thankyouverymuchmryamamoto

So here are a few tips and places I have been, I pretty much fish everyday on my way home from work. The new bridge that they built on the way to browns island around that area is really good. Basically I walk down from the Manchester side down to where the flood wall trail starts and navigate along the james. That area the water is calm on a normal day as the water kinda backs up there for no reason. If you are going across the manchester bridge coming from southside and you look over you will see what I am talking about. Also I kid you not where that new walk bridge is where the rock climbing wall is I caught a 2.5 lb bass in nasty green and rusty water, crazy haha, the other day I also caught a 4.5lb bowfin where the james goes back into rapids along the flood wall...well before the drop off. TONS of shad run along the grass lines and smallmouth is really good there. I've been back everyday and have seen a good 2-3lb smallmouth who refuses to eat my lures but I normally catch a smaller one. I have been on this I have to catch a gar as well and there are a few that cruise that area since the water is calm. here is tons of Warmouth and Shad so baits that look like that are awesome too. I recommend pearl white flukes or a more transparent color fluke, either Texas Rigged with a 4 or 5 hook, or A lot of the times since I use my spinning rod more than my bait caster down in that area I use a 1 or 2 finesse hook and nose hook the flukes. Also my tried and true favorite are the bass pro speed shad paddle tails or Keitechs 4.3 / 4.25 inch lures with a 3/8s gama weighted swimbait hook. Just be careful walking over the flood wall rocks haha. I have had some hit or miss fish over at Great Shiplock park as well, although its so deep there I don't know really what to use and cover is sparse on hot days. I feel there has to be a good size bass in there but I don't know anyone who has caught anything bigger than 1-2lbs there. ...except for catfish. Follow me on Instagram if you want to see some of the spots, you can normally tell from the photos 'drailrvadrums'