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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7278219
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Umpqua river on the southern Oregon coast is a premium smallmouth river.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7278282
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Penobscot river in Maine. Also lots of good lakes nearby for about anything with fins.



Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: bandy] #7278415
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Originally Posted by bandy
Eastern Virginia the James or the Shenandoah the best small mouth float fishing or the new river here in southwest Virginia.

I trout fished with a guide out of Boone, NC that refered to a "Hawg" river floating for big smallies. I believe he was speaking of the New. Does it flow into NC? James this is a very good guide with access to some of the best trout and smallmouth rivers in the southeast. Mainly Tn., NC, and Va.

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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7278432
06/02/21 11:15 PM
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Another good guide in Northern WI is Tight Lines flyfishing out of DePere WI, they fish the Menomonee River, it borders WI and MI U.P.
Ask for Tim, But I would think that if your going this year it might be tough, they are usually booked out a year or so.
Tim runs several boats his guides are all top notch and know their stuff. They don't rush things, if you want to hit every little nook and cranny they will.
They know every rock in the river that holds a fish.
a 20" river smallie is a trophy, I think last I heard the largest one they caught was approx 23".

They use drift boats and are flyfishing specialist.

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: Scuba1] #7278450
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Originally Posted by Scuba1
There are no Small mouth bass in Tennessee ... never have been and never will be ... they are illegal here

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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279152
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Thanks for all the tips, guys. We want to catch them in moving water. Lake smallmouths, while fun to catch, aren't the same fish as the ones that live in rivers.

I'm getting conflicting info about Minnesota, especially the Upper Miss. The guide I talked to at Headwaters Fly Fishing said it's the best bet for that time of year. They mentioned the St. Croix, but said it's not as good.

We can always drive from Minnesota to Wisconsin and give both areas' rivers a try. If we decide that part of the country is our best bet.

The only other thing I can think of to do is to go chase steelhead in the Pacific NW. The lodges here in Alaska are getting too expensive.

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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279169
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The Lower Yellowstone River is nice.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: Scuba1] #7279178
06/04/21 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Scuba1
There are no Small mouth bass in Tennessee ... never have been and never will be ... they are illegal here

Similar story here in Virginia.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279313
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I heard Fauci River in Wuhan was an excellent place to catch stuff.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279318
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Sleeper clear water reservoir that is chuck full of 4-6 pound smallies is our own Lake Sharpe here in the middle of our state. May have to boat into some back water bays or put up on shore on some shallow points. Lake is loaded with 18”-20+” smallies. Take as many as you can, they are a pain in the arse while trying to catch walleyes! They will test your gear for sure.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: Rye] #7279352
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Originally Posted by Rye
I heard Fauci River in Wuhan was an excellent place to catch stuff.


Not near as good as the rivers in North Korea.

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279450
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Originally Posted by James


The only other thing I can think of to do is to go chase steelhead in the Pacific NW. The lodges here in Alaska are getting too expensive.

Jim


I'd look into Atlantic Salmon too. Lots of other great fishing opportunities depending upon how much you want to spend.

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7279514
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The Columbia and several of the tribs have excellent small mouth fishing. The Snake River reservoirs are also good. I don’t see many people using fly tackle but the people that eat them fill up buckets. Some areas don’t have bag limits. Also some great fishing for other species in all the places mentioned. PM me if you look harder at Oregon or Idaho, I can point you in about 50 directions that will likely result in a good trip.

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: Deerkiller] #7280135
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We have no bass for james. Goes after Christianity just today and every other topic that has made our country great. Please don’t come here even to visit we have enough antagonists and liberals moving here as it is. Our state is great hope it stays that way.

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7280155
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James would fit in Charlottesville,VA. It's pretty hard core liberal. The James River is 15-20 miles south of Charlottesville.


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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: beaverpeeler] #7280166
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Umpqua river on the southern Oregon coast is a premium smallmouth river.



The John Day isn’t to shabby either, nice cats too.



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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7287441
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Just to follow up, we booked two days in Minnesota with Wildwood Float trips, fishing the Upper Miss or other unspecified rivers, and two days with Hayward Fly Fishing Co. in NW Wisconsin. We'll be fishing from drift boats with both outfits.

Everyone not nearby can relax: we won't be catching all your smallmouths.

We still need to fill two days, September 10 and 11. We're thinking of going spin-fishing in Mille Lacs Lake, maybe. Supposed to be some big ones there. I just have to keep my brother out of the Indian casino.

Thanks for all the well-meant advice!

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Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7287476
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come on over to the u p of michigan , little bay de-noc , esacnaba area lots of charter's and lots of bass

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7287499
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Dont forget Ohio Jim,we have fantastic river smallies,and some hybrids in certain runs

Re: Good places to catch big smallmouths on a fly [Re: James] #7287556
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