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Phone: 540-854-5503;
2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Dr.,
Woodbridge, VA
22191; Phone: 703-730-8205;
Fishing
Reports
Its that time of year. Even though fishing remains good,
reports are now few and far between as winter approaches. We will
do our best to try and keep up with what is occuring and post the
info here.
VDGIF
Outdoor Report
Weekly
Fishing Report: +
December 2018 Outlook
Steve
Chaconas National Bass
Guide Service
Get Your Buddy
A major weather change is making
fishing a lot different this week. Back to a real winter pattern.
Look for fish on drops and fish very slowly!
Water temperature is below 40 for
the first time this year. Last week water got up to 47. Not much
of a daytime warmup either. Highs this week only into the low 40s
and overnight lows from the low 20s to 30 degrees. Cloudy skies
are predicted.
If you don’t own any Silver
Buddy lures, get some! They allow you to fish any depth with a
lot of vibration for little movement. I use ½ ounce and ¾
ounce sizes. Silver is best for days with some sun and moderately
clear water. Gold otherwise. Use 10-pound test Gamma Edge
fluorocarbon on a Quantum Vapor casting reel. The rod is a medium
action 7’ graphite rod, a bit beefier than most cranking
rods. If hooksets aren’t working, change to a stiffer rod.
However, once hooked, be ready to allow line to spool off with
drag.
January 2019
Cold weather and shorter days are
putting fish into winter patterns, a great time to fish. Look for
steep drops! Take it slow, small and light…grubs, tubes,
thin small worms, and hair jigs! Spinning gear handles lighter
6-pound test GAMMA Copoly. Mustad Ultra Point Mega-Bite hooks are
thin enough wire to set hooks on hard-mouthed, cold fish from a
longer distance on light line!
Crappie and bass are being caught
in deeper spots out of the current, like Spoils, and Smoot
Bay. DC Bridges are also spots to try, as is
Washington Channel. The hot spots are Possum Point,
Four Mile Run and Blue Plains…very crowded! There are many
shad and other species; it’s hard to get baits through
them. You have to “feel” fish before
setting the hook! Drop shots, split shots are good, but Carolina
rigs with 1-ounce Round Valley Premier tungsten weights keep
baits in one spot a long time, letting current push it.
Generally, a 5-inch Mann’s HardNose Finesse worm in green
pumpkin or watermelon/red works.
Same baits on split shot and drop
shot.
FISHING
REPORT
By
Charlie Taylor
CONTAINS
REPORTS FOR MOST LAKES, RESERVOIRS
AND
RIVERS AROUND THE STATE
POTOMAC RIVER - D.C. - Blue Plains Sewage
Treatment Plant outflow is giving up lots of large gizzard shad
to anglers jigging Silver Buddies, and bass to anglers fishing
live minnows, jig 'n pig and plastic baits along the shoreline.
Anglers fishing the Spoils are taking numbers of largemouth bass
and crappie from dropoffs, on Silver Buddies, small dark-colored
grubs, live minnows and crappie jigs. Four Mile Run is giving up
bass, carp and catfish to anglers fishing the warmer waters.
Small crankbaits and spinnerbaits are taking the bass along the
rip-rap walls and bridge pilings, while catfish are taking cut
bait and prepared baits. Anglers fishing the 14th Street Bridge
pilings are reporting large catfish and a few bass. Shaky Heads,
jig 'n pig and crankbaits are the baits of choice.
POTOMAC RIVER - BELOW WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE -
Bass are holding on the bottom along steep-dropping banks.
Yo-yoing a spinnerbait, tipped with a Big Daddy pork frog, will
take some of the larger bass. Better numbers of fish will be
taken on small plastic grubs, fished on 1/8 oz. jig heads.
FISHING
REPORT October 31, 2018 NO UPDATES
Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER: Chris
Hicks reports clear water and good bass fishing, with anglers
bringing in one bass over 6 pounds and another over 5 last
weekend.
POTOMAC RIVER: Reel Bass
Adventures reports water temperatures are in the 50s and there is
a strong crank bait bite around hard cover. Use a small,
deep-diving crank bait over rocks and wrecks
Posted on January
16, 2019 by Capt.
