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[endless]

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

i never tried anna river it self fished something similar as far as width and style and that was the mattaponi. has decent brim in there caught a few small lmb but of course i was on land and stationary. i want to try it when get a lil boat and travel the river itself. whats the biggest you pulled from anna river by the bridge or the river itself?

[cmatthews6485]

2.5 but i have only fished it twice and never with fake bait and i dont have a boat either it was from land. im sure there are bigger ones in there just have to fist it more havent gone yet this year and i only use fake bait this year

[hokiefisherman93]

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

wilde lake is located in the colonies subdivision.  if you are coming down lauderdale away from the mall and go about 5-6 traffic lights you come to an intersection where if you turn left its gayton if you turn right its causeway.  you turn on causeway there and the lake is right there and has lots of fishing holes

[05aucrarsx]

any ponds near centreville area?

[Bigs]

anyone ever fish that pond off of old bridge road in woodbridge ? Its set back a few hundred feet right behind a convenience store and looks semi secluded. You can see it fromt he road when youre driving but it doesnt look easily accesible.

[cmatthews6485]

Hokiefisherman what is the biggest size fish you caught there? and whats the average amount you catch when you go there and do you use live or fake bait

[SD_BaSsAsSiN]

I don't live in VA anymore but my family still does and every time I go back I go fishing with my brother.  We fished a lot of different places growing but my favorites are still small farm or neighbothood ponds  In Virginia Beach there are a lot of neighborhood ponds that hold some big fish.  

[05aucrarsx]

aite guys, plz help me out here

i live in centreville, and i am willing to drive up to 1 hr.

any pond/lake u guys recommend?  I don't have a bot/kayak, so yea, let me know!!!!

thanks

[SD_BaSsAsSiN]

I sent you a PM since I don't have 10 posts yet I can't post weblinks.  Hope it helps.

[05aucrarsx]

ty sir

[ymduhh]

I fish lake anna and most of the time though I go to Leesylvania State Park. My only luck there is catfish, any other ponds or lakes I could possibly go to that are around the NoVa area which the chances are pretty good or anything really? I live in Manassas

[Sam]

For you guys who want to fish in the Richmond area may I suggest obtaining a copy of the 2009 Freshwater Fishing in Virginia guide and look up the area for the ponds and lakes in the greater Richmond area.

Also, get an ADC street map book and look for all the ponds around the greater Richmond area. Many places to fish.

Some suggestions for you guys:

Behind Ukrops at Stony Point on Huguenot Road.

Southlake business park, across from the NAPA building.

UR pond by their bookstore.

Walton Park subdivision pond.

Pond at the intersection of Luck's Lane (Center Point Parkway) and Charter Colony Parkway.

Citie of Henricus.

There are a lot of places to fish. You have to do your research and find them.  

[05aucrarsx]

i stopped by fountain head today, pretty nice place.

looks like i need to rent the boat to fish, if so, any suggestion on hot spots?

what lures do good over there?

thanks

[NOVAngler]

I've been reading posts for the past few months.. But I finally registered!

Originally from Burke, staying near Reston now..

Spent most of HS fishing Lake Royal, Lake Anna, Mercer, and Burke.

Recently, I've been in reston fishing Lake Thoreau, Audabon, and Lake Anne

I'm a bank angler who loves to finesse fish with Senkos, texas-rigged, weightless, and wacky.  I also like to throw texas rigged tubes, wirebaits, and jigs.

I'm always down to try new spots and meet new anglers!

[Jake...]

Hey D,

Gonna give you some up front honest info.

Lake Accotink has small bass in the 1 - 3 lb range.  Anything bigger than that and you are lucky.  Unfortunately the best spot is tick infested at the moment as you have to walk through the woods a ways.  It's the back side of the lake all the way where the creek washes in.  If you cast out at an angle standing at the mouth of it and casting back into the main lake there is a nice drop off.  There used to be a buoy marker when they were dredging it, don't know if it's still there but that would mark the spot.  Spinnerbaits with big willow leaf blades are perfect for here.  My best bait on this lake.

The other spot to fish here is the dam, but there is almost ALWAYs someone rigged with multiple catfish poles here blocking it and it's only big enough for one or two people.  But any wood over there like laydowns or fallen timber is great.  I've caught multiple bass off one log there a couple times.  Same spinners get the job done.  Inline's even work here.  Two entrances to get to accotink.  One off Heming ave (back) the other off of Lake Accotink Rd (main)

Don't waste your time at Barton.

