Anglers throughout Virginia and neighboring states want to know "how are the fish bitin'?" To provide some answers, more than 25 license agents, marinas, fishing guides, and bait shops have volunteered to serve as contacts for information on recent fishing conditions for primary rivers and lakes throughout the state. Sarah White, outdoor writer and regular contributor to Virginia Wildlife magazine, prepares this Fishin' Report from interviews with these contacts the week prior to publication of the Outdoor Report.
The rivers and lakes featured in the Fishin' Report are listed by VDGIF Administrative Regions so you can quickly locate the area in which you are most interested. Consult the regional location map to find the major river or lake you want to know about.
For regulations and conditions on saltwater fishing, visit the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) website. Mandatory Saltwater Angler Registry: Effective January 1, 2010, there is a new requirement that saltwater anglers obtain a federal registry number by calling 1-888-674-7411, or online at www.CountMyFish.noaa.gov.
The new 2010 Freshwater Fishing in Virginia (Fishing Regulations) book has been published and a copy can be obtained at the upcoming fishing and hunting shows, all license agents and Department offices. VDGIF Fisheries Division Director, Gary Martel, notes, "This publication not only contains the fishing regulations, but an extensive 'Let's Go Fishing' section, with information about major sport fish, public fishing lakes, major fishing rivers, and the trout stocking program. Also, you can find information about fish citations, state records, angling education programs, exotic species, and more." The Freshwater Fishing Regulations section, including the complete Trout Fishing Guide, on our website have also been updated for 2010.
Hardware River WMA Boat Ramp Now Open with Completion of New Bridge
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has officially opened the new bridge across the Hardware River leading to the boat ramp on the James River and improved the access road into the 1,055 acre WMA. The access road and boat ramp were opened on August 4 and officially dedicated September 2. The new bridge replaces the one originally constructed in 1932, and re-built by the Department in 1984. In the fall of 2008, the bridge failed is annual safety inspection and had to be closed to vehicular traffic. This made difficult the full use of the boat landing on the James River Access and a significant portion of the WMA. The Department and the Board recognized the importance of the bridge to restoring access to the boat landing and that portion of the WMA that lies beyond the Hardware River and made the replacement a priority project. Mattern and Craig from Roanoke, completed the design and Burleigh Construction Company of Concord, Virginia was selected to build the replacement bridge.
The Department invested boat registration fees to match Sports Fish Restoration Funds from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to re-establish the critical boating access to the James River. The cost was approximately $600,000. VDGIF Executive Director Bob Duncan noted at the dedication, "This bridge represents the sportsman and women's investment in hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, and boating. Without their continuing support, the boat landing would still be closed, and a portion of the WMA would remain inaccessible. Our partnerships with those who love wildlife and boating, with those such as our elected officials who supported this project, with local governments that support our activities in their jurisdictions, and many other partnerships is what keeps the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and its Board serving our customers."
Lake Thompson is Draining (Again)
Lake Thompson, a 10-acre lake on the VDGIF G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Fauquier County, is draining again – the first case occurring almost exactly two years ago. The drain near the lake bottom failed somewhere along its course upstream of the outlet pipe and, unfortunately, was not fixed before the failure became clogged (probably by mud) last time which allowed inadvertent refilling. VDGIF engineers, in consultation with contract dam safety engineers, will evaluate potential repair possibilities to the drain system and conduct additional assessments of the entire outlet structure and emergency spillway that need extensive renovations to meet current Department of Conservation and Recreation Dam Safety Standards.
As of August 23rd, the lake was down to about 2 acres of pool and was still draining rapidly. It is likely that the lake will be dry by the first of September given current flow rate. Anglers are advised to use caution when fishing the lake, as the exposed substrate is slippery and littered with debris. However, fishing is still allowed, and fish may be creeled (harvested) in compliance with State regulations. For updates check our website or contact the Region 5 office in Fredericksburg at (540) 899-4169.
Fish Virginia First - Your Fishing Vacation Planning Tool!
