Name:   caughtafew - Subject:   Smith lake suck Date:   8/25/2018 8:14:05 AM

By my tag name you can tell I'm no pro but I do catch fish here.  I'm on Ryan Creek near Big Bridge and it's a tough lake to be consistent and definitely difficult for youngsters with limited patience.    I have my best luck with a green watermelon finesse worm on a 3/16" black shaky head.   Early morning along banks in 8-12' water or near submerged tree tops.   March,April, May is by far the best time to fish, you can catch them then on rattle traps or shad color Rapalas.   June, July, August its a desert in the daytime.  Almost impossible to catch anything except at night and I really don't like night fishing.    In the spring and fall if you see them hitting shad schools on top, casting a top water plug that you can throw a long way can be fun too.     But good luck catching a limit, even the pros get skunked here at times.