Anyone here fish in Southwest VA, let's say from Marion down to Bristol?  I fish all the time in Saltville and Chilhowie.  I'm wondering if there are any clubs or tournaments happening in my neck of the woods.

I haven't fished down there but   to the forum.

Welcome. I would suggest this website: www.swvaoutdoors.com

Thanks for the welcomes and the link.  Never saw that website before.

Hey lineman711,

I actually just got back from Marion last night!! My best friend lives down there and he got married on the 8th. If I would have known there people down that way that were into fishing I would have stayed or hell even brought my boat.

-Nitroman

Plenty of fishing past Marion.

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/?type=1&region=3

I have family in Marion and Chilhowie. Some of the best smallmouth fishing you could ever find is at South Holston Reservoir. That place is great.

....South Holston Reservoir. That place is great.

Burley, you really should spend a little time on SHR. You may just catch something longer than 10".

Any time Brown, I'll meet you at the ramp.

Any time Brown, I'll meet you at the ramp.

Sounds like a fall trip is in the works. I'm down with that.  

Any time Brown, I'll meet you at the ramp.

Sounds like a fall trip is in the works. I'm down with that.  

As long as you don't mind fishing out of a tiny boat.

If things work out right between now and then, you'll be fishing out of a big boat.

I've heard Claytor Lake is a good smb fishery, hoping to find out as soon as I get the kinks out of my boat

I've heard Claytor Lake is a good smb fishery

It is. Claytor is a great smallmouth lake but it holds some really big largemouth too. Our last club tournament up there it took 5 @ 21+ to win. The winning bag had a 7# largemouth in it, caught under a dock on an *** trick stick. The rest of the bag was all smallmouth between 3 and 4 lbs.

Im new to SWVA and I really have no idea where to find a pond or small lake. Ive tried Hungry Mother Lake but no luck. Im only bank fishing now but I'm looking into getting a kayak in the next couple months. Any suggestions?