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Blue Ridge Lake has been on fire

On April 23, 2017

We’ve been having some awesome trips on Blue Ridge Lake, from beginners to avid anglers. The Spotted bass are spawning all over the lake, with some Smallmouth bass mixed in. Also on sunny days you will see the blueback herring running the banks trying to spawn. This has brought the Walleye up shallow, I’ve caught more […]

Dale Hollow Lake Trip

On January 17, 2017

We made our annual trip to Dale Hollow lake last week, for some Smallmouth action. Dale Hollow holds the world record Smallmouth that weighed 11lb 15oz caught by David L Hayes in 1955. If you ever plan on going there to fish, give Horse Creek Marina a call, great place to stay. We got there […]

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing with Kids

On October 4, 2016

I’ve had some fun trips lately on Lake Blue Ridge with kids, There is nothing better than seeing a kids face light up when they’ve got a fish hooked up. There is so much going on in the world now days with video games, smart phones and parents having to work a lot, that it […]

Lake Blue Ridge

On May 5, 2016

It’s always nice to go fishing and catch big fish, and there is times when this happens. But this trip a couple of weeks ago was a special trip. I’ve taken Gene and his son out a couple of times on lake Blue Ridge, and it seems like there is always a cool front comes through […]

Lake Blue Ridge Spring fishing

On March 24, 2016

Lake Blue Ridge is starting its Spring fishing patterns. TVA is starting to bring the lake up and the fish are starting to move up close to their spawning areas. I’ve been catching fish on pebble rocking banks and points, using tube baits, small crank baits and jigs. Were just coming off full moon so anything […]

Dale Hollow Lake – Winter Smallmouth

On January 12, 2016

There is nothing in the world more fun than catching winter Smallmouth, especially when your fishing Dale Hollow where the world record Smallmouth was caught. We went up to Dale Hollow a couple weeks ago hoping the water temps was in the mid 40’s. We was looking to throw the floating fly and catch Smallmouth, but […]

Lake Nantahala 2015

On December 31, 2015

The best way to end 2015 is fishing. So I chose to fish one of the prettiest lakes I guide on, which would be Lake Nantahala in North Carolina. It’s a deep clear lake with allot of lay downs and rocky banks. One of the great features about lake Nantahala is it’s only got Largemouth and Smallmouth bass. If your looking to […]

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