@bigbasshunter Thanks man!! Cheers and tight lines!

On 3/1/2017 at 3:14 PM, TravisVirginiaAngler said:

I've had a blast in 2017!!! 

Heck yeah nice fish man !

Couple good days this weekend, but it has been strange.  My wife and I have been on the same small lake four times this month.

Day 1 - fairly dramatic cold front previous day -- over two dozen good bass on jerkbaits

Day 2 (following day) - one fish on lipless...they wouldn't touch a jerkbait -- weather the same as Day 1

Two weeks later:

Day 3 - 30 LMB, almost all on lipless, but scattered all over the lake

Day 4 (next day) - 9 bass - except for two on flukes, I think the other seven were each on different lure/presentation (lipless, bladed jig, jerkbait, finesse worm, lizard, etc.)

 

Not much sense in fishing memories at this time of year...the fish make you change it up daily

Heading out to The Cove this weekend with a few kayaks..mid 70s Saturday. Hoping to get in some fish!

Anyone fishing in SWVA? I'm in Giles County, gonna head out and fish Claytor Lake this weekend. First time out this year though, anyone having any luck?

A 5.2 and 5.14 

Well, the first tournament on the reservoir is in the books and boy was it a good one!! Once again the record was set for 6 fish limit with 33+ pounds!! We also had 3 fish over 7 pounds weighed in!! My partner and I were fortunate enough to finish 3rd and take big fish!! 26+ lbs and big fish was a 7.56!! My new PB!! We had 35 boats participate which makes that place fish really small. I didn't get any pictures but will see if I can't find one that some friends took!!

anyone have any tips on finding some deeper fish right now on Anna?  general areas?  i'm assuming still a few weeks out from the first phase of spawners.  was out this past saturday and could only locate stripers in deeper water and small bucks shallow... 

2 hours ago, The Bream Reaper said:

anyone have any tips on finding some deeper fish right now on Anna?  general areas?  i'm assuming still a few weeks out from the first phase of spawners.  was out this past saturday and could only locate stripers in deeper water and small bucks shallow... 

 

Did you check the water temp or the calendar for possible fish location?

 

Where I have been fishing, the fish have been shallow for a month and I see lots of anglers still using the calendar for a pattern.

3 hours ago, The Bream Reaper said:

anyone have any tips on finding some deeper fish right now on Anna?  general areas?  i'm assuming still a few weeks out from the first phase of spawners.  was out this past saturday and could only locate stripers in deeper water and small bucks shallow... 

I wouldn't think you need to fish deep out there right now. You can probably find the close to deep water but like Wayne said, fish have been fairly shallow for a good while now!! I think a bunch of fish moved up with that warm spell at the start of March and stayed up even after it got chilly again. 

15 hours ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Did you check the water temp or the calendar for possible fish location?

 

Where I have been fishing, the fish have been shallow for a month and I see lots of anglers still using the calendar for a pattern.

Wayne,

What do you mean you say check the calendar for possible fish location?

11 hours ago, DaveT63 said:

Wayne,

What do you mean you say check the calendar for possible fish location?

 

Some assume the fish are in a particular pattern based on the calendar (have to be deep if it is March) rather that the actual conditions. They ain't deep this March.

I caught 39 bass today and every one was in less than 3' of water.

I saw several boats this morning out of the middle of the lake where it is 30'+, they were going by the calendar rather than the water temp.

15 hours ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Some assume the fish are in a particular pattern based on the calendar (have to be deep if it is March) rather that the actual conditions. They ain't deep this March.

I caught 39 bass today and every one was in less than 3' of water.

I saw several boats this morning out of the middle of the lake where it is 30'+, they were going by the calendar rather than the water temp.

OK, I thought might be what you meant, but had never heard it put that way before.

 

Thank you!

 

Dave

Got a pic of my piggy from Sunday's tournament. My partners fish was a 5+ and the fish in my right hand is a high 3 pounder!!

Caught a few bass Sunday that were with fry. Saw the fry scatter when using a Chatterbait, then used my avatar to catch the adult.

Been a good year for me. They have been tearing up a texas rig on my little lake. been a lot of fun this year, it also helps I caught my PB. 

Hi all, newbie here, but been gathering my intel here for a long time. I want to share my first post of my PB for 2017 so far.

 

location: Lake Brittle 4/8/2017

 

23 1/2" in lenght. weight is around 6-7lbs. my digital scale did not want to cooperate with me. I was using 4" watermelon grub with 3/4 jig head

Got this guy after work out in the country. 10 acre private pond. Twitched a black zoom lizard (rigged on 8 pound mono and on shaky head) next to a bunch of lillie pads and BAM! Hit it hard, and jumped twice out of the water... When i got her out of the water, she had a HUGE crappie tail sticking out of her throat. Awesome post-work country pond session. Hell of a fight. Cheers.