Super User Choporoz Posted June 24, 2014 Super User Posted June 24, 2014 Anybody have luck in Gunston Cove lately?  I spent much of Sunday getting skunked. Admittedly, it wasn't the best time of day (10AM to 4PM)....and, I have no familiarity with the water yet....but, it was a rather disappointing day. Wife and I rented a jon boat out of Pohick- threw on an electric motor and made a bee-line for the lily pads - worked all the way around to the piers at Belvoir - then zig zagged across and worked a few hundred yards of shore on the other side....and got nothing but a couple bites. I will say that I was surprised at how consistent and shallow the cove is. I always imagined depths and channels, but was kind of shocked to find nothing deeper than 7 foot the entire time. But, no bass. I don't believe they all run all the way out to the Potomac main channel, but man..... Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted June 25, 2014 Super User Posted June 25, 2014 Anybody have luck in Gunston Cove lately?  I spent much of Sunday getting skunked. Admittedly, it wasn't the best time of day (10AM to 4PM)....and, I have no familiarity with the water yet....but, it was a rather disappointing day. Wife and I rented a jon boat out of Pohick- threw on an electric motor and made a bee-line for the lily pads - worked all the way around to the piers at Belvoir - then zig zagged across and worked a few hundred yards of shore on the other side....and got nothing but a couple bites. I will say that I was surprised at how consistent and shallow the cove is. I always imagined depths and channels, but was kind of shocked to find nothing deeper than 7 foot the entire time. But, no bass. I don't believe they all run all the way out to the Potomac main channel, but man..... Time of day is not the basis of good catching. Learn the tides for that location and plan to be on the water around the low tide times. 3 hours before until 3 hours after. 1 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted July 5, 2014 Super User Posted July 5, 2014 Report , June 28th at Lake Anna Va . Water temps at the surface 87 give or take a degree depending on where you were , stained to partly stained , overcast early and bluebird skies as the mornings progressed . I was there for 4 days total , fished a friendly tournament on that Saturday . Results ended up finding the larger schools in shallower waters even though most of the bait fish were congregating out of deeper / clearer waters . Pre-fished Thursday night , Friday morning , Friday afternoon , finding 4 spots total to fish out of Saturday morning to early afternoon . Saturday morning stayed overcast with a very slight breeze up until around 11:30 am , I netted 11 fish total during that period in one spot , as the sun came up and became bright , I switched baits and chose a different approach . Top water baits early , spinner baits , top water walking baits , and weightless flukes around grass , as the sun became brighter , jigs , 3/8oz. , T Rigged worms , shaky heads , all were productive , all baits were either weightless or 3/8oz. or less . Top fish on the day was a 5lb. even LMB with a 4.12 coming in a close second , ended with a 19.12 lb. bag on the day , not what I wanted but it got me the money anyway LOL !! Here is my best 5 on the day , the 5lb. came on a buzz bait , the 4.12lb. came on the jig . 2 Quote
madweazl Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Looks like this has kind of petered out. Recently move into the area and appreciate the comments for sure. Quote
Burtonxj Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Good walleye fishing going on at Great Falls. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted March 10, 2016 Super User Posted March 10, 2016 There is not a whole lot going on this time of year, although with the current weather you will start to see it more and more, you can almost tell when everyone puts their boats away for their long winter naps too, all you see is how great the fishing is in Fla. threads for the southeast section LOL !! Not that I don't enjoy reading our Fla. brethren anglers stories and gaulking at their catches mind you but, every year I keep telling myself that I'm buying a hut down there and make my friends in Va. Jealous as HELL !!! 1 Quote
robsbell Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Any information about the restocking of Woodglen and Huntsman? Quote
quanjig Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 5 hours ago, robsbell said: Any information about the restocking of Woodglen and Huntsman? All the info I have read and heard about Huntsman is they have no plan to restock bass any time soon. They shocked and removed as may fish as they could from Royal at the end of September and relocated fish to Barton, Brookfield and Lake Braddock. Quote
hoodedmonkey Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Well hopefully it picks up soon. My fishing buddy is recovering from a broken neck...so I need to make some new outdoor friends to play with ☺ Quote
georgeyew Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 On 3/12/2016 at 7:58 PM, quanjig said: All the info I have read and heard about Huntsman is they have no plan to restock bass any time soon. They shocked and removed as may fish as they could from Royal at the end of September and relocated fish to Barton, Brookfield and Lake Braddock. Darn it. I was planning on heading over to Royal tomorrow morning. Guess there is no need since the population is now way down. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted March 15, 2016 Super User Posted March 15, 2016 Update, Lake Anna has some developments in the mid lake region, I had seen schools on the top of the drop offs and mid sections of the old river channel where it has more vertical structure, with the front we had this past weekend I am assuming that they/some "could have been" on the flats and moved back to the drop, water surface temps were wild, ranging from 52.2 to 65.0 depending where you were, mid lake condition at the mouths of major creeks were mostly clear, in the back of the major creeks it was heavily stained, if you like off shore structure fishing like drop offs and ledge fishing, this is your time to shine and have some fun filling the wells with some bucket mouths !! Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted May 9, 2016 Super User Posted May 9, 2016 Any intel on Algonkian? Not real conveniently located for me, but since the NOVA launch pass includes Algonkian Park, I thought I'd check and see if anyone here has been fishing from there. Quote
