Shallow River Smallmouth Kayak Bass Fishing Piedmont NC
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Journey with me as Rayvon from the YT ch Working Class Outdoors and myself make our way down a small river in the Piedmont region of NC in search for some smallmouth bass.
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The Yadkin River north of South Pilot Mt. State park contains the best quality smallmouth fishing in North Carolina. People don't realize it because the river is "unstable." It quickly muddies after most any storm upstream. And yet, if you learn to fish it, you'll catch much larger smallmouth than in any river in NC.
I’d love more info on this if you have any.
Good vid, looks like a fun drift. Stinks you had to drag the take. Oh well, least you got a workout in!
Haha, yes I did get my workout in that is for sure!! Thanks for watching!!
Congrats on the smallies.
Thanks my friend, they were small but fun. lol
I enjoyed your hardworking adventure, from the comfort of my recliner. Nice little river, would be gorgeous with some water in it.
Haha, yes sir absolutely would have been a much easier and more enjoyable float if we had more water. Thanks for watching!!
Damn son, that was a lot of pulling. Well, you said you wanted an adventure and you got it. Lets go back when there is some water.
Haha, yeah maybe in the spring we can try it when we have more water to float us.
I have some advice if your open to it. Spent years fishing piedmont streams in NC just like that one. Fish slow, fish quiet. Toss on structure and let fall in. Use soft weedless rigged baits. Best fished when water low and clear to slightly turbid the hole up and are easier to find. 6" 8" jerkworms craws lizards do best some squid or crawlers, natural colors shad silver grey smoke gold etc unless dirty water then change to brighter. Carolina or Texas rigged 03, 04 sprout hook #4 sinker. Buy bulk 50 hooks pound of shot 10 CT bag baits. Slow retrieve small twitches and let rest so it will waft in current naturally like a minnow does or twitch like a craw etc. We year em up. Even small streams have big fish. Keep working a hole, they stack up and may catch a few smaller ones before the big ones decide to hit. Let them pick it up and move before setting hook.
Thanks for watching very much appreciated!! I will aways take tips to help catch some fish thank you!!
Best time to do the UR is in the spring. Even though I do a LOT of dragging during the Summer too.
I always fish for them going upstream and catch most throwing from the ponds to base of the rapids.
Yes those lizards really work well.
Went yesterday and believe it or not paddled a mile and half upstream from low water bridge without exiting my yak. When I was ready to return, I drifted the entire ride without a single power stroke, only steering. Caught fish all the way back to the bridge.
Enjoyed watching you guys learn about the LONG dragging days from bridge to bridge. I have passed many a ticked off first time kayaker asking me "how far is that dang bridge(put mildly)?!"
This little river is a gem to have Smallmouth bass and a healthy population of Roanoke Bass (even more rare)in the southern Piedmont. I cherish it dearly and always catch / release.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the tips!! Yeah that was the summer we were having a bad drought. I knew it was going to be bad when I heard WOC say "I haven't ever seen the water this low before"!! HAHA I haven't been back but I want to I really did enjoy it.
Congrats on the Smallmouth! Up here in upstate NY they are our prime catch. Pound for pound one of the hardest fighting fish there is.
Thanks, yes sir we have a lake in our mountains where we can catch them from 3.5 to 6lbs, but I have never fished there yet...but I probably will. lol
Awesome day of fishing I loved it.
Thanks Pam I appreciate that!!
Looks like the river I kayaked today. Lots of dragging of the kayak through shallow rapids and lots of kicking crayfish away from my legs lol
Haha, it was the Uwharrie River. That was during a very dry summer a few years back. I'll never do that again when it is that dry!! lol
Southern Outdoors Fishing It’s definitely a workout. If I ever decide to do that again I’m gonna put a couple layers of gorilla tape on the vulnerable parts of my kayak. I scratched the crap out of the bottom lol
Hey Thomas: If only there had been some water, ... crazy thing about smallies is they like water. Ha ha. Seriously, smallies are worth the effort. Thanks for sharing your adventure! (I'm fortunate enough to be living in Canada where I get 20+ kayak trips for smallies each year.)
Wow that's awesome!! Thanks for watching and the comment! #keeponcasting 🙌
love those smalljaws!!
Yes sir good fights!!
Looks like you guys go your exercise for sure! Great video as always brother!
Thanks buddy, yes we did!! haha
Love the scenery, good fishing bro
Thanks I really appreciate you watching!! I was a nice river to yak down even though we did have to drag a lot. lol
Caught them in Rocky river, Big bear creek and Uwharrie. Tried little river but none so far there
I fished little river from highway 73 to grassy island rd and only caught largemouth bass and pan fish never a smallmouth bass
Nice, I have never fished those areas you guys mentioned.
Lots of dragging in that river at these water levels. With about a foot and a half more water its a lot of fun though. BTW I thought I saw you in Randolph mall today. Wasnt sure though. Nice video.
Oh yeah lots and lots of dragging. lol Heck with 6 more inches of water it would have been a lot easier. And yeah I was at the mall today you should have come by and said hello. 👍
Nice video man
Thanks again!!
What part of North Carolina were you in cause I'm in Madison, NC about 30 mins from Greensboro
Thanks for watching, I live just south of Asheboro, NC.
💯💪👊LETS GO!!!
Thanks for watching!!
I am very hard on reels the reel that i like the most is the pfluguar president reel i fish rivers the most
what river is this?
Uwharrie river thanks for watching
@@SOFishing thank you. that's what i was thinking. did you put in @ nc 109?
@@fbweaver63 No actually we put in at Uwharrie River Access Point at Low Water Bridge and we took out at 109 bridge. It would have been a lot better if the water had been up and flowing like normal. lol But still fun!!
NIce vid THomas!!!
Thanks hooking me up on the smallies!! It was a fun day!!
Was this the Uwharrie river?
Yes sir it was, I put in at the low water bridge access. Thanks for watching!!
@@SOFishing ok the last Saturday in May I will be fishing that section of river.