Sandy River Reservoir in Va.

[VTFan]

Well so I've been told by a couple of sources, Sandy River Reservoir in Prince Edward County, Virginia could soon be thing of the past. Apparently the County Board of Supervisors without any public input has voted to build a water treatment plant on the lake and sell the water to neighboring jurisdictions.....taking 6 million gallons of water per day out of the lake and banning all gas motors. This was even voted on and approved without the approval and go ahead from the neighboring jurisdictions who now say they can't do this. I for one hope they have to swallow that vote. 

[flyfisher]

Here is what I found regarding what you are talking about.

 

https://www.co.prince-edward.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/6333/638255281342570000

 

https://www.co.prince-edward.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/6197/638194132241670000

 

I don't fish there that often but I have no issues with it being electric only.  One thing I would not want to see happen is the lake is not open 24 hours.  There are not many of them that allow that here in VA and losing that one would suck.  

[VTFan]

Thanks flyfisher,  I hadn't seen this. I for one would hate to navigate that lake with nothing but a trolling motor.  As for being open 24 hours, I'm with you even though I don't fish at night.  I'm pretty sure the reason they don't allow it at Briery is the submerged broken off trees and stumps but not sure.

22 hours ago, VTFan said:

Well so I've been told by a couple of sources, Sandy River Reservoir in Prince Edward County, Virginia could soon be thing of the past. Apparently the County Board of Supervisors without any public input has voted to build a water treatment plant on the lake and sell the water to neighboring jurisdictions.....taking 6 million gallons of water per day out of the lake and banning all gas motors. This was even voted on and approved without the approval and go ahead from the neighboring jurisdictions who now say they can't do this. I for one hope they have to swallow that vote. 

 

[flyfisher]

1 hour ago, VTFan said:

Thanks flyfisher,  I hadn't seen this. I for one would hate to navigate that lake with nothing but a trolling motor.  As for being open 24 hours, I'm with you even though I don't fish at night.  I'm pretty sure the reason they don't allow it at Briery is the submerged broken off trees and stumps but not sure.

 

Yeah I asked the DGIF about allowing non motorized vessels to fish at night out there and they said they can't make the exception for the exact reason you stated.  I fish out of a kayak and paddling it isn't bad but now I do have a motor on my kayak so it makes it much easier aka less work for me to fish a lake like that.  The first time I went to Sandy was probably 10-12 years ago and I remember paddling all the way out to those trees at the far end of the lake and coming back it was ridiculously hot and i was hugging the shoreline trying to get in some shade.  I also had my largest fish on there but he broke me off.  I know, fish story but I saw this one and I would have been shocked if he wasn't double digits.  The main reason I remember, other than it being a large fish, was that it was on a carolina rig and I never fish them and I was getting irritated casting it and then he hit.  Had him at the side of the kayak and reached down to lip him and he popped free.  not many fish I sit after losing them but that one I did for a few minutes.