Smallies in Pomme?

[MoFisher22]

Anyone ever caught any smallmouth on the lake during the Winter? I know the upper Pomme has some it in and that atleast part of the population moves into the lake for deeper, warmer water in the winter but I’ve never caught one or seen any pictures. 

[Skeeter007]

I caught one about 3 pounds in November years ago on the main part of the lake. There’s a 1-2 week period every spring that I can catch some big spots up there and there’s usually a few smallmouth mixed in, but very small. Other than that, they’ve been pretty much non existent for me up there. 

[olfishead]

Not many SMB in the lake, but a fair number in the PDT river above the lake.  Maybe they are afraid of those large toothy critters! 😁😁

[Dutch]

Above the McCracken Bridge is the only place I have caught very many.

[BFScott]

Years ago when tournaments in early spring  were tough. You could go up the river and catch them. I’m sure the ones you catch now in the lake are transplants from up there. A lot of them are mean mouths. Not to age myself but years ago 83 marina had tournaments with 10 fish limit and if you couldn’t get bit on the main lake then we used to break ice to get up there. There was a group of us that I’m sure over the years brought at least 100 or more to that weigh in. The largest one I can remember being caught was a little over 4lbs that my partner caught.