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Post by gdelmoro on Oct 4, 2016 8:13:17 GMT -5
 Yea, SML becoming a real challenge for bass fishing with lures. Found some minor grass in about 6" of water up north end of Roanoake. Not enough to hold even small bass.
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Post by Red Bear on Oct 7, 2016 14:31:55 GMT -5
These are ALL excellent points that the SMLASSOC I guess, did not consider. I'm thinking of retiring to SML but if the fishery continues to tank at this rate, I'll need to find another lake. I really hope they do something.  while i am nowhere near retirement age, i often have thought SML would be a great place, but the last couple years have had me rethinking that. i also do some fishing on lake gaston and its much better. my bro-in-law that lives near gaston lake has a brother with a boat he got this year and they go out and have shad jumping in the boat, have hooked stripers that snap 25lb line, and catfishing is great there with record size blue cats. crappie fishing is good too. even the white perch grow big in there. and what few might know is that its actually a decent walleye fishery. and plus i have lots of family and friends down in NC as well... |
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Post by keninva on Oct 7, 2016 18:03:00 GMT -5
Friends of Claytor Lake have planted several types of non invasive vegetation which includes wild celery and water willow , and they are having great success with their vegetation. They did build wire cages to protect the plants from grass carp and turtles. VDGIF is a great source of information for such programs.
We do have some water willow at SML.
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Yea, SML becoming a real challenge for bass fishing with lures. Found some minor grass in about 6" of water up north end of Roanoake. Not enough to hold even small bass.
