Briery Creek Lake Va April Report

[BobbyRaeAllen]

Hey All, I will try to keep it concise but here goes!

Since my last report on Briery a lot has changed. Water temperatures have moved up, and so have some fish!

Word at the boat ramp: Guys have been doing well and mostly catching one or two quality fish during full or half day outings. I try to talk to everyone I see up there to get a feeling, and the general consensus is that its only a matter of time until fish will begin to lock on to beds. A gentleman caught a nine pounder on a jerkbait from shore at the lower boat landing.

I have been seeing alot of fish shallow and they are starting to increase in number and size as opposed to three weeks ago when it was only dinks. The best fish I saw was on a highly fished secondary point in one of my areas. She was cruising the same 10 foot area and alternating from just out of sight, to under a foot of water. She was definitely 5+ and I believe her bed will be at the base of a thick stump on the point. I also know of a nearly identical stump and point nearby that my buddy caught a 6 pounder off of last spring. I will be headed back to both areas.

What has worked: Rage rigged yum craw papi, BLK/BLU senko weightless, white chat-r bait, compact texas rigs (as always on briery)

What has not worked: Spinnerbait (i must be doing something wrong with my spinnerbait fishing, probably my error), topwater (on main lake) (probably within a week topwater will be a huge factor though)

I think I'm up to about 20 fish out of briery so far this april.

Hoping to get more, but I might miss prime time for bed fishing due to a trip out west for school. Tight lines everyone! Look out for me up there in a red mohawk canoe, if you dont see me, you'll hear me from a distance cussing at the wind! LOL

[Darren.]

Sounds good! One day I'll get out

that way to fish.

[flyfisher]

I haven't been out there yet this year yet but i will go soon for sure...

[Glenn]

Great report.  Keep 'em coming!

[Backlash33]

Good stuff bro! Appreciate it.

[Wayne P.]

Yep the shallow fish are getting more numerous. I fished there Tuesday 21st. Had about a dozen over 4#, nothing over 6 though. The COLD for the next few nights is not going to help with that situation.

With the 58 bass I caught added to the others for this month, my Briery April total is 121 bass so far.

My avatar was the top producer--sort of tough with the windy conditions lately though, but I manage.

I just let the wind be my friend. The air mixed with the water clouds up the sonar images some like this.

I did catch the bass in this image though since I could watch it move about in the laydowns--it was one of the 4# class bass. Most of the others were done that way too.