the right time to throw the big white mayfly at 'em... Wanting to try out the real small poppers - pop it, let it sit. Pop, sit. Theory a buddy was telling me of less is better at times. He says he's gotten some real nice fish this way. |
|
|
|
discomidge_ks
Mayfly
USA
121 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 1:48:36 PM
|
Worse thing in the world callin' dem flies POPPERS...shoulda called em SITTERS. Less is more, when ya fel the urge ta pop it count ta 10
Kim |
|
|
|
Scott
Bugger
USA
1019 Posts
My Photos |
Posted - 06/23/2008 : 11:35:56 PM
|
That's right on Kim.... but you know that you just revealed the secret of all secrets. I think that's why they call them poppers..... it makes everyone want to pop them.
Scott Cunningham
On The Fly Guide Service Inc.
Marion, NC
828-659-0059
|
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
Newbie at smallmouth fishing....
