NewAngler Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Where are good spots along the shore at abel lake? Quote
Ruff-finz Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 I'm in Centreville and usually fish NOVA as far down as Fredericksburg. Â Also hit MD waters from time-to-time. Quote
Purpleworm82 Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 First time poster here out of Falls Church, NOVA represent! I mostly fish for bass and striper with artificials, but occasionally I'll get down to VA Beach or NC for a deep-sea adventure. I fish the Potomac, Shenandoah, Beaverdam and Occoquan Reservoirs, Anna, Buggs, SML and a bunch of small lakes and creeks around Ashburn and Burke. Quote
raynman Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Mostly ponds out in Fairfax or Chantilly area.... occasionally I'll fish the Suffolk lakes in southern, va or lake frederick Quote
Red Bear Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Hello people, im located in Loudoun County, VA. Been reading here the last several weeks, this is my first post here. I've always loved fishing since i was a kid and go every year a few times, but recently got back into it where its starting to feel like an addiction . I dont eat fish, i just love to catch them no matter what kind of fish. This place has certainly been helpful to me, and i appreciate having the platform for everyone to share their fishing knowledge and experiences. Havent had much free time lately so i have just been fishing my uncles pond for the largemouths. I threw everything i had in my small but constantly growing tackle box at them this past sunday and was having NO luck other than one i caught on a spinner bait the first 5 minutes there. so as a last resort i threw on a tiny little rebel crickhopper and figured atleast ill catch some bluegill if nothing else. ended up catching 5 bass on that and 3 nice bluegill. then as i was getting into "a few more casts" mode i hooked a tiny bluegill and was kinda like man, why i gotta catch this little thing. so as i watched this bluegill struggle in the water to free himself right off the bank i see this huge bass come flying out from under an algae patch and nails the bluegill. a brief tussle follows and i leave my line slack, the bass tailwalks with half the blue gill sticking out of its mouth, hits the water and tries to swim out, my line tightens, he circles back toward the bank and dives out of the water like superman, all i see is the bluegills head in its mouth, at that time i yank, he swallows the blue gill and the tiny treble hooks on the crickhopper hook him right in the side of the mouth and pull him in. it was a sight to see, i never had nor seen that happen before. i dont have scales but i estimate it was in the range of 4-5 lbs. Been to Smith Mtn Lake a couple times this year as well were i caught the only fish that ive ever had to LET take my line out. i was reeling and it was still running out line so i just let it go, every now and then it would turn back and give me a chance to bring in some line before running again, eventually i got it in though, it was the realest fish fight of my life and the adrenaline rush i had was amazing, took over 5 minutes to land him. when i got it up to the dock all the fish could do was lay on the water on its side, no more fight, before i netted it. unfortunately i had no camera and was on a dock night fishing by myself. it was definately my personal best bass. also caught a monster personal best catfish out of SML 2 years ago. oh yeah, anyone know where i can buy live minnows in loudoun county? Quote
Bryan75 Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Hey Guys/Girls. Another Nova Guy here. I'm in Herndon, lately been chasing 'em out in Fountainhead. Fished a little @ burke lake too. (never catch anything there though) I have been using Rapala's floating lure. They work awesome up in the lakes in Maine, but here.... I haven't caught anything. I recently tried the "Yum" baby brush hogs (worm like thing).... watermelon I think. I caught a catfish on that @ fountainhead. I'd really like to get my son's out to catch some LMB's. Any advice on what to try next? Oh and Red Bear, There's a store at the corner of Evergreen mill's rd and Gumspring rd. in Arcola that sell's live minnows. Ateast they used to. :-/ Quote
Red Bear Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Hey Guys/Girls. Another Nova Guy here. I'm in Herndon, lately been chasing 'em out in Fountainhead. Fished a little @ burke lake too. (never catch anything there though) I have been using Rapala's floating lure. They work awesome up in the lakes in Maine, but here.... I haven't caught anything. I recently tried the "Yum" baby brush hogs (worm like thing).... watermelon I think. I caught a catfish on that @ fountainhead. I'd really like to get my son's out to catch some LMB's. Any advice on what to try next? Oh and Red Bear, There's a store at the corner of Evergreen mill's rd and Gumspring rd. in Arcola that sell's live minnows. Ateast they used to. :-/ i'll have to check that out. i remember a store called partlowes around beaver dam that used to sell them but i havent been there in years. so i dont know. as for lures to catch bass, just keep trying, you will find one that works well for you in the places you fish. i've caught a bunch of bass on berkley red shad worms with a 4/0 hook and spinner baits alone. i had one of the rainbow trout xrap's for about two weeks, caught 4 bass on it and they absolutely destroyed it, the thing that makes it dive broke off and both the eyes fell out. Quote
T.R. Express Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 I use  spinner baits all year round at Fountainhead.  When the bite gets tough I usually C-rig a 6" lizard.  If you can use a jig well, that will pay off huge... Quote
Bryan75 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 i'll have to check that out. i remember a store called partlowes around beaver dam that used to sell them but i havent been there in years. so i dont know. Partlowes went out of buisness. It is the same store I'm talking about. It's named something different now but same location. Thanks for the advice. I will try some different things. I want to try Beaverdam, I'll post up what I find over there. Â Quote
