Big Bass Are Booming at Virginia’s Stocked Smith Mountain Lake

Chad Green and Johnny Martin had high hopes as they headed out on a recent chilly Saturday morning for a mid-March bass tournament on Smith Mountain Lake, their home waters just southeast of Roanoke, Virginia.

The pair had been regularly weighing five-fish limits topping 25 pounds at tournaments earlier in the year, and just a couple of days before this tournament event (sponsored by the Angler’s Choice boat dealership), Green boated a 9-pound 10-ounce largemouth while pre-tournament scouting.