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    Smith Mountain Lake is a 20,600-acre impoundment located near Roanoke, Virginia. This reservoir is ranked by Woods & Waters as one of Virginia’s premier fisheries, offering a variety of species …

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    Destination File: Kerr Reservoir/Buggs Island

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    John H. Kerr Reservoir was once revered as one of bass fishing’s jewels of the east. National bass fishing organizations made Clarksville and South Hill into “Tournament Towns” on the …

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    Return to Back Bay

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    by Chris McCotter September 22, 2022

    When I first fished Back Bay in 2009 I was intrigued by what I experienced – a vast shallow water fishery behind Sandbridge featuring thousands of acres of weedy bays, islands, creeks …

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    Destination Lake Moomaw

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    by Chris McCotter September 22, 2022

    It had been over 20 years since I last visited Lake Moomaw and the hollows of the Gathright Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Bath County, Virginia. My wife and I …

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    The Bucket List Series: North to Niagara

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    Now, that’s one big fish,” I said, lifting my first lake trout—a 30-inch, 15-pound beast—out of the oversized net just raised from the powerful waters of the lower Niagara River …

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    by Chris McCotter September 21, 2022

    With the country in an economic downswing, it’s difficult to find anyone who hasn’t had to make sacrifices. To many, this means not buying and outfitting a $50,000 new bass …

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