I'm thinking of going out with a guide next Saturday for a half or whole day somewhere in the state for my birthday. Was going to go to the ocean but looks like potentially bad weather for that. Now I'm thinking of going west, maybe Lake Fontana? My wife is coming and that looks beautiful, I'd like her to join me but she's not into fishing... 

I'm curious if anyone has recommendations of anywhere in NC they think would be good for a guided fishing trip with short notice. I don't have a particular species in mind and am open minded. I'm not good at fly fishing but like to have fun and would consider it. 

Maybe this isn't enough notice or is a bad idea, but thought it was worth asking. 

I mean shoot I might be able to take you out next weekend if all else fails.  I know where they're at and what they're biting we just gotta do the rest 😂😂😂

 

Happy birthday!

I love Fontana . I don’t think it’s known as great fishing but I’ve caught some nice ones, it’s not very farm from me at all, treacherous drive tho 

15 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

I mean shoot I might be able to take you out next weekend if all else fails.  I know where they're at and what they're biting we just gotta do the rest 😂😂😂

 

Happy birthday!

Lol I'll pay you to guide me sometime if you want to haha I can support the bait monkey for you!  

 

It's probably too short of notice to do a guided trip anywhere, this just sort of popped up this week as an opportunity and now I'm trying to capitalize on my parents taking the kids for the weekend. Wish it wasn't bad weather at the coast, I was excited to do saltwater trip and I think my wife may like that more than bass fishing with me 

Keep sniffing around and if nothing comes to fruition shoot me a private message and we can talk about going out next weekend!

 

 

9 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I love Fontana . I don’t think it’s known as great fishing but I’ve caught some nice ones, it’s not very farm from me at all, treacherous drive tho 

I've never been but it looks beautiful online.. Trying to find something my wife will enjoy also and that's been on my list a while. 

It’s a 12 out of 10 on beautiful 

 

Check out Mountain Lakes Guide Service - great dude and great fishing on the western end of the state. Weather don’t matter. He has a Facebook page or call him 865-466-1345

@TnRiver46 heaven right there.  I still got to catch me a North Carolina smallmouth.

17 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

@TnRiver46 heaven right there.  I still got to catch me a North Carolina smallmouth.

It’s mostly spots in there but some nice smallies. That one pictured was actually drab when I caught it, no stripes. I brought I back to the campsite to eat it and the girls let it go because it was pretty. Then they ate 3 spots and said they wished they hadn’t have let the SMB go 😂 

 

I also caught a jammer white bass that trip I can’t find the pic of . There were a bunch of them running up that creek I couldn’t get to bite. Finally used weightless fluke and they instantly inhaled it 

Just realized those pics were from April 17-18 2021 , good time to be there. Although I recall forgetting my sleeping bag and sleeping in my boat bibs and rain coat, I froze 

 

 

And here’s the pic of that smallie when I first caught it, before it rode back to camp in the livewell and got its tiger stripes