Lewis Smith Lake (2)
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Lewis Smith Lake (2) Fishing Reports
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
71°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
wacky rig was on fire ! cast and hold on
Tyler Roberts
Bronze Ambassador
4/9/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Points
It was on the bank I was pulling the plopper back in over a small log and this little guy jumped up and grabbed it right before my plopper made it out of the water
Parker Knudsen
Bronze Ambassador
4/5/24
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
62°
Justin
Bronze Ambassador
3/29/23
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
66°
Also used 6th Sense Clout 5.4 in Green Pumpkin Juice for wacky rig which was main presentation but the worm isn’t listed above. We ran some points, mainly secondary points, and ledges down spawning banks. Smith lake is full of “shelf” rock, keeping boat 20ish feet off bank casting wacky worm and craws up to 1’-2’ of water and letting fall on slack line, working to edge of shelf/ledge slowly then letting fall off ledge on slack line. Majority of bites came on fall even on the smaller berkley baits. 18lb line ended being to large and downsized to 14lb and had better success. Starting at beginning of pockets and working the first 3/4 of way back with 90% of fish caught coming in the 8’ range. 70% of fish caught were spotted bass 30% large mouth. Biggest fish caught was large mouth obv 4.06 and spot 2.15. Fished in the sipsey fork entire time.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
River Channels
Fishing deep guts in the backs of the creek channels right away in the morning was key to catch keeper size Spotted Bass. Throwing a small swimsuit and a Shakey head with a finesse worm.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Bluff walls were key areas to target off the main lake. 10-30 Feet of water. Spotted bass were aggressively feeding on shad up against the walls and rock drop-offs. Fishing parallel throwing Rapala DT10 in either a shad or chartreuse color depending on the watercolor got the biggest bites.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Had success fishing along points that had a shallow flat with a 8 to 10 foot drop off. Bass would come from deeper water and flush bait onto shallows to feed.
