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[Red Earth]

you can still get boats in beaverdam if you do it right. you wont be able to back a trailer with a bass boat into the water though. ive seen people carry john boats in and out of there, canoes, inflatable rafts, etc. but its no gas engine, electric only.

i still like to remember the days when beaverdam was much more accessible and there were lots of good shore fishing spots back when i was a kid. now its where i really dont even want to go back there without a boat. I really wish Loudoun and Fairfax counties would come together and reach a compromise about cleaning beaverdam up a bit, though i know some would disagree and treat it like its a hidden gem and they dont want a ton of people there fishing, so they like it the way it is...

[quanjig]

Occoquan reservoir people! That place has been on fire for two months now. Point bite is in full gear. Don't take my word for it, go fish it!!

[JSPOONE]

You ever fish lake Frederick? It is off 340 and 66 near front royal. That place is nice, u can get war mouth 8-10 inches, and hit a slab of crappie too in addition to bass. That is my fav lake up in va but beaver is nice too.

I have never heard of lake Frederick. I'll have to keep that lake in mind and venture out there some point. I just started bass fishing pretty much this year. So its new to me.. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated just pm me. But does lake Frederick have boat rentals and is it have high pressured?

[Kyle Mahaffey]

Occoquan reservoir people! That place has been on fire for two months now. Point bite is in full gear. Don't take my word for it, go fish it!!

Planning on going there this weekend. Never been there, so got any pointers?

[jeepcrazy]

I have never heard of lake Frederick. I'll have to keep that lake in mind and venture out there some point. I just started bass fishing pretty much this year. So its new to me.. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated just pm me. But does lake Frederick have boat rentals and is it have high pressured?

Personally, I don't even consider recommending Lake Frederick anymore. It's beautiful, yes, but the pressure there on the weekends is so high that I won't even THINK about going there and I live three miles away.

It's not even the pressure on the fish that makes it so bad, it's the other boaters. Between the 45 minute waits for people to gear on the boat ramp and the rental boats cutting you off/beating the bank shallow its just not worth it.

To answer your question directly, however, Frederick is beautiful, and really clear. It has massive fish, but they can see for ages so make sure you don't throw braid (they can see it) and use natural colors. They're extremely skittish, too. There is a single lane boat ramp and they offer boat rentals.

I understand the bluegill/crappie fishing to be considerably better than the bass fishing.


If you can fish on a weekday and it's close for you, check it out. Otherwise, spend your time somewhere closer to home. Nothing worse than driving an hour or more to get skunked, which a LOT of people do on Frederick. (For the record I've had two decent days on Frederick this year <Wednesdays> pitching jigs.)

[Bigbarge50]

Frederick is notorious for skunking people

[JSPOONE]

k i have heard that from a couple of people now about lake frederick. does any1 know anything about lake alder in ashburn va or lake brittle?

[MCS]

All I know about Brittle is what the Wild Life website had to offer. I wanted to fish it but never got the chance. Looks like a good lake, they stock it with Walleye, LMB and Catfish from what I gather.

Curious to hear how it is from someone that has fished it myself.

[JSPOONE]

yeh same here ill probably make the drive there in a week or 2 and make it a full day trip depending on when i am done moving into my new home

[basscrusher]

Brittle is tough...highly pressured. Shore fishing there stinks in my opinion, but boat rentals are available. Alder is a residential lake in Ashburn...Loudoun deputies and game wardens occasionally check for membership in the Ashburn Village HOA. They will probably step up the enforcement due to the high numbers of bucket fishermen hammering the Ashburn lakes.

[JSPOONE]

hmph basscrusher so you are saying i should stay away from the ashburn lakes?!

[quanjig]

^^ Do you know anyone that lives in Ashburn? They could probably take you as a guest but like Bashcrusher said they do crack down on people that are not residents. I've never been out there to fish and it's very tempting, but a criminal trespassing charge is no joke!

[JSPOONE]

yeh i know thats what im worried about getting.. i was planning on going today when i get off work but ill just not and go out to burke and fish over there somewhere probably royal braddock or huntsman.. been thinking about lake meyer but i havnt heard anything about it =/

[mudkart]

yeh i know thats what im worried about getting.. i was planning on going today when i get off work but ill just not and go out to burke and fish over there somewhere probably royal braddock or huntsman.. been thinking about lake meyer but i havnt heard anything about it =/

Same issue @ Braddock. Lots of signs stating it's private.

[JSPOONE]

hmm ive been fishing at braddock a while back n didnt notice any signs but i lived out there 4 years ago but it could have changed since then