NoVa fishing report, Goose Creek south, Cub Run, Bull Run, Lake Brittle

[Seafury]

Hello, 

 

New to the site. 

Long time resident of NoVa, all over from Fredericksburg to Falls Church, currently Manassas. 

 

Mostly ultralight spinning bank and wading. 

Working my way to a tiny bass boat or kayaks or combo. 

 

Bank fishing about 3 weeks to a month ago Goose Creek off Evergreen Mills Rd Bridge. 

Many tiny bass and panfish in the rapids, almost zero in any slack water or pools. Lots and lots of trash, everywhere. Popular for Hispanic beach parties..... Did not wade down stream but could have, upstream goes deep fast and may need kayak most likely as it heads up towards Leesburg. I hear good fishing closer to the Potomac which makes sense.... 

 

Recent wading within 2 weeks in Cub Run off Compton Rd. Very low water, few pools and areas over 1-2 ft deep. A few tiny bass well under 1lb and down to fingerling. Some small Bluegill and Creek Chubs. Lots of trash along and in creek. 

 

Recent bank fishing within 2 weeks Bull Run creek at rte28 Bridge border of Centerville and Manassas, including upstream 1 mile at Ordway Rd, aka Hispanic Beach city. Lots of trash by Ordway Rd no fish, don't waste your time. Some decent sized bluegill under rte28 bridge in rapids. Barely any tiny bass fingerings, almost no fish in deeper slack water. Few turtles. Lots of medium carp in deeper pools that won't even look at lures. 

 

Today Lake Brittle rent a Jon boat 2 men. Absolutely horrible. 

4hr dawn outing, 4 bass under 1lb, 4 medium pan fish mostly yellow bellies, 2 small warmouth under 1 lb, 3 decent yellow perch about a lb or so (rock bottom areas) 1 medium turtle, zero real bass, zero snakeheads, maybe 1 missed blowup. 1 guy caught most of those fish, on Rapala f3 original on ultralight. Threw every bait I had, chatter, senko, buzz, Rapala, spinners, boya frog, top water, shallow diving, bottom dragging worms, deep chatter, trolling chatter, nothing! 

 

Done with Lake Brittle, 3rd trip, all been horrible over last 5 years lol. 

 

Always welcome advice, tips, tricks, or good bass ponds. Also dreaming of my first snakehead! 

 

Thanks and tight lines. 

[Bird]

I agree, marked Brittle off my list years ago.....terrible fishery. 

[Seafury]

1 hour ago, Bird said:

I agree, marked Brittle off my list years ago.....terrible fishery. 

Yea, sucks though. 

 

All of what should be our good area fisheries are all way over fished and "cleaned out" in the last 10 years. I don't know why we stand for this bs... 

 

Need to find some decent 2 man bass fishing within reasonable drive, and snake heads lol.