Mattaponi River north of West Point, VA
Virginia Fishing
Feb 1, 2023 09:18:44 #
MGNorton
Loc: West Point, VA
hartwell11 wrote:
Nice catch, wish I could the same. I live within a few miles of that area. Are you fishing from the bank? If so, is it near the bridge or upstream? Never fished there before but would like to. Thanks for the photo.
We were fishing from the bank near Davis Beach, downstream from the Walkerton Bridge; it’s roughly halfway to the bridge at West Point. There's a public pier ($6/day) near there at Rainbow Acres Campground.
Feb 1, 2023 16:12:35 #
Fished Mattaponi River way up by Milford 6-8 years ago. Caught some nice bass and yellow perch(surprised) at high tide. Amazed me the tide was up that far! Nice catch.
Feb 2, 2023 12:03:35 #
Feb 6, 2023 15:56:24 #
Nice catch. I will try that spot as soon as I can. Thanks for sharing. Maybe I will meet you some day.
Feb 6, 2023 18:55:28 #
MGNorton
Loc: West Point, VA
hartwell11 wrote:
Nice catch. I will try that spot as soon as I can. Thanks for sharing. Maybe I will meet you some day.
Thanks! Yes, maybe we will. Going to try some pier fishing Wednesday, hopefully.
Feb 7, 2023 06:51:04 #
That's good news. Where is the pier you are going to fish from? I would like to know for myself and maybe have an opportunity to meet you.
Feb 7, 2023 18:24:31 #
MGNorton
Loc: West Point, VA
hartwell11 wrote:
That's good news. Where is the pier you are going to fish from? I would like to know for myself and maybe have an opportunity to meet you.
Looks like we're headed to the Gloucester Point Fishing Pier:
https://mrc.virginia.gov/vsrfdf/gloucpoint.shtm#:~:text=This%20pier%20has%20no%20fee,striped%20bass%2C%20and%20gray%20trout.
Feb 8, 2023 07:38:27 #
Mar 3, 2023 20:44:12 #
Mar 4, 2023 05:27:02 #
I hope you mean it's good cat fishing now. I will try as soon as the wind stops. Thanks, if and when I go I will post a report.
Mar 5, 2023 09:03:53 #
Michel
Loc: King George VA
Nice channel!
I plan on fishing that area and the Rap down to the bay this year. Waiting to see when the perch move in, which should be very soon
I plan on fishing that area and the Rap down to the bay this year. Waiting to see when the perch move in, which should be very soon
Mar 5, 2023 22:15:29 #
MGNorton
Loc: West Point, VA
Michel wrote:
Nice channel!
I plan on fishing that area and the Rap down to the bay this year. Waiting to see when the perch move in, which should be very soon
I plan on fishing that area and the Rap down to the bay this year. Waiting to see when the perch move in, which should be very soon
Thanks! And yeah, I’ve heard that about the perch, too. We were just itching to get lines in the water. I figure that six keeper cats isn't bad for an afternoon in January.
Mar 6, 2023 06:09:44 #
Not familiar with this area, I would like to know what species of perch are you talking about? White perch or yellow perch. Could you recommend a good starting point where they might appear? I'm new in the area and I would love to get able to catch a few. What's the preferred bait?
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