9 hours ago, Brad Reams said:

yep good tip 

think I will fish around Namozine 

 

Remember, although Namozine is a good fishery it is shallow in places. Be safe and have fun.

11 hours ago, reb67 said:

Do you know how to get in the old river? 

no I'm not sure what you mean

I've put in at the campground ramp 

You can get up in the the upper end of the Appomattox above Lake Chesdin Campground but you have to be carefully getting from the Campground to the river it can be tricky 

On 8/31/2019 at 9:03 AM, reb67 said:

You can get up in the the upper end of the Appomattox above Lake Chesdin Campground but you have to be carefully getting from the Campground to the river it can be tricky 

yeah I see know what you mean, and I've seen the aerials to understand it's a strange route to fish the Appomattox.  

 

Sunday I did catch about 50-60 gizzard shad in my cast net

some treats for my pond bass 

 

5 minutes ago, Brad Reams said:

yeah I see know what you mean, and I've seen the aerials to understand it's a strange route to fish the Appomattox.  

 

Sunday I did catch about 50-60 gizzard shad in my cast net

some treats for my pond bass 

 

Gizzard shad all were about 3-4" 

strange it seems like about that size is all I've seen at Chesdin

I know they can get big. 

16 minutes ago, Brad Reams said:

yeah I see know what you mean, and I've seen the aerials to understand it's a strange route to fish the Appomattox.  

 

Sunday I did catch about 50-60 gizzard shad in my cast net

some treats for my pond bass 

 

Gizzard shad all were about 3-4" 

strange it seems like about that size is all I've seen at Chesdin

I know they can get big. 

Once you learn how to get up there it can be  some good fishing especially around and in Winterpock swamp and it a good place to get away with the crazies on the weekends.

 

 

I'm going out there tomorrow to give them one more chance to stretch my line before my surgery on Thursday.

On 9/3/2019 at 8:24 PM, reb67 said:

Once you learn how to get up there it can be  some good fishing especially around and in Winterpock swamp and it a good place to get away with the crazies on the weekends.

 

 

thanks for the tips & good luck 

tight lines

On 9/3/2019 at 8:24 PM, reb67 said:

Once you learn how to get up there it can be  some good fishing especially around and in Winterpock swamp and it a good place to get away with the crazies on the weekends.

 

 

I think I figured out the route? 

so just keep the motor trimmed up and I'll be fine? 

thx

On 9/3/2019 at 8:24 PM, reb67 said:

Once you learn how to get up there it can be  some good fishing especially around and in Winterpock swamp and it a good place to get away with the crazies on the weekends.

 

 

I think I figured out the route? 

so just keep the motor trimmed up and I'll be fine? 

thx

On 9/3/2019 at 8:35 PM, reb67 said:

I'm going out there tomorrow to give them one more chance to stretch my line before my surgery on Thursday.

anything to report? 

good luck with your surgery 

 

I'll be fishing Chesdin next week 

Thurs-Sunday

4 hours ago, Brad Reams said:

I think I figured out the route? 

so just keep the motor trimmed up and I'll be fine? 

thx

I think I figured out the route? 

so just keep the motor trimmed up and I'll be fine? 

thx

anything to report? 

good luck with your surgery 

 

I'll be fishing Chesdin next week 

Thurs-Sunday

"Zero" but to be honest I wasn't really fishing hard I just wanted to spend the day on the water. I used the time to teach the young man that works for me how to operate the boat.

I feel that your co angler should know how to run the boat enough to at least get you somewhere for help in case of an emergency. 

I let run the trolling motor 90% of the time so he spent the day throwing a  finesse worm in the grass because he caught those two big ones that's in the picture above  doing that, so now I've got to convince him that there is other ways and places on the lake to catch fish.

However after spending the better part of six hours throwing his little finesse worm in the grass it might not be to hard?

 

As far as that route that is marked in that picture I have never been that way but I do know there isn't much water over on that flat and there is some stumps along the edge of the old river channel that you would crossing over. When I get home I'll send you a snap of the trail I have saved

on my Navionics map. Hell for that matter if I'm feeling up to I could just  show you the end of next week in person. 

 

Surgery went well and so far afterwards is going well. Hopefully I can get some food in and out of me tomorrow so they will send me home. I'm laying here in bed watching my wife sleep in the chair "God bless her she is great" 

 

Sorry for the long post I'm bored 

 

 

thanks for the help!

 

my pond in Church Road is 3' below normal, so that has me a little unsure about going up the river 

Be extremely careful when venturing into Winterpock Swamp.

 

Lots of tree stumps and boulders.

 

There is an "old river channel" along the Chesterfield County shoreline that you have to follow. Seems you found it on your map.  

 

Good fishing in the Swamp but it is dangerous to venture into the area without knowing what you are doing.

1 hour ago, Sam said:

Be extremely careful when venturing into Winterpock Swamp.

 

Lots of tree stumps and boulders.

 

There is an "old river channel" along the Chesterfield County shoreline that you have to follow. Seems you found it on your map.  

 

Good fishing in the Swamp but it is dangerous to venture into the area without knowing what you are doing.

Yeah what he said. I fish in there often but I still trim up and idle in and out.

 

Follow up Report 9/13-9/15 

 

Friday was semi-slow, cloudy with drizzle all day, nothing consistent, junk pattern day 

Saturday morning was slow until 12, then the bite was good until dark

Sunday was slow, caught a few, but this 4.5 hawg hammered a crank for me. 

 

Overall it was a slower bite than our Sept 2018 trip, and caught about 10 fewer bass. 

75% of the bite was on the fall, 25% chase 

Zero 0 topwater 

 

 

On 9/7/2019 at 7:40 AM, reb67 said:

Yeah what he said. I fish in there often but I still trim up and idle in and out.

