Claytor Lake, VA

[POP-R]

me and dad heading to claytor in the morning. we've not been there in a long time was wondering if anybody could help us out. wondering which end of the lake would be better and maybe what to throw. not looking to take somebodys special hole just want to see the ol' man catch a few

[aut0]

Any luck? I haven't managed to catch much in the trips I've gone in the past couple years.

[SkeeterZX225]

I fish Claytor weekly, sometimes 2 or 3 times a week if work lets me. The lower end of the lake (from Peak Creek down to the dam) is best for size of fish. The upper end of the lake is best for small (barely keeper) fish. Try shakey head worms (Zoom finesse worms) and small jigs if fishing is slow. If they are biting fairly well try Bandit cranks, spinnerbaits and larger jigs. Most of the Tuesday night tournaments right now are only taking 8-11lbs to win which is normal for that lake. Good luck!!

[POP-R]

Report from claytor is average i guess. Caught 10 small bass all together between the 2 of us. All was caught on shaky heads around boat docks close to grass. Had a few hits on a frog where the grass had topped out but no takers. Biggest fish was 2lbs.