Fontana Lake Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Guide James McManus said smallmouth bass on Fontana Lake will begin to stir in February on points with rock or gravel.

Big smallmouths are ready to feed up on Fontana Lake

Tony Garitta

Fishermen on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake have a great chance of catching their biggest smallmouth bass ever. […]

Guide James McManus targets smallmouth bass on gravel and chunk-rock banks this month on Fontana Lake.

Prespawn smallmouth starting to stir at Fontana Lake

Tony Garitta

The signs are out that fishing is about to pick up on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]

Smallmouth bass are losing ground in Fontana Lake to their spotted bass cousins, but they still provide anglers with plenty of enjoyment.

Fontana Lake is a bass buffet for anglers

Tony Garitta

Bass anglers on Fontana Lake have a lot to choose from this month. Spotted bass, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass are all active and hungry this month on the western N.C. lake. […]

Guide Ronnie Parris targets smallmouth bass on deep, rocky points at Fontana Lake this month.

Fontana Lake points will hold plenty of fall smallmouth bass

Tony Garitta

Ronnie Parris of Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited targets rocky points in October for smallmouth bass at Fontana Lake. […]

Top tips for catching walleye from Fontana Lake

Dan Kibler

The walleye fishing at Fontana isn’t what it used to be, but anglers can still catch their share with these tips. […]

Spotted bass are an aggressive cousin of smallmouths and largemouths that have become a big part of Fontala Lake’s black bass fishery.

Peeling Fontana – Layer down for great summer fishing at Fontana Lake

Phillip Gentry

On Fontana Lake, water temperatures in June and July cement the summer fishing season. While a few fish can still be found in and around the shallows — usually only early and late in the day — most have retreated to deeper, cooler water in the 10,230-acre lake west of Bryson City. […]