 

we did sorta attempt going up the river, but decided to turn around before the golf course.  

I'll try it again sometime, when the lake level is normal 

I went out for about 4 hours yesterday afternoon didn't do much caught 3 biggest one was 2.02

The water clarity was great but the water temperature is still in the 80's

My buddy and I went out for about 5 hours this morning caught 7 total 2 around 3lbs the rest barely scorable. The water temp is still in the upper 70's.

 

My Kerr Lake trip fell through so the wife and I are headed to Chesdin in the morning. 

Hopefully we will have a good day my wife will be calling the shots tomorrow so there's no telling what we will be doing, hell it can't be any worse then what I've been doing lately. 

Full disclosure if we do well I'm talking credit because she is learning from me? by the end of the day we may end up bream fishing because that's her favorite fish to eat.

No matter how we do its going to be a great day because I'm going to be on the water with my favorite fishing partner.

I was finally able to get back on the water for a few hours this afternoon. The water temp is still in the mid to upper 60's clarity is a foot to a foot in a half.

I took my neighbors grandson he hasn't fished Chesdin before so he got a crash course on how tough it can be.

He mainly fishes farm ponds he's not used to getting skunked but to his credit he never got discouraged he kept fishing and is ready to go back. He did get to watch me catch 3 so he does know fish do live there.

On 5/13/2020 at 8:14 PM, reb67 said:

I was finally able to get back on the water for a few hours this afternoon. The water temp is still in the mid to upper 60's clarity is a foot to a foot in a half.

I took my neighbors grandson he hasn't fished Chesdin before so he got a crash course on how tough it can be.

He mainly fishes farm ponds he's not used to getting skunked but to his credit he never got discouraged he kept fishing and is ready to go back. He did get to watch me catch 3 so he does know fish do live there.

thanks for the report.

 

I haven't made it out there yet this year.  I've heard the boat traffic has been heavy. 

Do you see more boats than usual? 

 

14 minutes ago, Brad Reams said:

thanks for the report.

 

I haven't made it out there yet this year.  I've heard the boat traffic has been heavy. 

Do you see more boats than usual? 

 

I've fished 9 different lakes in VA and 3 in WV and all are seeing a significant increase in boat traffic compared to last year. 

I'd go as early as possible. 

25 minutes ago, Bird said:

I've fished 9 different lakes in VA and 3 in WV and all are seeing a significant increase in boat traffic compared to last year. 

I'd go as early as possible. 

DANG! 12 lakes!

already in 2020? 

interested to see what lakes on your list.  

I haven't fished that many in my lifetime lol.  I use to fish Lake Holiday off 522 in Frederick Co. probably my favorite of all. 

1 hour ago, Brad Reams said:

DANG! 12 lakes!

already in 2020? 

interested to see what lakes on your list.  

I haven't fished that many in my lifetime lol.  I use to fish Lake Holiday off 522 in Frederick Co. probably my favorite of all. 

Lol, I fish all winter and I'm retired. 

 

VA Lakes 2020:

Frederick 

Holiday 

Douthat

Laurel 

Arrowhead 

Elkhorn 

Robertson 

Bear creek 

Claytor 

 

WV Lakes 2020:

Rock cliff

Kimsey run 

Parker hollow 

3 hours ago, Brad Reams said:

thanks for the report.

 

I haven't made it out there yet this year.  I've heard the boat traffic has been heavy. 

Do you see more boats than usual? 

 

Very much so. I went on a Wednesday afternoon I put in at whippernock and there was already 11 trucks and trailers there. We seen at least 15 boats between whippernock and Lake Chesdin Campground. I don't even try to fish Chesdin on the weekend if I do go on the weekend I make the run up the old river.

16 hours ago, reb67 said:

Very much so. I went on a Wednesday afternoon I put in at whippernock and there was already 11 trucks and trailers there. We seen at least 15 boats between whippernock and Lake Chesdin Campground. I don't even try to fish Chesdin on the weekend if I do go on the weekend I make the run up the old river.

Reb, great seeing you are back.

 

We still have to get together for lunch and do some Lake Chesdin fishing when the wackos and weirdos are back to work and we will will have some room to fish without ski boats, jet skis, and other bass boats on the lake.

 

I plan to hit Chesdin this coming week with a friend but with rain moving in from the tropical storm on Monday and the good chances of rain for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I doubt we will go. Maybe the week after unless we go in the rain which will clear out the lake. Going to use the Whipponock ramp.

 

Take care and let's make plans as soon as Governor Moonwalk lifts the ban and people can go back to work in Virginia.

On 5/17/2020 at 7:12 AM, Sam said:

Reb, great seeing you are back.

 

We still have to get together for lunch and do some Lake Chesdin fishing when the wackos and weirdos are back to work and we will will have some room to fish without ski boats, jet skis, and other bass boats on the lake.

 

I plan to hit Chesdin this coming week with a friend but with rain moving in from the tropical storm on Monday and the good chances of rain for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I doubt we will go. Maybe the week after unless we go in the rain which will clear out the lake. Going to use the Whipponock ramp.

 

Take care and let's make plans as soon as Governor Moonwalk lifts the ban and people can go back to work in Virginia.

Sounds good,  Let me know when you are headed to the lake I may be taking that day myself. My work  has been

crazy , all these people being home not taking vacation and not traveling are spending there money on their homes so I'm taking full advantage of them wanting to send there money on home improvements. 

On 9/7/2019 at 7:40 AM, reb67 said:

Yeah what he said. I fish in there often but I still trim up and idle in and out.

 

X2, and you still have to be careful that you don't hit a stump or rock with the trolling motor and stop the boat abruptly and throw yourself into the water.