Anyone know any good spots for smallmouth or other good bodies of water near the Richmond, Virginia area?

The James River has Smallmouth. I’ve never fished the river so hopefully someone who has will chime in and tell you the best spots on it.

3 hours ago, LonnieP said:

The James River has Smallmouth. I’ve never fished the river so hopefully someone who has will chime in and tell you the best spots on it.

i waded it all day last weekend and didn’t get one...

I catch a lot near Watkins Landing

Yes.

Fish below Pony Pasture in the mornings using a Pop-r with a red feather tail.

 

Also, 41st street is really good!  Rage tail in Falcon craw.

 

Keep investing time in the James, it is a great place once you figure it out!  I got my PB at James River landing on a Falcon Craw Rage Tail.

 

 

On 9/20/2019 at 10:34 PM, Shif29 said:

i waded it all day last weekend and didn’t get one...

I fished up river on the middle James, 1 hour north 

between Scottsville & New Canton.

 

Friday was terrible = 0

Saturday started slow but I finished with 18, nothing bigger than 14" 

 

ZERO on topwater

ZERO on spinnerbatis, cranks or jerkbatis, 

a few on senkos. 

 

NED rig & brown grubs, was what worked best for me.

first I was bouncing them, then they were biting them on swim retrieve.  

 

they were biting pretty good, until dark and I had to hustle to get to the ramp

 

just get a some grubs and jig heads, that's my best advice 

Ok, here is the real killer.  I with held it.  Zoom Ultra Vibe speed craw in Green Pumpkin Magic.

 

2/0 EWG, 3/16 oz, bullet weight, T-rig.  That has absolutely crushed them on the upper James for me!  You could not carry enough bags of those craws.  I burned threw 3 bags in about two hours.  My buddies and I put in at West View and got out at Maidens.  We started fishing at 8am and I stopped counting smallies around 9:30am, we pulled out at 3pm.

 

If you cant find them, go with Gambler Little Otter hurricane craw.