RHuff Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Has anyone been on Stonewall Jackson Lake in WV yet in 2017? My wife has a Friday-Saturday conference there on March 17-18. I'm off work those days so I'm thinking of pulling the boat and staying with her and fishing all day both days while she is in the conference. I cannot find any current water temperature for that lake, but I did find a current one for Burnsville Lake, which is in the same region. It is at 48 degrees. The weather outlook between now and then still calls for 50-60s during the day with 40s at night and maybe an occasional night in the 30s here and there. I am hoping the water will hit 50 degrees by then. To coin the famous saying... "Should I stay or should I go??" Quote
Steveo-1969 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Is the alternative NOT fishing? Then you should go..... 2 Quote
jbw252 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 I would go. But if you need more info - call the Marina at Stonewall Resort (304-269-8895), they should be able to help with a water temp. 1 Quote
Kyhokie Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Wow, that brings back memories. Haven't fished stonewall since probably '94 lol. Always with dad too. Grew up in nitro. I hope you fish it and do well, bring us back a good report! Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted March 2, 2017 Super User Posted March 2, 2017 I know of two boats with pretty experienced locals that were recently on the lake, said the water was chocolate milk and they landed one fish between both boats (4 anglers). Quote
RHuff Posted March 2, 2017 Author Posted March 2, 2017 Why is the water so muddy? We haven't had hardly any rain up until the storms yesterday. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted March 3, 2017 Super User Posted March 3, 2017 5 hours ago, RHuff said: Why is the water so muddy? We haven't had hardly any rain up until the storms yesterday. I don't know, but I've heard stonewall and stonecoal stay pretty muddy in the spring Quote
RHuff Posted March 12, 2017 Author Posted March 12, 2017 Any updates this week?? Was planning to go Fri and Sat but the forecast looks bad.. Quote
greendragon Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Stonewall was an awesome lake, then it dropped of a bit. The lake came back strong in the last few years. I haven't fished it in a while, so I am going by other guys reports. You will see why Stonewall gets so muddy when you get there. All the runoff from the valleys and ditches and the lakes has lots of hollows.Good luck sir Quote
RHuff Posted March 20, 2017 Author Posted March 20, 2017 I didn't get to take my boat due to the extreme cold. I didn't feel comfortable having it out uncovered with those 10-15 degree nights we had last week. I did get to sight see and scout out some places. I got to see from the launch at the state park cabins all the way to the Jacksonville Launch. I must say, it is a cover fisherman's dream with all of the timber, rip-rap, and laydowns. I will definitely be going back after the weather breaks to fish it this spring. I noticed an area to the left when driving from the lodge to the cabins. Did I see a tunnel that goes under the road connecting the boats. Is that big enough for a bass boat to pass through or is that Kayak only? Quote
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