keeganzpapa

Ok, thanks. Those are some awesome shots. It really shows the importance of fishing around structures.

I have a Garmin Etrex20 GPS which I brought out in case I needed it back in the bays to not get lost or turned around, thinking the area was larger than it is. I also would like to use it to mark structures since I don't have any equipment yet to find fish or see the bottom. Is there a website, or map that gives their GPS coordinates?

Sorry, but I am not used to this kind of thing. Where I come from in Ohio if you tell one person you caught a perch off a rock at Lake Erie and went there the next day you couldn't find a place to park from all the people that told somebody who told somebody else where your "spot" is. Or if you caught a Walleye at Pymatuning Lake in the morning and told anybody, there would be 100 boats that night in your "spot", or if you caught a salmon in the Grand River and mentioned it at the bait shop, there would be shoulder to shoulder fishermen lined up and down both banks of the river for a week on your "spot". So you NEVER told anyone or helped anyone but family. You guys don;t know me from Adam, but you have helped me like this. It's hard to understand your good sportsmanship but it is truly appreciated.

Is WOW!! a proper and sufficient response? Thank You very much! I could spend the day, (and probably will) looking at all your pictures, graphs, and contour maps. How does one thank someone for that? You have certainly been very kind, In fact everyone who replied has been very helpful. I took a couple pics with my cell phone so I can refer to them when I am out on the water. When I was a kid in school I had to memorize a poem about the village smithy with arms like iron bands from hammering hot iron under the spreading chestnut tree. I can't imaging catching 184 bass in one day, or in my case so far, one lifetime, your arms must have been very tired. Thanks again.

Thanks. I will check on the map next time I check in for sure, and I think I found the standing timber showing on google earth's most recent (1994) satellite image, before it reached its high water mark, but gone now, according to what I observed Sunday. My main interest is bass but there are supposed to be some nice crappie as well. Can't wait to get out again. Thanks.

Thanks for your reply. I feel moving into this area was a stroke of luck for close-by beautiful lakes and reservoirs that restrict the speedboats and jet skis. Both our children live close by with their families. I will certainly attempt your suggestions. It is exciting to find areas where the speed boats and jet skis are not permitted, and are just a few minutes from home, they just swamp a jon boat or canoe with their wakes and have no respect for fishermen that just want to get out and enjoy the peace and tranquility even if we catch nothing. This is my first experience with that. Hats off to Virginia for restricting some areas for us.

I received a canoe with electric motor for Christmas and recently moved to Spotsylvania County, Virginia from out of state. Having recently retired I want to get back to fishing, which seems to be not only my favorite and only sport but also my wife's way of getting me out from under her feet for a couple hours. I live close to Ni River Reservoir, Hunting Run Reservoir, and Motts Run Reservoir. I took the maiden voyage down Hunting Run Reservoir Sunday and it is a highly beautiful reservoir within 15 minutes from my home. Is anyone willing to help an old guy out and give up a hot spot or two, and maybe a couple techniques? I just heard about the wacky worm rig and plan to use it, and found out that trolling with the electric motor produced nothing but a good sunburn. Ni River Reservoir is 5 minutes from my home but I have read that it's "No Fish Ni" reputation turns a lot of fishermen away, I don't mean to steal your thunder, just want a little help to get started. Thanks for taking time out of your day to respond.