Fish Virginia First is an inter-jurisdictional marketing effort seeking to link Virginia's fisheries with anglers, travelers, outdoor television networks, and tournament organizers from across the nation. The initiative's goal is to better inform anglers, vacationers, and fishing tournament organizers of the outstanding fisheries available in the Commonwealth's rivers, lakes, streams, and reservoirs and to provide assistance with planning a fishing adventure in Virginia by linking visitors with local hotels, restaurants, guide services, campgrounds, state parks, and fishing related businesses that can make fishing trips easy and fun. Visitors are encouraged to visit the site and begin exploring the fisheries resources that are awaiting you whether you are planning a day trip on your next day off or a two week family vacation of a life time!
Visit the Department's website to learn more about this innovative fishing trip planner.
Safe Boating is No Accident—Wear your Life Jacket and Take a Boating Safety Class
Attention boaters, VDGIF has begun to phase in Virginia's boating safety education requirement and wants to remind boaters that as of July 1, all operators of personal watercraft (PWC), including Jet Skis, Sea Doos, and other PWCs, age 14 to 35 will need to have proof of boating safety course completion onboard while operating the vessel. PWC operators must be at least 14 years old. To find out more about the boating safety requirement, the rest of the phase-in for Virginia boaters, or to find a boating safety course, visit the Department's website.
Virginia's life jacket laws require that there must be one wearable (Type I, II, III, or V) USCG approved life jacket of the appropriate size for each person on the boat. All boats, except for personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, and inflatable rafts, must carry one USCG approved Type IV throwable ring or seat cushion. In addition, if you are boating on federal waters where the USCG has jurisdiction, children under the age of 13 must wear a life jacket unless below deck or in an enclosed cabin.
For more information on boating water safety and the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water go to BoatUS.com. For details on Virginia's laws or to take a boating safety course, check out the DGIF boating website.
Review the article, "Does Your Lifejacket Really Fit?" in the May 26, 2010 Outdoor Report Be Safe... Have Fun section.
Sarah White's Notebook - Regional River and Lake Reports on Fishing Conditions
Region 1 - Tidewater
Beaverdam Reservoir: (804) 693-2107. Wayne Ripley says that some big smallmouths have been landed, but anglers are guarding their secrets and won't say on what. A few small cats have been brought up on the pier. Not too many crappie. No word on bluegill or perch. A couple of chain pickerel were brought to boat. Wayne told me that there is a lot of grass in the lake. The water is clear and 82 degrees.
Little Creek Reservoir: (757) 566-1702. No report this edition. Hurricane Earl dumped a lot of rain- call for update on conditions.
Virginia Beach: Captain Jim Brincefield (443) 336-8756. According to Capt. Jim, high winds and rough seas have kept him from going out. He does expect good fishing once the water has calmed down.
Chickahominy River: River's Rest (804) 829-2753. Charlie Brown hasn't had many anglers out his way, in part due to stormy weather. Things should improve very soon, however. The water is slightly stained and cooling.
North Landing River and Back Bay: West Neck Marina (757) 426-6735. Dewey Mullins reports lots of good angling. Plenty of bass are being landed with top waters early and late. During the day try dark colored soft plastics, cranks and spinners. Not many crappie coming in. White perch are going for nightcrawlers and red wigglers, small jigs and spinners. Lots of cats are there for the taking, try cut bait or nightcrawlers. Fly anglers are landing bluegill with poppers; for your spinning rod, try crickets and red wigglers – Dewey says they are biting pretty much anything you throw at them. The water is clear and in the high 60s to low 70s.
Norfolk Lakes: Dasheill's Show Room (757) 539-7854. Drew says that lots of bass are being landed. Top waters are good early and late; with plastics being your best bet during the day. Drew expects the crappie bite to pick up soon, with the traditional minnows and jigs being good options. Plenty of cats are going for cut bait in the lakes and rivers. Some perch can be found in the lakes, try red wigglers. Bluegill like crickets and red wigglers. Some big shellcrackers have been fooled by worms. The water is low, cooling and clear.
Blackwater and Nottoway: By Riverkeeper Jeff Turner www.blackwaternottoway.com The Blackwater and Nottoway continue to be in very low flow condition. Fish are being caught here and there, however. I got a report of some nice bream being caught on fly rods downriver from the Route 603 VDGIF ramp. However the water was so low they could not go but about a mile before they ran into a log jam. On the lower rivers, fish are being caught late and early in the day. I'm hoping with some cooler nights in the next few weeks the fish will turn on. October is usually a great fishing month and the river is very pretty also. It is a great month to do a paddle trip up in the small creeks and go exploring. Leaves peak usually around November 14.