Art
Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service
(804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported
that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the low
40’s in the main lake on Wednesday (1/16/2019). The lake
level was about five inches above the top of the dam. The water
was light brown and clear to very slightly cloudy in the central
lake.
Blue cats and bullheads were along drop-offs and in channels
in the main
lake and when active were hitting live minnows and
cut bait. Most crappie were on drop-offs and in channels in the
main lake, especially near wood cover. Activity varied, with the
occasional active crappie hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co.
and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin crappie
scrubs, blade baits, and small swim baits.
GREEN
TOP FISHING REPORT
Updated:
January 17th, 2019 by Stan Cobb
Saltwater-
There's been a spike in Tautog catches from ocean wrecks this
week. Some have not been far offshore. Other than the Togs, there
hasn't been a whole lot going on. One of the charter boats out of
Oregon- Inlet scored a nice haul of Yellowfin Tuna.
Freshwater-
The upper James is returning to good levels and color, but for
how long, is anyone's guess. The tidal Rappahannock has been
producing nice catches of Smallmouth lately. Now is an excellent
time to target the Smallmouth in the James, Rappahannock, and New
rivers. However, ramp conditions can be unpredictable, and
sometimes unusable. Unfortunately, word of mouth, and actually
visiting the ramps, is the only way to be sure of successful
launching. Good lures for the Smallies are pretty much the same
as for Largemouth during the winter. Jerkbaits, jigs, crankbaits,
and sometimes spinnerbaits, can be productive.
Jim Hemby
Striper Guide Lake Anna Daily
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FROM NOTIFICATION
Sturgeon
Creek Marina
Richmond Fishing Expo, January
18 - 20, 2019
Bass
Fishing Flea Market - 02/02/2019
24th
ANNUAL INDOOR BASS FISHING FLEA MARKET
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 02, 2019
8:00 A.M. — 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION:
The
Hillendale Fire Dept.
13511 Hillendale Dr.
Dale City,
Virginia 22193
(Dale Blvd. & Hillendale Dr.)
NO
SMOKING ALLOWED!
ADMISSION:
Adults
— $2.00
Children (under 12) — FREE
DEALERS/BUSINESS
WELCOME
Tables
available @ $35.00 each
CONTACT:
Bob
Pettey — 703-491-3321
rpettey@comcast.net
www.bassfishingfleamarket.com
Save the date and Come on out!!
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Sports & Recreation
Jan. 26:
Fredericksburg Eagles Fishing Flea Market.
8 a.m.–2 p.m. 10x12-foot vendor space with two tables
available for $35. Admission $3. Children under age 12, free.
Tackle dealers and guide services welcome. For details, e-mail
DWL629@gmail.com or call
540/287-0731. Proceeds will benefit Inova Fairfax Heart Center
The
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
would
like to remind the angling community the recreational striped
bass open season in Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries will
close at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 15, 2018.
The
recreational open striped bass season on the Potomac River will
close Dec. 31, 2018.
The
Atlantic Ocean, coastal bays and tributaries remains open to
recreational striped bass fishing with a two per-day limit
year-round.
For
more detailed information regarding Maryland's striped bass
season, please visit the online
guide
or interactive
map.
The
secretary of the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
pursuant
to the
Code of Maryland
Regulations 08.02.05.17A
and C,
announces that the recreational cobia fishery will be closed from
12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2019.
In
order to implement the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery
Management Plan
for Cobia,
the department will establish the season, catch limit and minimum
size for the recreational cobia fishery for the remainder of 2019
in a later notice.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
Fishing and Boating
Services
Changes
to the Recreational and Commercial Tautog Fishery; Effective
Jan 1, 2019
The
secretary of the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
pursuant
to the
Code of Maryland Regulations 08.02.05.20,
announces changes to the recreational and commercial tautog
season and catch limits from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. This
action is consistent with the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Amendment 1
to
the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Tautog.
Effective
12:01 a.m. Jan. 1, 2019, the season and catch limits are:
Jan.
1-May 15: 4 fish/person/day
May
16-June 30: Closed
July
1-Oct. 31: 2 fish/person/day
Nov.
1-Dec. 31: 4 fish/person/day
All
other rules remain the same.
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