Fall Larry
Nov 18, 2020 08:38:36 #
Dwieds wrote:
Caught her on a neg rig on a private pond near Richmond Va. no scales but she was a good 5-6 pounder.
very nice fish, i think it will go at 5-6 lbs. also.
Nov 18, 2020 08:40:12 #
Nov 18, 2020 09:39:12 #
Dwieds
Loc: Richmond Va. and Smith Mountain Lake Va.
Swift CreeK Reservoir. I put in at a private boat launch on the northwest side of the lake. I don’t know of any public launches.
Nov 18, 2020 14:59:19 #
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Nov 19, 2020 11:24:13 #
Nov 19, 2020 14:46:50 #
Dwieds wrote:
did you catch any other fish and is this a good time to catch fish in private ponds If you fish with minnows . Don’t know how to se luresCaught her on a neg rig on a private pond near Richmond Va. no scales but she was a good 5-6 pounder.
Nov 19, 2020 16:51:13 #
Dwieds
Loc: Richmond Va. and Smith Mountain Lake Va.
Bass want to fatten up before winter so now has been pretty good. Water temp is right around 60. When it gets below 55 the bite is slower. But yea we catch large blue Gill on small baits and sometimes some perch. I only use live bait when I’m bank fishing but it’s a good way to catch em. Hope this helps.
Nov 19, 2020 16:57:55 #
Nov 21, 2020 15:57:25 #
Dwieds wrote:
Caught her on a neg rig on a private pond near Richmond Va. no scales but she was a good 5-6 pounder.
Nice bass ! If you're a Virginia native or have lived there awhile, I'm sure you know your way around, but I have a suggestion
(if I may); when I lived in Roanoke
(2008-09) I heard/read quite a bit
about a place called Briery Creek
Lake ! It was reportedly THE lake to fish in Virginia for trophy-sized largemouth, with (supposedly)
considerable, decent shoreline
access (important to us land-bound fishermen); since you have a boat, your access should allow you to net some really nice bass, should you choose to try it ! If you're NOT familiar with it, it is located about 15-20 minutes south of Farmville, or about an hour-and-a-half from the Richmond area ! Whatever you decide, good luck to you, and
keep haulin' in those hawgs !
Tight lines !
Nov 22, 2020 08:30:04 #
Dwieds
Loc: Richmond Va. and Smith Mountain Lake Va.
Yup I heard the same thing so my buddies and I took my 14’ alumacraft with front and rear trolling motors to Briery Creek Lake last spring. We thought we would kill em. But fished it ALL DAY and didn’t get a bite. We tried everything we had and nothing. The other problem with the lake is all of the stick-ups. We about ripped the trolling motors off the boat and they were just below the surface and couldn’t see them till u hit em. I’ve heard great things about the lake so we’ll probably go back next spring and try again.
Nov 22, 2020 11:43:13 #
Dwieds wrote:
Yup I heard the same thing so my buddies and I too... (show quote)
Sorry for your difficulties tryin' to fish that lake; seems the
write-ups tend to omit or
overlook such potential
problems ! It DID say that more trophy bass (over 12 pounds)
were caught there than any/all
Virginia lakes in a 5-year period, many in the 16-lb. range ! All
lakes have good and bad days, even well-reputed 'trophy lakes',
so hopefully your next attempt
will be more successful ! Good luck, good health, and tight lines
to you !
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