Upper and Lower Tidal James: Local Guide, Captain Mike Hoke, Life's Revenge Guide Service, (804) 357-8518. Mike says bass fishing is good on the James. On both the Upper and Tidal James, gar are biting minnows (watch out for all those teeth!). Bream are attacking worms and crickets. The cat bite is really hot, especially on live and cut shad , bream and eels. Mike landed a 70 lb. blue that was 51 ½ in. long. The water is 81 and clear.
Upper and Lower Tidal James: Local Guide, John Garland, Screaming Reels Fishing Charter, (804) 739-8810. No report this edition.
Upper and Lower Tidal James: Capt. Mike Ostrander, James River Fishing School, Discover the James, (804) 938-2350. No report this edition.
Region 2 - Southside
Brunswick Lake: Contributed by our man in the boat Willard A. Mayes. I thought I would make the quick trip to county pond which the VDGIF insist on calling Brunswick Lake to see if any of the fish were inclined to eat artificial bait. I was in the water by 10 am and started out fishing at the bridge with 1/32 lead head and two inch twister tail. I fished there for about 20 minutes and did not get anything more than a few taps by small bluegill so I went under the bridge and pulled out the fly rod and size 12 popping bug and fished along the shore line all around the flats on that side of the bridge, I caught 31 bluegill and 4 small bass from 5 to 10 inches there and decided to fish with the spinning rod back to the bridge and beyond. Caught one 15 inch largemouth around the rock and what I knew was a 12 inch shell cracker. For a while there I thought I had another 15+ bass until I got it in the boat. I have one of those V DGIF rulers on the side of the boat and it shrinks fish as soon as you lay one on it or the inches stretch out under the fish so they seem smaller because as soon as I laid that fish on the ruler it only came up to 10 inches. Picked up several 8 inch crappie that I mistakenly put back because I did not think I would be catching anymore that day. I fished from the bridge to just beyond the island and back catching 7 more crappie from 9 to 12 inches. Ran out of liquids, so headed back to dock by 4:00 pm. The water is as low as I have seen it and is very brown in the flats. In the upper lake the water is slightly brown stain and clear to about 2 feet.
Fort Pickett Reservoir: Before I found out my battery charger wasn't charging I bought one of those fancy dry cell maintenance free batteries. I fished all day at Briery Creek, all day at County Pond and pulled out for Ft. Pickett reservoir without recharging the battery. I did make sure my spare battery was at full charge though. Since the TV had talked about nothing but a hurricane for days I kept waiting to see what was going to happen before pulling out that morning around 11:00. I was on the water by 11:45 and fished until about 5 that evening. Water is low there also but fairly clear to about 2 feet with slight brown stain and warm for this time of year. I picked up a couple of bluegill along the shore line from the ramp to the first aeration line . I caught a couple of crappie fishing along the aeration line toward the first cove, I fished around that cove and caught several more crappie and some bluegill on my favorite 1/32 lead head and 2 in. twister tails of chartreuse, purple and a combo black, blue and yellow tail . I fished in the shallow area with the fly rod catching eleven 5 to 9 inch blue gill and 6 smaller ones that the cats enjoyed. I caught 19 crappie from 9 to 12 inches in the 4 to 6 feet of water. I never caught many in the same place, I would just pick one up as I drifted along with the wind. I did throw back 4, 6 and 7 inch crappie. I caught 5 bass along with the crappie with the largest being 13 inches and the smallest being 9 inches. Not a bad day but I have had better. By the way, the battery ran all day and still checked good when I got home.
Sandy River and Briery Creek: Contributed by Longwood College Fishing Club's Jack Pollio. No report this edition.
James at Scottsville: Local Guide L.E. Rhodes www.hatchmatcherguideservice.com, (434) 286-3366. The fishing on the Upper and Middle James continues to be good. Fly anglers are having success throwing big poppers along the banks and shade lines. Longer casting and leaders are required at this time of year. The low clear water conditions do have the fish a little spooky. Conventional anglers are boating fish using Skitter Pops, Tiny Torps, and Pop R's. Soft plastics such as Flukes, Stick Baits and Grubs should also be rigged on another rod. The cooler nights of September will see the cicadas dying and falling onto the water - making for some of the best top water action of the year!
