Way Down South Smallmouth

[edmashburn]

Good evening to all- Hope everything is well up in the Ozarks. I do miss fishing the creek for brownies when the leaves start floating downstream..

I am able to fish for smallmouth here in Alabama if I want to drive four hours north to the Tennessee River Lakes- below Lake Wheeler Dam is my favorite place. Brothers, there are some fine smallmouth here. It''s pretty much tailwater fishing- drift with the fast water and bump jigs tipped with minnows along the bottom- it takes a six pound brownie to get any attention at all- seven or eight pounds to brag on- seriously. A former world record smallmouth came from these waters. My biggest here so far is only about four pounds- heck, I did better than that on Crooked Creek in Arkansas- but I've got hopes for this fall and winter. I will try to attach a photo of an Alabama smallmouth so you can see they do exist. I really do miss the fall smallmouth fishing up in the hills- good fishing to all- Ed Mashburn

[ozark trout fisher]

Awesome picture! What a beautiful fish.

[RogerH]

Schweeeet!

[Ham]

You need to get some Zig Jigs.

[edmashburn]

You need to get some Zig Jigs.

Ham- Please give me information- Zig jigs? I'm curious about these- never heard of them down here. Thanks- Ed Mashburn