[striperswiper]

Does anyone smallmouth fish Lake James? I would like to try but don't know much about them on conventional tackle... At least nothing other than what I have learned from Linders Angling on Versus....

I know (jerkbaits, x-raps, tubes, and flukes) but where are they possibly and what to really use... Just needing a little input


Any input would be nice... From any lake

 

[gambusia]

Fish live shiners on circle hooks around shoreline cover.

 

[TAO guide82]

You should find a lot of smallies on that lake right where the Linville River dumps in when the heat from summer sets in because the water is a little cooler and the smallie forage is more plentiful. Fishing a crawdad right now would be the way to go for me. I live in Spruce Pine and get to fish Lake James a little. You ever need a buddy to fish with jus let me know.

 

[killough1129]

lake james is a great small mouth lake i fish james 2 to 3 times a week and average a small mouth in the 4 pound range weekly. the two best lures are a carolina rig with a zoom finnese worm, and a basscraft spinnerbait you can find them at basscraftlures.com. most off the small mouth will be caught on the linville end of the lake were the water is cooler and a lot clearer

 

[Home Wood]

I love fishing for smallies. I used to go for them all the time when I lived in Mass and New Hampshire. Now I'm in Raleigh and I think I need to plan a weekend trip to the mountains for some smallie fishing. Thanks for this thread. I had no clue where to start looking for them. Where can I get a map for Lake James?

 

[killough1129]

Any of the local tackle supply store around lake james if your putting in on the mcdowell county side wall to wall outdoors on 221 north would probally be your best bet

 

[Juice780]

i got a map from the marina across from the canal bridge access, i would love to go to james sometime with someone who really knew the lake, i've been a few times mostly during the spring

 

[smallie]

If anyone is looking for a fishing partner to split costs for a trip to Lake James I am interested. I live in Hendersonville and do pretty well fishing the French Broad River but a day on a boat sounds nice! I sold my boats when I moved here from Fl a few years ago since there aren't too many places nearby to use them. Kinda wish I had kept at least my 14' Carolina Skiff but even that is tough to find places to launch within an hour of where I live. My 20' KeyWest would have been sitting in my driveway 99% of the time and would have made me sad seeing it go unused. I used to live 5 miles from Sebastian Inlet near Vero Fl. I had my boats out 3-4 times a month minimum. I still wouldn't trade where I live now though, just have to adjust my fishing habits!

 

[smallie]

I love fishing for smallies. I used to go for them all the time when I lived in Mass and New Hampshire. Now I'm in Raleigh and I think I need to plan a weekend trip to the mountains for some smallie fishing. Thanks for this thread. I had no clue where to start looking for them. Where can I get a map for Lake James?

I'd be up for a trip to James, would split costs. You have a boat or would you rent one? If you want to try fishing te French Broad I can urn yu on to some very good wade fishing in the Asheville area. Doesn't cost much and I catch plenty of bass. See my post.

Jim