The bridge work at Hardware River landing has been completed opening up two sections of river that hasn't seen much traffic for close to two years. There is about a month of quality top water action left for the year. Get out if you haven't and enjoy the James. Give me a call if you want to book a trip or just talk fishing!
Kerr Reservoir: Bob Cat's Lake Country Store, (434) 374-8381. Taken from the Bob's website.
Striper: Size and numbers are starting to pick up as fish are moving back into the lake. Fishermen are finding fish in the Goat Island area and up to Eastland Creek. They are trolling bucktails, deep diving red fins and Capt. Mack's umbrella rigs with downriggers. Heavy jigging spoons in the 2 ¼ to 4 oz. range on main lake points in the Nutbush area will soon pick up.
Catfish: Fishing for cats remains good with blues in the 20 to 40 lb. range being caught and flatheads in the 30 to 40 lb. range. Fish can be found from the mouth of rivers to Goats Island. Fishermen are anchoring on main channel breaks fishing with shad, bream, and jumbo shiners. Noodling has also picked up in major creeks.
Crappie: Fish have moved to their summer hideouts. Deep brushpiles around main lake points in the 15 to 30 ft. range. Fishermen are reporting catching fish up to 1 ½ lbs. Most are casting jigs like Bobby Garland, Kalins and Southern Pro and are also using the slip cork method.
Bass: Fish are being found in all depths. Fishermen are reporting finding topwater fish early using Zara Spooks & Splash-It's. They are catching them around bridge poles with crankbaits, flick shake rig and shakey heads. Deeper fish can be found in the 15 to 25 ft. range using big worms 10 to 12 in., Carolina rigs, football jigs and deep crankbaits like Bill Norman DD-22, Spro DD Little Johns and Rapala DT's.
James at Lynchburg: Angler's Lane, (434) 385-0200. Tom Reisdorf reports that good smallmouths can be had with popping bugs sizes 6 and 4. The James up his way is too low for trout fishing. The mountain streams are also too low. This low water stresses the fish – and they don't need the further stress of being caught and released. In the Jackson, however, browns and rainbows can be fooled with hoppers, sizes 8 and 10. The water in the James is cool and clear.
Lake Gaston: Craig Karpinski says that bass action is pretty good early and late with top waters. During the day try Carolina rigs or shakey head jigs. The crappie are about 10 feet down and will take a minnow or jig. Cat fishing is "very good" near the drop-offs by main channels. Try chicken livers, clam snouts or stinkbaits. Perch are biting on small spinners and small minnows. Some anglers have pulled up a perch while trying to land another species! Bluegill are in the shallows and attacking small worms. The water is slightly stained, 87 degrees in the coves and in the high 70s to low 80s in the main lake.
Lake Gaston Health Advisory: The Virginia Department of Health has issued an advisory on walleye fish consumption due to mercury contamination in Lake Gaston. Recent fish tissue sample results from the North Carolina Division of Public Health show mercury levels in walleye fish exceed the amount considered safe for long term human consumption. VDH advises the consumption of no more than two meals a month of walleye taken from Lake Gaston. Virginia's advisory stretches from John H. Kerr Dam downstream 18 miles to the Virginia-North Carolina state line. For additional details, visit the VDH fish consumption advisory page.
Smith Mountain Lake: Contributed by Mike Snead. Virginia Outdoorsman, (540) 724-4867, www.virginiaoutdoorsman.com.
The fishing continues to be mixed. Striped bass continue to roam in large schools and anglers trolling with umbrella rigs, swimshad, heavy bucktails and three-way rigs all reported catching good numbers of fish. While most anglers are trolling, some are pulling lures and Urigs and catching stripers much deeper above the old river and creek channels and areas that were open fields before the lake was flooded. Bass fishing continues to be challenging. Some bass are being caught shallow, others deep and some are starting to school up and chase baitfish. Topwater lures like the Lobina Rico, Lucky Craft Gunfish and Sammy, Rebel Pop'R and Spook Junior are good choices for schooling bass and those feeding near the surface. Panfish continue to be caught around most deep water docks on red wigglers rigged on small hooks or jigheads just a couple of feet below a small bobber. Small, live shiners rigged on gold hooks and very light jigheads are also a great bait for panfish and bluegill as well as crappie and white perch. Channel catfish continue to be caught on Magic dough stink bait rigged with a spring hook on a bottom rig. The water is 78 degrees and fairly clear.
