| Lake Gaston is located in both Virginia
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| | degrees. The next places that turn on is
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| and North Carolina. It is a large lake of
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| | the southside arms, especially Lees and
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| 20,300 acres. Many professional and
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| | Poe. We like to fish these areas around
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| amateur tournaments are held here each
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| | the boathouses, rip rap, and laydowns
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| year, so it receives a good deal of
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| | with a chrome / blue Ambush Stealth Diver
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| fishing pressure. This is where we
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| | and a Terminator Colorado spinnerbait. We
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| competed in the Regional Finals for the
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| | stick to the structure that is in the
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| Red Man Tournament Trail in 2000. The
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| | 5-10 foot deep water. Bass here start to
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| main species of fish in the lake are
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| | spawn around April 15th, and last till
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| largemouth bass, striped bass, and black
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| | around June. The other areas that can be
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| crappie. Other species include some
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| | real productive are Pea Hill and
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| walleye, chain pickerel, white perch,
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| | Six-Pound Creeks. Sometimes we use
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| bluegill, and catfish. The main forage
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| | floating worms, and wacky-rig them for
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| base is composed of alewife, gizzard
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| | some hot action. Another method that
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| shad, threadfin shad, and herring.Lake
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| | works good in these areas is soft plastic
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| Gaston has relatively stable water
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| | jerkbaits. During the tournament, and at
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| levels, and high quality water. There is
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| | other times also, we really caught most
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| a good population of largemouth bass,
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| | of the better fish on these baits.
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| with many large fish available. Most of
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| | "Sizmic" Flu-Go's" were our top
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| the bass we catch at Gaston run around 15
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| | producers. Lake Gaston is known for a
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| inches and about 1 1/2 pounds. We have
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| | good topwater bite. You can really get
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| caught numerous 5 and 6 pounders and some
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| | into some decent bass in these areas on
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| larger fish were caught in the finals. In
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| | buzzbaits and poppers also. Even Lucky
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| fact, some of these fish were 8 or 9
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| | Craft "Sammy's" produce well at
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| pounds. The lake record is 14 pounds 2
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| | times.Later in the year, about June, the
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| ounces, so there are plenty of big bass
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| | largemouth like to relate to classic
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| left in Lake Gaston. Gaston's striped
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| | bottom structure like humps, points, and
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| bass fishery depends mainly on stocking.
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| | stream channels, or even large beds of
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| Many striped bass are caught each year
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| | hydrilla. These hydrilla beds produce
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| that weigh 3 to 8 pounds, but plenty of
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| | large bass as well as numbers until about
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| 20 pounders are taken each year. The
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| | September. We usually probe the deep
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| walleyes are doing good at Gaston also
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| | weedline with a Texas-rigged worm or
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| and many trophy fish of 8, 9 , & 10
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| | Yamamoto grub. The 'SENKO's' also produce
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| pounds are caught. We caught a few of the
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| | well here. Usually in the mornings and at
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| Strpiers while fishing for bass on the
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| | dark, we twitch jerkbaits over the top of
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| Lucky Craft crankbait shown below.The
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| | the hydrilla, or even throw Terminator
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| striped bass make a spawning run each
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| | buzzbaits.If you like to fish structure,
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| year up to the Roanoke river in April and
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| | then the main lake points at creek mouths
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| May. Lake Gaston has a variety of
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| | like Pretty Creek are good. Another good
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| structure also, such as submerged
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| | spot that has bass on humps and drop offs
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| bridges, stumps, submerged roads, and
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| | is Hubquarter and Lyons Creeks. The 15-20
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| lots of grass in the summer. Most of the
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| | foot deep area are best, as that is where
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| water flowing into Lake Gaston comes from
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| | most of the baitfish are. Carolina rigged
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| the Roanoke river. The visibility in the
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| | lizards are a good choice, as are for
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| lake usually ranges from 4-8 feet,
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| | worms, 'SENKO's' and grubs. At times, we
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| although heavy rains can make it muddy.
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| | catch good fish here on deeper crankbaits
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| There is a thermocline in Gaston in the
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| | as well. The water starts to cool off a
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| summer at about 20-25 feet. In the
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| | lot in October and November, and the bass
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| summer, oxygen levels are low are far
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| | start moving back to the 5-10 foot deep
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| down as Great Creek. The bottom is sand
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| | water. The best areas at this time are
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| and gravel with some flats covered in
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| | Jimmie's, Lizard, and Six-Pound Creeks.
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| silt, and clay hillsides. The shoreline
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| | We use a 3/8 to 1/2 ounce jig at this
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| is mostly wooded, with some high slopes.
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| | time, with a black/blue or brown/orange
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| North Carolina Power and Virginia Power
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| | 'Uncle Josh Pork trailer'.We like to
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| owns the entire 350 mile shoreline. There
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| | carry several spinning rods for the
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| are lots of docks, rip rapped banks, and
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| | lighter lures, in different lengths, from
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| brushpiles. there are really a lot weeds,
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| | 6-61/2 feet, with a medium action, in a
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| including elodea, milfoil, and hydrilla.
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| | good graphite rod such as a G Loomis and
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| This is especially true in the creek arms
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| | Falcon. We like Shimano and Tica reels,
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| and coves, with the deep weedline at
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| | spooled with a 8-10 pound Trilene. For
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| about 10 feet. They do treat the grass
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| | baitcasters, we carry a variety of rods,
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| and also have added some grass carps.The
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| | in 6 1/2 to 7 foot lengths, in a medium
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| best locations for largemouth bass in the
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| | hvy action, and a crankbait rod, in 7
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| spring (March & April), are the northside
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| | foot. We use Falcon's and G Loomis rods,
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| creeks, especially Pea Hill and Lizard.
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| | and Shimano reels on most outfits, with
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| They normally turn on first as soon as
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| | 17-20 pound test.
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| the water temperature reaches about 50
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