“What I learned at Belews, I could apply to smallmouth fishing in tournaments up north on lakes like Champlain.”įor those unfamiliar with drop-shot fishing, the technique is attributed to saltwater fishermen, who have used a variation of the basic rig for years. I also needed to fine tune my search skills with my electronics. I had tried drop-shotting a little, but I wanted to experiment with knots, lines and baits.
“I heard that Belews was a clear, deep-water lake with depths over 100 feet in places, just the conditions I wanted. “It was a place for me to practice drop-shotting in winter,” said Grein. The “hot hole” has made Belews one of the state’s more productive winter lakes for bass.įun and fish aside, Grein had another idea that drove him to spend time on Belews. The plant’s super-hot discharge creates a winter sauna for bass, fooling the fish into acting and biting like it’s spring. The Belews Creek Steam Station was a big reason behind the outing. “That trip took place years ago, and we went fishing just for fun.” “Rodney Sorrel of Stokesdale, a buddy of mine, asked me to go fishing with him at Belews Lake in December,” Grein said. So how did Grein, an avid tournament fisherman, come to fish Belews Lake?
Its 3,864 acres and 88 miles of undeveloped shoreline northeast of Winston-Salem and northwest of Greensboro are mostly fished by local bass clubs and area anglers. Conversely, Belews Lake’s small size and limited facilities render it unsuitable for most major tournaments. On other lakes, Brein routinely engages in tournament competition, where the financial stakes are high and the pressure to win is intense.
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