Old timers can remember the glory days of striped bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake, when large schools of fish fed on the surface, tossing water as high as July corn. At night, the stripers would ...

Chad Green and Johnny Martin had high hopes as they headed out on a recent chilly Saturday morning for a mid-March bass tournament on Smith Mountain Lake, their home waters just southeast of Roanoke, ...

Rex Smith, who fostered a positive relationship between fishermen and fish officials as long-time president of the Smith Mountain Striper Club, died Monday. “The fishery we all enjoy today is better ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The average water quality at Smith Mountain Lake continues to be good and consistent with the 20-year averages measured. That’s according to the most recent data ...