Fishing At

Smith Mountain Lake

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(14)

308 Catches

Smith Mountain Lake is located in Franklin County, Virginia. Download FishAngler to find the best places to fish at Smith Mountain Lake. Get local fishing reports with detailed catch information, weather conditions, top baits and more.

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37.117602, -79.671096

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Recent Catches At Smith Mountain Lake

Logic_fb Marquez

1 week ago

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Franklin County, Virginia

Caught on 10 pound test with a bug swimbait in 60-70 feet of water great fight on my medium shimano scimitar

Species Flathead catfish

15 likes

Mike Fetz

2025-08-16

•

Bedford County, Virginia

Species Largemouth black bass

Weight 6 lb 6 oz

21 likes • 1 comment

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Bryan Poff

2025-09-07

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Bedford County, Virginia

Species Largemouth black bass

Weight 7 lb

Gear 1

10 likes

Bryan Poff

2025-08-10

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Franklin County, Virginia

Species Largemouth black bass

Weight 5 lb

Gear 1

5 likes

Will Cash

2025-07-29

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Franklin County, Virginia

Striper not hitting but at least one tight line.

Species Largemouth black bass

Weight 3 lb 13 oz

Gear 1

8 likes • 2 comments

Tatum Cooper-Bryan

2025-07-22

•

Franklin County, Virginia

Nice catfish

Species Channel catfish

Weight 8 lb 11 oz

Gear 3

6 likes

Bryce Dobbs

2025-07-14

•

Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Species Striped bass

Weight 10 lb 8 oz

Gear 2

9 likes

Bryce Dobbs

2025-07-14

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Franklin County, Virginia

Species Largemouth black bass

Weight 3 lb 5 oz

Gear 2

8 likes • 1 comment

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Most Caught Fish Species At Smith Mountain Lake

Largemouth black bass

Smallmouth bass

Channel catfish

Flathead catfish

Redbreast sunfish

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