Help VDGIF Monitor Striper Growth Rates...
This is the last month before the 26 to 36 inch striped bass slot limit goes back into effect. If you catch and decide to keep a striper this month weighing 10 pounds or more, you can help the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) biologist monitor the fishery. Just weigh the fish and measure its length. Cut off the fish's head behind the gills, place the head in a plastic (ZIP Lock) bag, along with information about the fish and your name, address and telephone number, and freeze it. Bring it to the Virginia Outdoorsman the next time you are in the Westlake area and I will insure the head gets to Dan Wilson, the VDGIF biologist for the lake. Dan will remove the otolith (ear bone) and use it to age your fish. Its age and the information you provide will allow him to establish and monitor growth rates. We have also changed our hours as we do every fall. Virginia Outdoorsman Sporting Goods is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and are closed on Sunday and Monday, unless by special appointment. Tight lines and have a great week on the water or in the woods.
Region 3 - Southwest
Claytor Lake: Rock House Marina, (540) 980-1488. Contributed by Mike Burchett.
Bass: The weather has cooled down a little at night and that has started the baitfish moving. Unfortunately the bass haven't moved with them. Bass fishing is still slow. A drop shot with a 4 ½" Roboworm is the best bet to entice the non-aggressive bass. A 3/8 ounce Paca Bug Football finesse jig combined with a Paca chunk in any green pumpkin color combo is also a good lure for a slow deep presentation. The grass bite is still consistent. Throwing a buzzbait around the edges of the topped out grass is productive. If the grass is still below the surface try a small crankbait like the Lucky Craft B.D.S. Marty or S.K.T. Mini. As the water temperature starts to drop into the 70s the smallmouth bite will turn on during night time. Slow rolling a Jolt spinnerbait or dark colored chatterbait will produce some violent bites. Our weekly Tuesday night tournament at the Rock House Marina was won by Jason Adams and Chris "Bubba" Lewis with 11.96 lbs. For more info on the Tuesday night tournaments call Mike at (540) 980-1488.
Crappie: Haven't heard or seen anything on crappies.
Bluegill/Panfish: Get some night crawlers and head to any dock or back of a cove and you find plenty of action and fun.
Stripers: Stripers are starting to school up and bust on the surface after baitfish. Mid lake to the Light House bridge is the best area. Late in the evening or early in the morning is the best time.
Catfish: Peak Creek is producing good numbers of catfish, they are being caught at night time using live shad.
The water is in the upper 70s to low 80s and clear.
Upper New River: Contributed by Captain Forest Pressnell, (540) 818-5274, New River Charter. Captain Forest reports that a bad drought has hit his part of the river hard. It's a "tough bite" all around. Smallmouths may go for a dark plastic like Watermelon or Pumpkin seed, but don't get your hopes up. Muskies will follow a lure, but rarely bite one. Still, you might try an inline spinner, but scale it down. Walleye are just too spooky to land during the day, so try at night either trolling or casting a jerkbait. The water is super clear and around 74 degrees in the morning and 78 to 79 during the day.
Lower New River: Big Z'S (540) 639-1651. Ty Burton told me that the bass bite is slow but improving. Small crawdad cranks are good; as are Senkos in dark colors like Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Seed or something with blue or red flecks. Robo worms are also good. At night try drop shots. Muskies are picking up too; bucktails, cranks and inline spinners might get you lucky. The water is cooling and somewhat stained.
New River: Tangent Outfitters, (540) 257-0415. No report this edition.
Region 4 - Mountain and Shenandoah Valley
North and South Forks of the Shenandoah: Harry Murray (540) 984-4212 www.murraysflyshop.com. Harry reports that cool nights have dropped the temperatures in the smallmouth streams and made for good fishing. Good flies are: Shenk's White Streamer, sizes 4 and 6; Murray's Magnum Creek Chub Streamer, size 4; Shenandoah Blue Popper, size 6. The water is at a good level, 78 degrees and clear.
