Fishing near North Shore in Franklin County, VA

3 Rating based on 1 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 19
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 21
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Top Fishing Spots near North Shore

Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake

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Big Chestnut Creek
Big Chestnut Creek

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Leesville Lake
Leesville Lake

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 459

Snow Creek
Snow Creek

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# Reviews:
Views: 125

Fryingpan Creek
Fryingpan Creek

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# Reviews:
Views: 188

Game Refuge Lake
Game Refuge Lake

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Views: 401

North Shore Area Fish Species

Recent North Shore Fishing Reports

04082011 Fishing Report Apr 13, 2011

04082011

Smith Mountain Lake -

Bass fishing the a.m. until rain started at noon....

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05202011 Fishing Report May 20, 2011

05202011

Smith Mountain Lake -

Bass fishing at SML...

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SML 05062011 Fishing Report May 06, 2011

SML 05062011

Smith Mountain Lake -

bass fishing...

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05072011 Fishing Report May 07, 2011

05072011

Smith Mountain Lake -

bass fishing SML...

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6lb+ Largemouth Fishing Report Aug 02, 2008

6lb+ Largemouth

Smith Mountain Lake, VA -

Caught bedding female at on Smith Mountain Lake, Was pre-fishing a tournament...

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5112011 Fishing Report May 13, 2011

5112011

Smith Mountain Lake -

Waiting for a trolling motor repair man I fished from his dock...

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Baits and Tackle used near North Shore

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  • Spinnerbait
  • Caught on a minnow crankbait
    fx1
  • Caught only one fish in the high, muddy water. It was right under the bridge and it was caught on a small crankbait.
  • Panter Martin spinner

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • 1/2 ounce jig with a fluke in 35' of water.
  • with a fluke

Topwater Bait Check Prices

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Black and white w/red Superduper.

Lizard Check Prices

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Panther Martin spinner

Grub Check Prices

  • Salt/Pepper Kalin

Crankbait Check Prices

  • fire tiger shallow diver
  • Caught fish on boat docks using a grub and on a crankbait on banks. Pretty slow but the bites did come
  • chart/blue
  • Caught the biggest one on an XPS minnow and another 3 on a tiny gold crankbait. Clay caught 4 on a panther martin.
  • fire tiger

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Caught while bassfishing on spinnerbaits and a crankbait
  • Green/white spinner bait
  • Tandem spinner baits.
    Willowleaf
    chart.

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