NJAngler609 Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 hey guys...in about 3 weeks ill be heading to cherrystone campground to do some bay fishing...but while im down there it would be nice to try and catch some big bass..i see alot of ponds around that area...anyone know if they hold bass? costin pond,dixon pond,curtis pond and a couple others...thanks Quote
cmatthews6485 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Looking for a few fishing partners. I have been fishing since i was a kid but just this year really got into it as a hoppy and an addiction i have caught over 200 bass this year in the richmond area mainly in the glen allen oilville and goochland areas. Just last week i caught a nice 4 pounder at innsbrook at one of the lakes. I usually go by my self cause none of my friends have the patience to fish they want to come and then 20 minutes later want to leave. I have all kinds of tackle but my favorite baits are a YUM green pumkin lizard, any kind of shad color popper, and a green pumpkin plastic worm. I like plastics for the early day and the popper for the dusk. Works everywhere i go. Just email me if anyone is ever needs a fishing partner i drive but do not have a  boat i do most of my fishing from land except when i go with my uncle in oilville where i normally catch around 15 within 4 hours of fishing in a private lake. Quote
ChazfromVA Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 i see there are alot of Northen VA guys up here! but im not one of them haha... Im located in Isle of Wight County , VA.. i fish all the suffolk lakes as well as Gaston, Kerr, the potomac , and the three rivers( Chowan, nottoway, and Blackwater) . If anyone wants to do some fishing around hampton roads let me know. i also live on Lake Burnt Mills which is one of the suffolk lakers that has been closed for three years and the fishing has been phenomenal.. biggest string yet went 32.04 lbs on 5 fish including an 8.6 and 3 6+ lbers. . anyways nice to seee the Virginia guys posting it up! best of luck to all! Quote
cmatthews6485 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 I was just going threw hampton roads area today on the way home from kitty hawk. I stayed at barrier island which is a time share place they had a lake where me and my little brother caught atleast 10 fish a day only fishing for 1-2 hours a day i think the fish were under fead cause no matter what bait i threw they bit it i threw atleast 12 different plastics and all got atleast one fish and my brother is only 13 and has no idea to use fake bait and was still catching them. Quote
NJAngler609 Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 hey guys...in about 3 weeks ill be heading to cherrystone campground to do some bay fishing...but while im down there it would be nice to try and catch some big bass..i see alot of ponds around that area...anyone know if they hold bass? costin pond,dixon pond,curtis pond and a couple others...thanks can anyone help me out? Quote
Super User Dan: Posted June 30, 2009 Super User Posted June 30, 2009 hey guys...in about 3 weeks ill be heading to cherrystone campground to do some bay fishing...but while im down there it would be nice to try and catch some big bass..i see alot of ponds around that area...anyone know if they hold bass? costin pond,dixon pond,curtis pond and a couple others...thanks can anyone help me out? try making another thread. I've never been fishing down that way but there may be some guys who can help you out. Quote
cmatthews6485 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Anyone from richmond need or want a fishing partner. I love fishing but sometimes it gets boring when i go by myself Quote
hokiefisherman93 Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Anyone from richmond need or want a fishing partner. I love fishing but sometimes it gets boring when i go by myself what bodies of water around richmond you fish? Quote
Bigs Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Just found this forum since I just got back into fishing after a few years away from it. Im in woodbridge VA and lookin for some local ponds to hit when Im not on the potomac or Occoquan. Quote
endless Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 carolina county. lake orange mainly due to renting boats is cheap. and ap hill started there over the weekend mattaponi river.but deffinitly looking to explore any ideals from lures and tips good ponds,lakes rivers near me please let me know. im trying to find some good ponds so i can fish from land with no problem. thanks leave me a message in the message box or if have myspace hit my sig up and leave one there. my aim name is hatchetryda645 i also fish tappahanoch and potomac (colonial beach) but thats for croakers. i will be doing some drum fishing this fall. but anyways back to bass the pic below is beaverdam pond in fort ap hill. Quote
cmatthews6485 Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 I fish at innsbrook, a pond in ashland, a big lake in goochland, used to fish a few spots at the james river but havent this year yet. Sometimes ed allens and in wyndham Quote
endless Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 I fish at innsbrook, a pond in ashland, a big lake in goochland, used to fish a few spots at the james river but havent this year yet. Sometimes ed allens and in wyndham do you know if allowed to fish that plant in ashland? not sure of plant name but seem to have the dam behind the plant. the plant is beside some bridge on rt 1. its look like a good place just not sure allowed to fish there. i only fished the james for cats not bass yet. i might when get a boat or i might just buy a electric motor for my 16' thundercraft and use it. Quote
hokiefisherman93 Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 where is the lake in goochland. Â i am in wellsley subdivision and fish wilde lake mostly but was wonering where this lake was Quote
cmatthews6485 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Where is wilde lake? and the lake i fish in goochland is private and you have to know the owner to fish there. and that bridge on rt at the d**n you can fish its called south anna river its a good spot below the bridge but i never tried on top of the d**n Quote
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