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Kayak fishing on a mountain lake

Posted on 5/17/18 at 6:14 am
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22081 posts
Posted on 5/17/18 at 6:14 am
Going up to the NC mountains very soon and may do some lake fishing for a day or two. I know of one (Fontana Lake) that has some fish I don't have here - Walleye, Trout, and Smallmouth.

Any tips on bait, lures, etc. from my fishing kayak?
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34511 posts
Posted on 5/17/18 at 6:39 am to
Just use some worms. Leave enough of the tail free of the hook to wiggle around. Those fish will eat them up. Have fun! Also, a crappie jig bobbed up and down will catch a bunch over a brush pile.
This post was edited on 5/17/18 at 6:42 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 5/17/18 at 6:47 am to
Use a shad rap for the smallies. Cast downstream beyond rocks and retrieve so the lure drops over the rock edge. The fish like to lay under rock edges.

Smallies don’t like weedy areas in my experience. They want clean rocky bottoms with current.
This post was edited on 5/17/18 at 6:52 am
Posted by reds on reds on reds
Birmingham
Member since Sep 2013
4200 posts
Posted on 5/17/18 at 7:55 am to
Stayed in Fontana last summer. i threw small poppers with the fly rod and loaded up on little bass. In the afternoons there’s a shite ton of spiders out on the lake and you can find schools of little bass feeding on them. I would just drift in the middle of the lake throwing the poppers and caught all the little bass you’d want.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38362 posts
Posted on 5/17/18 at 7:57 am to
Fontana is beautiful. Finished a 60 mile section hike of the Appalachian trail at the dam last month. When we got to the dam, all I could think about (besides real food and a hot shower) was how much I’d like to be in a boat out there fishing. It’s the deepest lake in North Carolina
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22081 posts
Posted on 5/18/18 at 7:24 am to
Thanks guys. This is good stuff
Posted by 14ft_flat_matt
Member since Feb 2018
249 posts
Posted on 5/18/18 at 9:20 am to
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22081 posts
Posted on 5/18/18 at 12:16 pm to
If only it was that easy . . .
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