So is the Pasquotank River toast?

[basshammerwannabe]

My son got two 7’s on Tuckertown Saturday

thats awesome love the way it looks from what ive researched. Shallower lake with dirty water and wood

[Lightning 6]

When was the last hurricane to effect that area.

2003, Hurricane Isabel. More recent hurricanes have not impacted the albemarle sound much……but the Pamlico Sound got hammered.

[basshammerwannabe]

2003, Hurricane Isabel. More recent hurricanes have not impacted the albemarle sound much……but the Pamlico Sound got hammered.

yeah albermarle had floyd in 1999 and before it could get back isabel came.. were still fish around but it sucked pretty much.. heard people saying irene but i remember fishing there 2012-2015 and fishing being good

[Meadows]

James river is dead. So it the Chickahominy. All the central and eastern VA guys are fishing Smith Mountain Lake or NC now.

I know you're being sarcastic because you never post anything serious on here, but SML is by far the best fishery in the state right now and has been for the past few years. James/Chick held the title for awhile, but not anymore.

[mossie3]

50 Elite anglers failed to catch more than 23#s over 2 days.

[Bass Cat Boats]

Keep going and you'll get back to Hugo... and more...

yeah albermarle had floyd in 1999 and before it could get back isabel came.. were still fish around but it sucked pretty much.. heard people saying irene but i remember fishing there 2012-2015 and fishing being good

[rb]

I know you're being sarcastic because you never post anything serious on here, but SML is by far the best fishery in the state right now and has been for the past few years. James/Chick held the title for awhile, but not anymore.

Speaking of SML is there any musky still in the lake

[skeeterator]

50 Elite anglers failed to catch more than 23#s over 2 days.

Serious cold front and high winds didn't play a factor? Some of you guys need to get out more.

[rb]

Serious cold front and high winds didn't play a factor? Some of you guys need to get out more.

And I would imagine most of those didn’t prefish either

[Meadows]

Speaking of SML is there any musky still in the lake

Haven't heard of any that's been caught

[rb]

Haven't heard of any that's been caught

I had an older friend that lived up there. He was a big striper fisherman who only trolled artificial baits. He had a monster he caught from there mounted. Decades ago it was one of the premier smallmouth lakes in the country

[188Musky]

Haven't heard of any that's been caught

They’re toast?

[Meadows]

I had an older friend that lived up there. He was a big striper fisherman who only trolled artificial baits. He had a monster he caught from there mounted. Decades ago it was one of the premier smallmouth lakes in the country

There’s still plenty of big smallmouth. And the F1s that were stocked 10 years ago are flourishing. Mid 20 pound bags are the norm to win tournaments now. There was a 36# bag that came out of there last month, and a couple 10 pounders as well.

[Rip Bass]

yep flooding that causes that swamp water run off.. im sorry to change the subject but while Rip I believe you have one of the best names especially in the bass fishing world, im sure anyone whose fished in NC/locally in the last 30-50 knows your name as it stands out and youve been fishing tournaments longer then ive been alive.. But another name ive seen and noticed about long as yours is local tournament fisherman Flash Butts, everytime i see it in tournament results it makes me laugh

I appreciate the mention. I’m a washed up old has been now but it’s nice to be remembered. Thank you.

[PsuHntr]

Speaking of SML is there any musky still in the lake

yes, there are still musky in there

[Bobby Gray]

Do we really feel like it showed out that much that people will come flocking? I mean if you threw Welcher out ( yea that shite was special) The rest of the fields weight might be the lowest of the year on tour? It was beautiful place.. would love to fish it, but it didn't stand out so much I would pick it as a destination lake compared to a Guntersville, Fork, Rayburn or one of the great lakes?

[dean c]

Are those fish Florida strain?

[chris c]

I think it put it on the map because people have become aware of what it can be from all the dock talk….pros were absolutely murdering them in practice, the cold front and the wind really sh it the fishing down bad.

[basshammerwannabe]

Do we really feel like it showed out that much that people will come flocking? I mean if you threw Welcher out ( yea that shite was special) The rest of the fields weight might be the lowest of the year on tour? It was beautiful place.. would love to fish it, but it didn't stand out so much I would pick it as a destination lake compared to a Guntersville, Fork, Rayburn or one of the great lakes?

Nope it didn't and a good thing... Thank goodness for the conditions .. haha always that "practice was amazing".. follow a lot of them on Instagram and they were catching them real good

[Meadows]

Are those fish Florida strain?

Not 100% sure but I believe they are. I know there’s Florida strains in some of the tidal rivers in VA and I’d imagine it’s the same in NC