Capt. Steve Chaconas doesn’t mind the rain when it comes to fishing on the Potomac. Steve says some big fish are being caught and if the weather holds up, this could be one of the best weeks of the year. While aggressive baits like Lucky Craft LVR D-7 lipless crankbaits are good to snap free from grass and slow rolling spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits will also produce, it's soft plastics in the … [Read more...]
Trout Report
Much needed rain this week has brought the mountain streams back to great fishing levels. Many flies are hatching including March Browns, Cahills and numerous caddis. Angler’s Lane in Lynchburg reports that the rainbows and browns in the lower Jackson are feasting on a good caddis hatch, which makes for more strikes. Try a Purple Haze, Green Monster or a Rubber Leg Stonefly for best results. … [Read more...]
Shad On The Run
Mark Scott of Charlottesville reports: I fished the Chickahominy River at Walker's Dam on April 18. Bob Kramer, also from Charlottesville, went with me. He had never been shad fishing, so that is now off of his bucket list. We fished with our guide, host and good friend, Jon Lamb, who did an incredible job of putting us on and keeping us on the fish. We had a consistent run of Hickory Shad, … [Read more...]
Lake Orange Open For Business
Though Lake Orange is open year round, 24-7, the bait shop and marina, Angler’s Landing is now open for the season, renting boats and dispensing bait and tips. Darryl Kennedy, who runs Anglers Landing, says his fish are biting. “The water is clear and the temperature is staying around the mid 50s,” Darryl noted. “The largemouth bass and crappie are in a pre-spawn pattern. Anglers using live … [Read more...]
Fish in the Shallows
According to Capt. Steve Chaconas, bass in the Potomac River have committed to the spawning flats, but will move a bit deeper this week as water cools. “Expect water to be cooling from the low 60s to upper 50s this week,” he says. For fish close to drops, find them on the drops. In these areas, it’s drop shots and shaky heads. For shaky heads, try 1/4 ounce Mizmo BarbWire heads with black … [Read more...]
Trout Heritage Day
For those who miss the opening day of trout season in Virginia, the Game Department has set aside Saturday April 2 as the next best thing – Trout Heritage Day. The selected streams and lakes will be closed on Friday, to allow for a big stocking, then reopen on Saturday at 9 AM giving everyone a chance to arrive and set up. Looks like decent weather on Saturday. Pick a stream from below and take … [Read more...]
Crappie Time
Lake Anna Fish are turning on at Lake Anna. In the Big Fish contest at Anna Point, Mike Harper has a 1-8 crappie; Tom Lernihan has a 7-4 striper and Jeremy Cash put an 8-1 largemouth on the scales. During a 3-19 tournament, Ken Pressley and Mike Hicks combined for an impressive limit of bass totaling 24.61. The big’un went 7.51. Crappie are making their move to shallow water and many are … [Read more...]
Saugeye Caught at Lake Anna
On March 12, Dyllon Kincer brought what looked to be a nice walleye to the Anna Point Marina scales. But it wasn’t a walleye. It was a saugeye. A saugeye is a hatchery-produced hybrid - a cross between a female walleye and a male sauger, and they are well suited for reservoirs such as Anna. Although saugeye are a cross between walleye and sauger, they often behave differently than walleye, … [Read more...]
South River on Fire
The South River Delayed Harvest section is on fire, reports Kevin Little at South River Fly Shop in Waynesboro. The Early Smoky Sedge hatch has started off with a bang and water conditions are very good. Hot flies are Sheila sculpins, Kevin's Caddis, Mini Intruders, Arlie's Gnarlie Caddis, Frenchies and Conehead Twenty Inchers. Mountain streams are fishing very well and caddis, says Kevin. … [Read more...]
Lake Anna Turning On
Because of the relatively warm water in Lake Anna, due to the nuclear generators and discharge, this body of water usually turns on before the other major lakes in Virginia – Buggs, Gaston and Smith Mountain. For 2016, Anna is right on schedule. Lots of nice bass are coming to scales according to Anna Point Marina and the crappie bite should happen soon. Rion Summers, the Golf Pro at … [Read more...]
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