Bass Fishing
Big smallmouths are ready to feed up on Fontana Lake
Fishermen on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake have a great chance of catching their biggest smallmouth bass ever. […]
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Prespawn smallmouth starting to stir at Fontana Lake
The signs are out that fishing is about to pick up on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]
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Fontana Lake is a bass buffet for anglers
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. […]
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Fontana Lake points will hold plenty of fall smallmouth bass
Ronnie Parris of Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited targets rocky points in October for smallmouth bass at Fontana Lake. […]
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Top tips for catching walleye from Fontana Lake
The walleye fishing at Fontana isn’t what it used to be, but anglers can still catch their share with these tips. […]
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Peeling Fontana – Layer down for great summer fishing at Fontana Lake
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. […]
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Trolling is key fall tactic on Fontana Lake for a variety of species
Trolling is the key to putting Lake Fontana’s fish in the boat this time of year. […]
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Fontana Lake offers great escape from the heat for fishermen
Anglers wishing to escape the early arriving summer heat don’t have many options — except mountain lakes in western North Carolina – and one of the best is Fontana Lake, where the fishing is providing plenty of action. […]
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Topwater bass bite shines on Fontana Lake
Topwater action on bass at Fontana Lake has been tough to beat in recent days. […]
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Southern Fried Walleye – Post-spawn walleye are a May Day staple on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake
Few people associate North Carolina with a fish that practically defines the word “fishing” in the Great Lakes and upper Midwest. […]