Smith Mountain Striper Club (SMSC)
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  • 2025 Fish Ladder
    • 2024 Fish Ladder
    • 2023 Fish Ladder
    • 2022 Fish Ladder
    • 2021 Fish Ladder
    • 2017 Fish Ladder
    • 2016 Fish Ladder
    • 2015 Fish Ladder
  • Pro Tips, Club Newsletters, Fun Stuff
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Make new fishing friends! ​Catch more fish!! Enjoy life at SML!!!

Learn how to catch striped bass up to 40" long at SML with great resources from Smith Mountain Striper Club:
  • Club meetings & events, featuring a range year-round 'how-to' fishing tips from local experts & pros
  • Monthly newsletter loaded with pics and useful info
  • Smart phone & laptop access to SMSC's GroupMe private chat exclusively for club members with daily fishing updates from around the lake
  • Access to member-only website info including fishing reports, pro tips and all past monthly newsletters. 
  • Opportunity to buy SMSC club logo merchandise like hats and shirts. 
  • Discounts from club sponsors such as Ultimate Green Lights and SML TackleShacke.  
  • Opportunity to meet and fish with and learn from other anglers - make new fishing friends.
  • Participate in annual "Fish Ladder" contest for top 5 stripers caught during the year.
  • Participate in DWR conservation & fishery support programs: annual striper stocking, striper growth analysis, gill-netting, Angler Journal, and more.
  • Support the SML community through Reel Connections for Kids, Bedford Youth Day, and other programs.
Best a part of a success story enjoyed by thousands - the outstanding striped bass fishery at SML! 
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We invite anyone interested in striper fishing to join us!  Many of the excellent resources on our website come directly from club speakers and meetings. If you can attend in person, nothing beats meeting Club members "live" and getting an opportunity to talk about the ins and outs of striper fishing.
Membership in the SMSC runs on a calendar-year basis.   Individual membership is $30/year and includes your spouse at no additional fee.   Business memberships and sponsorships are also available. 
To join, click the button below to make a credit card payment.  If you have any questions, please email us: [email protected]

​Join the club today -
click the button below and make a secure credit card payment online!


Or bring the completed form below with cash payment to our next meeting
SMSC Membership Form
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Personal Membership in Smith Mountain Striper Club (Calendar Year)

$30.00
Join/Renew your 2025 membership today - just $30!


Learn new tips & tricks, have fun catching more fish, and support the awesome striped bass fishery at SML!


Membership is calendar year, January 1 - December 31. 
Click HERE to Join or Renew Now

Business Membership in Smith Mountain Striper Club (Calendar Year)

$60.00

Join or Renew today for just $60 for 2025!


Grow your business, get involved with the lake community, and support the awesome striped bass fishery at SML!


Membership is calendar year, January 1 - December 31. 

Click HERE to Join or Renew Now

Club Meeting Locations

The club holds most meetings at SML Library's Community Room in Moneta.
Annual DWR fishery report meeting held at Trinity Ecumenical Parish in Moneta.

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Bedford Public Library, Community Room
13641 Moneta Road
Moneta VA 24121

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Trinity Ecumenical Parish
40 Lakemount Drive in Moneta (just off RT 122)
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Club Mailing Address:
Smith Mountain Striper Club

P.O. Box 305
Moneta, Virginia, 24121
Copyright 2012-2025, Smith Mountain Lake Striper Club
  • Welcome
  • Join Us
  • SMSC & DWR
  • Marine Gas
  • Lake Temps
    • Depth Temps
  • 2025 Fish Ladder
    • 2024 Fish Ladder
    • 2023 Fish Ladder
    • 2022 Fish Ladder
    • 2021 Fish Ladder
    • 2017 Fish Ladder
    • 2016 Fish Ladder
    • 2015 Fish Ladder
  • Pro Tips, Club Newsletters, Fun Stuff
    • Newsletters
    • Pro Tips
    • Swamp Monkey Jigs with Lacy Burnette
    • Cool Links
  • Business Members
  • SMSC Leaders
  • Contact Us