I was wondering what are some great lures and colors for smithmountain lake.

i do not frequent this lake, but in the few times i have gone, i have had pretty good luck fishing minnow baits or deep cranks around the islands by the main channel.  i have seen people fishing umbrella rigs, but i myself have never done it.  talk to the guys at the bait store across from bridgewater marina and they can put you on some fish.  if all else fails, live bait!

ok thankyou for the help

anyone else have any tips they would like to share?

When and where at Smith Mt. Lake???

There are a lot of variables.

well im going to virginia tech next year and i dont live near the lake so i was trying to get any information on good lures and such to use there.

most people overlook the New which is within a short drive of the campus, i got siblings at Tech and plan to go myself, but the New and Claytor Lake both produce.  I usually throw white grubs 1in long and catch lots of little smallmouth, but I have seen guys pull out some big bass out of there with a little patience and the right presentation

Claytor is loaded with spotted bass. Just about any presentation will catch them, especially finesse.

ok, thanks guys

Hey great topic there, I personally love sml and as a prior person had posted there are lots of variables, the only problem I have in sharing any information with ya is I havent been there since 03 its kinda a sacred place to me it was the last place that me and my father fished before his passing that year. Another factor being was the 5 years that we had fished there alot everything was on a constant change , that place is a realestate nightmare. Every island,cove and piece of riprap there had somethin built on it , or was being developed and that was then. But there was an abundance of smallmouth bass, and largemouth in the lake I personally had my best fishing done between April and July, and favorite places woulda been the Cradock creek area, around the Keys area both sides of the dam out of the cove. The S curve area around the park always produced and Blackwater seemed good for Largemouth, honestly the place is loaded with habitat with all the docks and long manmade riprap points and all. Baits of choice woulda been anything resembling baitfish,fluke, spinnerbait, crankbait , jerkbait.   And it was always fun to get in that occasional school of strypers that would be cruisin.

If you find a school of stripers you are in for one heck of a treat.  Those things can put up a good fight if you are on light tackle.