Planing on hitting the local lakes, ponds and creeks hard this year (late Feb if its warm enough) any one fishing Nottoway lake, Fort picket lakes, lake Chesdin, Brunswick lake (maybe) or stoney creek? I'm also looking for farm ponds if any one would let me fish em, I love them more then any other body of water, I don't keep the fish and I don't litter (I personally hate that). I may try Nottoway river, I love fishing it but our boat is trashed. Briery creek would be nice too but its pretty far so I doubt I'll go this year. If any one fish these areas it would be nice to meet up once in a while, I usually have to fish by myself which is boring (ok not really boring but its not as much fun  ;D )

Ever think of joining a bass club?

You get to fish lots of places; learn where to launch your boat; meet guys who love to bass fish; land earn new techniques, tackle and baits.

The TBF/FLW will be at the Richmond Fishing Expo selling boat raffle tickets so you can speak with those guys and I can give you the contact info for the B.A.S.S. organization if you want it. 

I have two other suggestions.

Get an ADC mapbook of the greater Richmond area and look for ponds and lakes.

Office and apartment complexes are good places to look for ponds.

Get a copy of the DGIF 2010 Freshwater Fishing brochure and see the places they suggest. You can get a copy at the Fishing Expo next weekend.

Do you have a boat are do you bank fish? 

im looking to fish chesdin for the first time and the james in early march probably.

I had thought about joining a club but I don't think I need any more commitments, I'm already on a Paintball team which expects me to show up for every game and meeting rather I have the money or time. At some point it feels more like work then fun, fishing is my relaxing time, when I'm having a bad day or I'm really stressed fishing keeps my mind off all that. I just fish locally so I'd prefer not to travel further then 30 miles to fish.

Wouldn't mind going to the expo but I have to work plus I hate driving any where near richmond. No boat... had 2 Jon boats, one 12 footer which was trashed by my brother and the other (I think it's a 8 footer) is out of commission do to a broken brace but even if it wasn't I wouldn't trust it in any thing bigger then a pond. I have the 09 DGIF pretty much all ready know and fish most of the ones they list locally with the exception of fort Pickett lakes which I will try this year. I actually have a quite a few places to fish but I like fishing new areas.... mostly because the places I fish (pond wise) suck lol.

@Carrington let me know when you go to chesdin. I'm going to try to fish it more this year usually only fish it once or twice a year, I plan on doing more cat fishing!

I still am suggesting you go to the Expo. It is open Sunday morning.

Ever fished the Vulcan ponds? PM me and I will tell you about them and try to figure out how to get to them.

They are near Southpark Mall.