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...]
Deer Harvest Up Slightly
The deer kill in Virginia has been more or less stable for the past few seasons. It was up slightly this season, about 10,000, with a total harvest of 209,197 deer in Virginia. This total included 103,310 antlered bucks, 15,000 button bucks, and 90,887 does (43%). The record year was 2009 with a total kill in excess of 250,000 animals. Archers, not including crossbow hunters, killed 15,078 … [Read more...]
The Best Bet? Tautogs!
By Dr. Julie Ball Most news is centered around the weather, which seems to be the most interesting thing going on right now since choices are limited on the saltwater fishing front. Ocean striped bass are still a no-show in Virginia’s legal waters. These fish are wintering so far off the coast, it’s not likely inshore anglers will encounter them again until they return to the Bay to spawn. … [Read more...]
Icy Ramps
Potomac River Report By Capt. Steve Chaconas Our slight water warm-up to near 40 will be short lived as the weekend cold front blows through. Cold nights around 20 will make ramps treacherous – so be careful. Walking the banks along Four Mile Run, the water is around 50 and clear. Make long casts parallel to the bank with Lucky Craft Pointer 78 suspending jerkbaits. Use 6-8 pound test … [Read more...]
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