Capt. Steve Chaconas says it’s officially a summer pattern. On tidal rivers like the Potomac, the veteran fishing guide says that unless there’s cloud cover, start on top and work down - with one exception. The exception is hollow frogs over matted grass, even with full sunlight. This is especially effective during the hottest and calmest parts of the day. It’s also a good time for punching … [Read more...]
Cats On The Prowl
Tidal James Big cats are on the prowl on the lower James. If playing tug of war with a 50-pound plus blue cat is your thing, head for Petersburg/Hopewell and bring along some cut shad for bait – and a powerful rod and reel! The cat action has been so good that bass anglers are complaining that catfish are eating their lures. Lake Chesdin has been giving up lots of crappies, plus … [Read more...]
The Chick Is Hot!
The Chickahominy River near Lanexa is hot. Lots of fish are biting, especially bass. Mike Johncox at Riverside Camp reported that 17-year old Thomas Carter from Sandstone boated a a handsome 6 pound largemouth. That’s a nice fish for the Chick, a tidal river. Mike also said that if you want to have a neighborhood fish fry for catfish, now is the time. Lots of pan-size (1 to 3 pound) channel … [Read more...]
Cobia Fishing Is Fantastic
By Dr. Ken Neill, III Cobia fishing is nothing short of fantastic. Chumming is producing a lot of fish and when conditions allow, so is sight fishing. The big red drum are still around but most are now being caught by anglers targeting cobia. Some small to medium black drum showed in the James this week. Spanish mackerel are being caught in good numbers and size with some citation-sized macs … [Read more...]
Lake Anna Stripers
Striper fishing has turned on at Lake Anna in recent weeks. Anglers are catching them on top at first light, then trolling down to 26 feet and picking more fish up throughout the day. Shawn Blankenship, Rosalyn Rhoads and Tommy Clough combined to catch 9 nice stripers on a recent outing. On an earlier trip, Blankenship and Clough put 8 stripers up to 30-inches in the live well. Cody and Dave … [Read more...]
Trout Waters Update
Tom Reisdorf at Angler’s Lane reports: Jackson River Tailwater: Recent strong storms have brought the water levels up to ideal big fish levels. Kreelex streamers in silver, gold, copper and gold/copper fished on sink tips are the ticket right now. Period cicadas are all around the river right now and the big fish are taking them. Brook trout streams: Recent rains have brought the mountain … [Read more...]
Fish The Chick
The Chickahominy Lake near Providence Forge is one of the most productive lakes in Virginia. The 1,230-acre impoundment that serves as the water supply for Newport News has lots of cover in the form of lily pads, cypress trees and channel mouths. Anglers at the Chick never know what they will catch. The lake’s inhabitants include largemouth, crappie, shellcrackers, bluegills, yellow perch, channel … [Read more...]
Lake Orange Walleye
Darrell Kennedy of Angler's Landing (540.672.3997) at Lake Orange reports clear water with temperature in in the upper 60's and anglers are catching some nice walleye. Local angler Charlie Blankenship brought in a beautiful 24-inch 4 ½-pound walleye this week. Some saugeyes, a sauger-walleye cross, are showing up after having been stocked two summers past. Largemouth bass are hitting top water … [Read more...]
Lake Anna Report
At Lake Anna, the bass are hungry after a grueling spawn – and so are the crappie. Last Sunday at Anna Point, Preston Cox and Larry Wollersheim weighed in a bag of bass at 20.41 pounds. Their big fish went 6.52. Wayne Holder weighed in the best crappie in April at two pounds even while Kurt Hammerschmidt caught – and released – the best striper weighing 14 pounds, 9 ounces. Potomac … [Read more...]
What’s a Flier?
I was scanning through a recent Chickahominy Lake report by Capt. Art Conway and saw that his party had caught two fliers. I wasn’t exactly sure what a flier was, so I looked it up. As it turns out, I have caught a few of these interesting sunfish in the past, but I wasn’t sure at the time what they were. Here’s the scoop. The flier is a distinct and singular species of fish. It's not a … [Read more...]
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