Claytor Lake Smallies

Princeton_Man · September 30, 2013, 06:30:26 AM

Only two I caught Saturday morning. You have to look close to see the dink. Momma smallie was 17 1/2" weighed in at 2.1 lbs. Yes I need to clean the livewells.... bad.

jocko · October 01, 2013, 06:15:05 PM

Pretty markings and color - I love the display when they are mad! That's a nice one and I can see the baby underneath!

Bet fishing Claytor is fun!

mo65 · October 01, 2013, 07:11:23 PM

Nice smallie!

Bigwrench · October 01, 2013, 08:02:21 PM

I need to get up to Claytor soon ! Thanks for sharing.

Princeton_Man · October 02, 2013, 07:31:57 AM

Thanks, Claytor has always been a mixed experience for me. Smallies have come alive in the past month. I don't catch the numbers (SM or LM) that I used too but that's due in part to all of the rain and flooding that it brought with it. The bass have been a bit confused.

Donald Garner · October 02, 2013, 07:40:10 AM

Nice catch there and tks for sharing the picture with us.

jocko · October 07, 2013, 09:35:55 AM

My only experience was just below the dam. You can find some nice smallies there! And musky's. Just going to need a canoe or kayak.

Bigwrench · October 07, 2013, 11:15:21 AM

Quote from: jocko on October 07, 2013, 09:35:55 AM
My only experience was just below the dam. You can find some nice smallies there! And musky's. Just going to need a canoe or kayak.

you should come up Jocko and we will dissect it together ! Only time I have been on it was like 1996 with a banjo pickin buddy and didn't catch a thing I remember it being DEEP in places !

Princeton_Man · October 07, 2013, 11:19:42 AM

I used to fish below the dam a lot before I went back to a glass boat. Indeed there are nice smallies and some awsome muskie in that water!

jocko · October 08, 2013, 08:46:48 AM

We'd fish from the Dam down to Peppers Ferry. A great man who has passed, Al Pugh from Riversmallies, used to hold the MOAR (Mother of all Rodeo's) just up stream. Good times and the fishing was outstanding. Bless his soul. I miss that big WV Hillbilly! Beer, Bluegrass, and Bass Fishing. It doesn't get any better. So I don't have a bunch of time there - enough to say I know the place.

Someday - I'd like to fish it again. Theres a ledge just before the take out before the Peppers Ferry Bridge at a bend in the river. I remember that set of rapids were class 3+ and tricky! But we came out dry on the bottom !

Bigwrench · October 08, 2013, 02:54:57 PM

We need to all get together on Claytor then soon !

Princeton_Man · October 08, 2013, 06:50:18 PM

Sounds great! Our own tourny!

jocko · October 10, 2013, 11:41:31 AM

Maybe next spring? Like a "field of dreams" build it and they will come!

I'd show just to hear some banjo pickin around a camp fire.

Bigwrench · October 10, 2013, 11:46:32 AM

Sounds like a plan

. I'll practice up my duelin Banjers !

Princeton_Man · October 10, 2013, 01:19:58 PM

Be thinking about it and let's get it on the calendar.

Claytor Lake Smallies

mo65