Burke is tough, I'm sure you heard but if your after catfish get you some chicken livers and some circle hooks.  Put the chicken liver in panty hose and put it on the hook, holds it on really good and will last a lot more fish saving your fingers the stench of nastiness.  Go in the back entrance at dusk and fish the first few hours of darkness with some buddies from the last two handicapped piers in the arm of the lake there.  You can catch em' all night.  Just be quick to set the hook as these catfish bite and run like you wouldn't believe.

Other than that local to your area and your looking at spots like Lake Royal.  I don't have a whole lot of info to give you here as I haven't had much luck.  The fish I did catch were barely keeper size and they were on smaller Boo Yah Boo jigs with Yum Chunk trailers.  Black and blue seemed to work best.  I hear downsizing your baits here work well.  Maybe grubs, inline spinners, and smaller plastics on jigheads.  Stuff like that.

Braddock is private, so is Barcroft and unless you have any connections the ponds on Burke Lake road or off of are all private.

Woodglenn has some nice fish in it 3+ plus and a good population of 2+ but they are hard to catch from shore.  Lipless crankbaits off of some of the points (left of the dam if your standing at the dam) and the dam itself will produce.  Haven't caught anything on any other baits there though, though only tried a few times.  I'd imagine this place would come alive in a canoe as it would be easier to cover the lake.  Hard to walk around the whole thing without getting yourself wet from jumping feeder creeks and stuff.

That's all I can think of in your area off the top of my head.  I work in Annandale and am constantly trying to find ponds to fish around it because I have hour long lunch breaks.  Unfortunately if I do decide to get out by the time I drive, park and walk I get like 20 - 25 minutes to fish royal or accotink.

Not the best area unless you have a boat unfortunately.  If you don't mind driving a bit further, the bridge on Yates Ford Road (off clifton rd) is part of the occoquan reservoir and my dad and I almost always catch good sized bass there between 1 - 4 lbs.  Spinners, jigs, plastics, etc all work well here.  Cranks are hard because there is a lot of down cover near the bridge and around it.  Be careful and fish slowly, but the fish are worth it.  You can park right on the shoulder by the bridge here without catching any grief, or there is a commuter lot with a walkway going down to the bridge.

I'll post more later, gotta go.  Hope this helps.  Good luck!

hey man wanted to say thanks for the straight info.  8-)

I checked out Woodglen today, took me a while but I found the cauldesac entrance. I walked down the shore where the rocks and the drain thing is but only got a tiny bite, guessing a bluegill  . there were like 5 spanish guys though catching small cat's for dinner :\

I guess I will check out the local lakes around burke/springfield next

I aint got a boat, so if you guys can help me out with any shore fishing tips for the local lakes I would love it.

and what kinda work do you do in Annandale man?

[hokiefisherman93]

Hokiefisherman what is the biggest size fish you caught there? and whats the average amount you catch when you go there and do you use live or fake bait

today went out and caught two bass over 4 and one 25-30" fish i think was a muskie or something in that family.  but there is usually good fishing on the rocks with some worms or lizzards and what not.  on average i catch three over 2 and then some nice dinks.  nothing too big but its fun

[cmatthews6485]

I am going to ed allens tomorrow and renting a jon boat and looking for someone to go with me any takers

[05aucrarsx]

Hokiefisherman what is the biggest size fish you caught there? and whats the average amount you catch when you go there and do you use live or fake bait

today went out and caught two bass over 4 and one 25-30" fish i think was a muskie or something in that family. but there is usually good fishing on the rocks with some worms or lizzards and what not. on average i catch three over 2 and then some nice dinks. nothing too big but its fun

how far of a drive is it from centreville, va? will bank fishing okay there?

[hokiefisherman93]

its probably a couple hour drive.  its right to the west of richmond in a place called short pump

[cmatthews6485]

Anyone feel like fishing at ed allens today?

[NOVAngler]

Went to Myrtle Beach this weekend to visit some friends!!! Caught this badboy in the pond behind her place on a spinnerbait...

...And she doubted it had fish in it!

[cmatthews6485]

Went today at innsbrook in richmond wasnt planning on fishing long so i brought my six favorite plastics a popper spinner bait and  topwater frog with one hook for my plastics and what a mistake that was. I used my sponnerbait first and wasnt getting anything so i put on this new plastic that i got not saying what is was and first cast i got nailed and it felt big but i forgot that the hook i had on there was tied by my friend that went fishing with me  yesterday and bam the line broke or got undone from the hook. i was so mad that i just sat around messing with my top water frog for the rest of the time and came home. It felt way bigger than the 3.5 pounder that i caught there earlier this year

[A.Do?]

so this is where all the NoVA action is...

[05aucrarsx]

will hit up a private pond in culpeper in about 5 hrs

wish me luck

[cmatthews6485]

I am looking for good places to fish within 30 minutes of the richmond area tomorrow