hoodedmonkey Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 It's decent fun. There's a couple large islands right there by the launch point. Weekdays are better than weekends, as it can get really crowded with families and larger boats. The boat launch is nice, large and paved, and there's a good sized parking area. Getting there early and going upstream aways and floating back is good for smaller boats. There are some areas with thick grass/vegetation, so keep that in mind when picking out your tackle. Water depth varies and there are plenty of little coves and nooks. DGIF will be around, so make sure you have all of your stuff with you to show you're a good legal fisherman, and last but not least, check the flow of the river before heading out, as it's way less fun when the water level is too high and the flow is super strong. I've done a trip from Kephart Bridge toAlgonkian, it was an enjoyable day. And launched from the park and gone upstream. I've paddled a bit downstream from the park, but not far or long enough to give any solid information. Hope that helps some. 1 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted June 21, 2016 Super User Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks, HM! I'm in Woodbridge and the distance has been an excuse to stay around Occoquan/Gunston, but I need to get up and check it out. Quote
DocMadz Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks for starting/reviving this thread. I live in Ashburn and will usually go to Goose Creek Canal or Beaverdam Reservoir in the evenings. There is a very small lake right by the Lotte Plaza grocery store here in the middle of a residential area which I go to regularly. The bass I caught in my profile pic is from there. I'll usually catch Bluegill over there but I guess I just got lucky that day with a Texas rigged senko which is my go to rig along with live worms. I've been experimenting with a lot of the advice given on BassResource and am about to try out a Ned rig next and see if it can bring me in something. Tight lines everyone  1 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted June 22, 2016 Super User Posted June 22, 2016 Any of you NOVA bank fishermen try the 'ponds' at intersection of Prince William Pkwy and 28? Looks like big retention pond, but I used to see people fishing it/them often....not so much last few times driving by, though. Quote
miketheangler Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 On 6/21/2016 at 9:52 PM, DocMadz said: Thanks for starting/reviving this thread. I live in Ashburn and will usually go to Goose Creek Canal or Beaverdam Reservoir in the evenings. There is a very small lake right by the Lotte Plaza grocery store here in the middle of a residential area which I go to regularly. The bass I caught in my profile pic is from there. I'll usually catch Bluegill over there but I guess I just got lucky that day with a Texas rigged senko which is my go to rig along with live worms. I've been experimenting with a lot of the advice given on BassResource and am about to try out a Ned rig next and see if it can bring me in something. Tight lines everyone  I just moved to Ashburn and haven't been able to catch anything in the waters around the Lotte Plaza. Haven't gone back into the lake though. Just stayed close to Ashburn Village Blvd for the most part. Quote
Super User David P Posted December 10, 2016 Super User Posted December 10, 2016 Hey guys,   I just moved to Alexandria from California in July, and have only managed to beat the bank a few times since moving. I would love to get out and meet folks and fish if possible. Not opposed to driving an hour or two when timing works!    Quote
bigbasshunter Posted December 12, 2016 Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/10/2016 at 5:42 PM, David P said: Hey guys,   I just moved to Alexandria from California in July, and have only managed to beat the bank a few times since moving. I would love to get out and meet folks and fish if possible. Not opposed to driving an hour or two when timing works!    Check out Northern Virginia Bass Fishing group on Facebook Quote
Bigbarge50 Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 As a member here and of the NOVA group on FB, you will find the NOVA guys (myself included) can sometimes be a little inconsistent as life gets in the way and this site does have a lot of NOVA non fishermen come on here to collect info and go out and ruin spots with their disrespect of the limited natural resources. Â I would keep active on these sites, there are some great VA guys on here who are very generous with their knowledge. Â As our weather improves we can talk some specifics in NOVA. Â Quote
SeeNoSun Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Time to get the NOVA thread going again. Â Anyone been to the Rez? Â I'm hoping to get out there on my Yak this weekend. It will be my first time on the Occoquan. Â Launching out of Bull Run Marina. Â I've got a contour map and a Garmin 43dv. Â Are there any tips on patterns that are working now on the Rez? Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 3, 2017 Super User Posted April 3, 2017 Rented jon boat from Fountainhead on Saturday. Gale winds, inactive bass, and a mud-puddle of a rez made for less than satisfying day.  Vis was all about 6 inches. Should be clearing up somewhat by now, though....hopefully Quote
RichF Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 17 minutes ago, Choporoz said: Rented jon boat from Fountainhead on Saturday. Gale winds, inactive bass, and a mud-puddle of a rez made for less than satisfying day.  Vis was all about 6 inches. Should be clearing up somewhat by now, though....hopefully  How much is it to rent a jon boat there? Does it come with a motor? Trolling Motor? Quote
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