The best stocked streams are the Smith River at Bassett and the Hidden Valley section of the Jackson River. Good flies are: Murray's Cranefly Larvae , sizes 12 and 14; and Murray's Flying Beetle, sizes 14 and 16. The water is at a good level, clear and 68 degrees. The mountain streams are too low to fish just now. The water is clear and 66 degrees.
Lake Moomaw: Local Guide, Mike Puffenbarger, (540) 468-2682, www.mapletreeoutdoors.com. Puff reports that the lake is lowering daily due to lack of rain. Fishing is a little slow with hot sunny days. Temps should begin to cool quickly with September's arrival and with some rain to fill in the lake the fishing will pick up dramatically within a week or two. Puff will be at the West Regional and State Big Game Contest in Harrisonburg September 25-26 with a full assortment of hunting supplies and wild game processing gadgets and spices from Mapletree Outdoors. Come see him for hunting and fishing tips and information for the Highlands area.
Region 5 - Northern Piedmont
Piedmont Rivers: Local author Steve Moore, SwitchFisher.com / Wade and Shoreline Fishing the Potomac River - DC to Harpers Ferry. Low and slow! Most of the Piedmont rivers are a shallow dribble compared to what they should be at this time of year. All are running far below the 20th percentile level with both the Rapidan and Rappahannock being in pretty bad shape. That said, the low water forces the fish into the deeper sections of the river. If you know where those are, you have a great shot at a superb day of fishing. On the Upper Potomac. The best areas continue to be around White's Ferry or Edwards Ferry. Since the grass is becoming thick, cast to the edges with weedless presentations. Between Lander and Point of Rocks, find the current and you will find the fish. Look for the ledges and target the holes that usually exist on the downstream side. A point to note is that the Upper Potomac is actually in Maryland and is regulated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. They are currently considering revoking the catch and release regulation on the Upper Potomac between Seneca Breaks and the Monocacy river. Please express your opinion by sending an e-mail to fisheriespubliccomment@dnr.state.md.us. On the Rapidan, fish upstream from the US 29 bridge; paying special attention to the section just downstream of the low water dam at 38.277206,-78.346673. One of the good places on the Rappahannock right now is to walk a half mile downstream from the Rappahannock River Campground (open weekends; day use fee of $7 to park plus $2 per person applies). At the end of the island, there is the deep stretch against the north bank that is good to fish in hot weather. Don't even think about trying to float a canoe in most of the river given the current levels. The Rapidan is almost a foot and a half below the recommended minimum level while the Rappahannock is a foot below. Count on wading/hiking if you drop your boat in the river at any of the access points under the bridges. If you want a birdseye view of the rivers in the Piedmont area, go look at the Google satellite view right now! Apparently, the last satellite pass occurred recently and it gives us a clear view of the river structure; making it easy to find the deep water areas that will hold fish right now. In spite of the recent thunderstorms, trout hunters need to avoid the mountain streams that are now just a trickle of water clawing down the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge. Instead, fish the cold tailwater of the North Branch of the Potomac, the Jackson or Smith River.
Lake Orange: Contributed by Darrell Kennedy of Angler's Landing (540) 672-3997. The water temperatures are beginning to cool down to around 80 degrees. With the shorter periods of daylight, the fish are moving from a summer pattern to a fall pattern. Largemouth bass are schooling on bait fish on the upper end of the lake. Live bait and shad like lures are the bait of choice for the bass bite. Catfishing remains strong throughout the lake with live bait and chicken liver. Crappie fishing is starting to pick up with small minnows in 8 to 10 ft. of water around the fishing pier and brush piles.
Mid Point Potomac: Warbird Outdoors, (703) 878-3111. No report this edition.
Potomac: Outdoor writer and fishing guide, Charlie Taylor provides a weekly Fishing Report for the Potomac River and other NOVA lakes and rivers, which may be accessed at any time at: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqbewt/. This web-report is updated every Thursday afternoon.
Lake Anna: Contributed by C. C. McCotter, McCotter's Lake Anna Guide Service, (540) 894-9144. See website for current information and Labor Day action reports.
Lake Anna: Contributed by Local Guide Jim Hemby (540) 967-3313. No report this edition.
NOTICE: All anglers are reminded to acquaint themselves with a good description of the northern snakehead fish. If you should manage to catch one of these exotic imports, please kill it immediately and report the catch to either the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
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