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Post by bigjohn804 on Dec 31, 2014 13:07:19 GMT -5
How's it going everyone, my name is John. I may be in the area in late March or early April with my cousin and we plan on coming and slaying some fish, we throw them all back and love to catch all species of bass...Happy New year's everyone
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Post by CorneliaGale on Dec 31, 2014 20:20:58 GMT -5
Welcome, glad you found the forum, take some time to go back and read over the older posts about the time you are coming to the lake, there is a wealth of information on here.
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Post by davidc on Dec 31, 2014 21:10:49 GMT -5
How's it going everyone, my name is John. I may be in the area in late March or early April with my cousin and we plan on coming and slaying some fish, we throw them all back and love to catch all species of bass...Happy New year's everyone Hey all, I'm the cousin!  John lives in Florida and I'm from Massachusetts. After doing a little research we found that SML is the perfect location for us to drive and meet halfway. It's about 10 hrs for the both of us. I've already started browsing the site and find it to be very helpful so far, so thank you to all that share! I know how it can be as I'm on a New England fishing site and you really have to dig to get the good stuff or anything at all.  |
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Post by CorneliaGale on Dec 31, 2014 21:14:51 GMT -5
Welcome to you too, hope you find what you need, there is a wealth of information on here, just takes time to go through all of it.
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Post by davidc on Dec 31, 2014 21:21:38 GMT -5
Welcome to you too, hope you find what you need, there is a wealth of information on here, just takes time to go through all of it. My one biggest concern is how my 12 foot Coleman Crawdad will fair out there on such a big lake. I'm sure it's gonna be like most big bodies, I fish up here. Depends on the wind and traffic. Thanks CorneliaGale |
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 31, 2014 21:33:17 GMT -5
Traffic will be minimal in late March / early April as far as the pleasure boaters go.... worst thing might be if there is one of the really big bass tournies when you are up.
How are you powered? If you are looking to chase striper (vs. large/smallmouth bass) it can be a big lake to run around depending where the fish are. That time of year the fish will be not too far away from several of the pubic ramps, so that will help, but it can still be a long run in a 12' boat.
If you're interested in striper then one suggestion would be to hire one of the guides for at least a 1/2 day trip - several really good ones that will work hard for you. Catnstripers here on the board can get you right, but if his schedule is booked, PM me and I can point you towards some others that will do you right.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Dec 31, 2014 22:13:49 GMT -5
If you are on the upper end of the Roanoke side towards BayRoc may be a good place to fish in the time frame you are talking about. Like Mike says lot depends on what is going on, they have a lot of bass guys that use the lake every weekend, sometimes a hundred boats or more, they can stir up some water. Upper ends of both rivers get less traffic, middle of the lake at the new ramp might be a little hairy in a small boat.
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Post by davidc on Jan 1, 2015 11:52:28 GMT -5
Traffic will be minimal in late March / early April as far as the pleasure boaters go.... worst thing might be if there is one of the really big bass tournies when you are up. How are you powered? If you are looking to chase striper (vs. large/smallmouth bass) it can be a big lake to run around depending where the fish are. That time of year the fish will be not too far away from several of the pubic ramps, so that will help, but it can still be a long run in a 12' boat. If you're interested in striper then one suggestion would be to hire one of the guides for at least a 1/2 day trip - several really good ones that will work hard for you. Catnstripers here on the board can get you right, but if his schedule is booked, PM me and I can point you towards some others that will do you right. We will be powered by two 55 thrust trolling motors. One in the back and one up front. The one in the rear works as a rudder and provides a little extra push when making runs. I'm hoping to figure out what ramp will work best for us to keep running to a minimum. Cove hopping will be more likely for what we'll be doing, giving the immense size of SML. Thanks for the heads up on the Striper guides!! |
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Post by davidc on Jan 1, 2015 12:05:56 GMT -5
If you are on the upper end of the Roanoke side towards BayRoc may be a good place to fish in the time frame you are talking about. Like Mike says lot depends on what is going on, they have a lot of bass guys that use the lake every weekend, sometimes a hundred boats or more, they can stir up some water. Upper ends of both rivers get less traffic, middle of the lake at the new ramp might be a little hairy in a small boat. Wow, BayRoc is way up there. Probably a real good idea to hit that area on the weekend. We are tentatively planing on hitting the lake Thursday through Sunday. We are floating around the idea of getting a guide early in the week and then taking it from there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 13:03:53 GMT -5
Unless you have experience on the lake or you are an avid striper fisherman and are able to decipher the language on this board, I would recommend a guide. That is, unless you are interested in just figuring things out on your own. However, with limited mobility, you gents will have your work cut out for you.
The guides will put you right on top of the fish and will give you the confidence and knowledge to have a successful remaining stay. I would choose the shad taxi or catsnstripers only because I see them out there everytime I am on the lake putting their clients on fish.
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Post by davidc on Jan 1, 2015 13:18:26 GMT -5
Unless you have experience on the lake or you are an avid striper fisherman and are able to decipher the language on this board, I would recommend a guide. That is, unless you are interested in just figuring things out on your own. However, with limited mobility, you gents will have your work cut out for you. The guides will put you right on top of the fish and will give you the confidence and knowledge to have a successful remaining stay. I would choose the shad taxi or catsnstripers only because I see them out there everytime I am on the lake putting their clients on fish. I like to think, in my humble opinion that I am in that avid angler category. I do have many years on other forums so the message board terminology isn't foreign. However I do respect the immense size and versatility to SML. I also have zero experiences with freshwater stripers and also know first hand of how elusive bass can be on these types of waters with out being able to run and hunt for them. Thanks to you and everyone who offers their thoughts, It's much appreciated! |
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John lives in Florida and I'm from Massachusetts. After doing a little research we found that SML is the perfect location for us to drive and meet halfway. It's about 10 hrs for the both of us. 
