Anyone fishing the Broad River for smallmouth? Looking for access points and info on areas to avoid due to hazards. Thanks for any info.
Anyone fishing the Broad River for smallmouth? Looking for access points and info on areas to avoid due to hazards. Thanks for any info.
there are NO SMALLMOUTH in the broad. Stay away. There are lots of snakes. And mean people. Like in deliverance.
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
Have fished it around Gaffney. You can access it at Cherokee Ford recreation area and paddle up or down. Below there there is an access at Cherokee Falls dam. Above that there is access at hwy 18 bridge at Dravo Rd. All of these access are canoe or kayak only access, you could not get a big boat in. Don't expect anything fancy at these put-ins either.
Access points he says..
yes lots of smallies on the broad near gaffney. that's your best bet!
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
go carpentry something and hush
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
I don't know about in the Broad here but up in TN on the French Broad and the Holston the best bait I've used is a Yamamoto baby bass grub in 3-4 inch. I prefer the 4 but sometimes they want a smaller bait. Throw it on a round ball head with just enough weight to keep it working... usually 1/4 up there is what I end up with if the current is stronger. I like the 1/8 better. I usually have at least 5 bags per trip. They are soft baits so you'll tear up a lot... and they are proud of them at the register. It helps to put just a touch of super glue on the hook and then slide it up. You'll get a lot more fish out of them before the tail rips off.
Yes, stay in gaffney. I hear Thickety creek has lots of them too.
but people found him, and punished him for naming spots on the internet. he was assaulted by a purple top turnip
Last edited by Highstrung; 04-29-2020 at 11:20 AM. Reason: dern
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Google - Columbia Rowing Club. You can drop a kayak in there. Thank me later. Caught 25 one afternoon from this spot....
Broad Creek is better.
I remember when they used to be more of secret. The DNR forums ruined that. The Mexicans probably hurt the population more than cyber scouters though.
The DNR forums were for hopeless nerds.
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