yeah im new here and right now due to a lack of boat i have limited options anyway anyone know of any good ponds or places to fish from shore near midlothian va. any replies are apprecatied 

you have Southlake, which is off Midlothian Trnpk heading east towards the city, make a right onto Southlake Blvd,   Also, you have lakes out in Amelia (west of Midlo).  Of course, Swift Creek Res. not too productive from the bank.  Once the it gets warmer, James River of course.  My personal favorite, (need a truck because it is out in the sticks down a dirt road) The twin Powhatan Lakes, I usually fish the lower lake.  Good luck, and keep looking there are plenty of lakes around Midlothan

The twin Powhatan Lakes, I usually fish the lower lake.  Good luck, and keep looking there are plenty of lakes around Midlothan

Whats the best approach to fishing those lakes?  I have tried there a few times with never anything spectacular.  I know that Powhattan Ponds? are productive, but I never seem to have luck fishing Powhattan Lakes.

is south lake pretty good?

you have Southlake, which is off Midlothian Trnpk heading east towards the city, make a right onto Southlake Blvd, Also, you have lakes out in Amelia (west of Midlo). Of course, Swift Creek Res. not too productive from the bank. Once the it gets warmer, James River of course. My personal favorite, (need a truck because it is out in the sticks down a dirt road) The twin Powhatan Lakes, I usually fish the lower lake. Good luck, and keep looking there are plenty of lakes around Midlothan

@Hokie,  (I graduated from VT in 2003)  you know that is a tough lake(s) to fish.  I grew up in Richmond/Midlo area, but now live and work in Newport News so, I do not fish it much anymore.  I did fish it once last year, from the bank and did alright, two small bass in a couple hours on 4" flukes.  But, that was spring fishing, the water was warm, optimal conditions.  At this time of year bank fishing, I would go all the way to the end of the road to the lower lake by the dam.  It is nothing but big granite rocks down there that make up the first shore that gets the sun in the morning.  If I remember correctly, there is a lot of brush to watch out for, so maybe a plastic swimbait (single hook & weedless)?  If you have a Jon-boat, I would fish the top lake.  I hardly see anyone fishing that lake on a boat, much less limited bank fishing.  Therefore, less pressure, more gullible bass.  let me know how you do if you go there one day.

Yeah, I like Southlake a lot!  Very close to my home in Richmond, and I have done well out of there.  Caught a couple 2 and 3 lbers out of there from the bank.  You can almost walk all the way around the lake so getting to a particular place is not that difficult.  The bass in there seem to be very healthy!  I usually fish the side there closest to the NAPA across the street.  There is a little "pennisula," bank there if you will.  Fish to the left by that tree that is down in the water, deep hole for being so close to the bank.  Good Luck!!

PS there seem to be a good amount of Crappie in there.  Sam and I have fished it together and he was lights out with his little white grub.  caught about 8 in 2 hours.

alrighty sounds like a plan i know exactly where that pond is. what worked for you the best in there for bass?

Yeah, I like Southlake a lot! Very close to my home in Richmond, and I have done well out of there. Caught a couple 2 and 3 lbers out of there from the bank. You can almost walk all the way around the lake so getting to a particular place is not that difficult. The bass in there seem to be very healthy! I usually fish the side there closest to the NAPA across the street. There is a little "pennisula," bank there if you will. Fish to the left by that tree that is down in the water, deep hole for being so close to the bank. Good Luck!!

PS there seem to be a good amount of Crappie in there. Sam and I have fished it together and he was lights out with his little white grub. caught about 8 in 2 hours.

Usually crankbaits or flukes was the ticket.  Maybe spinnerbaits, but I have a better chance of getting a date with Alyssa Milano then catching a bass on a spinnerbait.  Now, I just remembered, there is A LOT of green slim down at the bottom of that lake.  So, worms, crankbaits that go deeper then 8' is probably not a good idea.  Also, I think I have gotten a couple on jerkbaits here and there, but I would stick with baitfish imitations as a consistent pattern.  Good Luck, let me know how you do. 

PS  There is a lot of sun exposure on that lake so, early morning/late afternoon, probably the best times. 

I left something out, the cranks I used to catch bass there was the Rapala DT6 so, that should be a target depth to aim for.  Good luck (again)!!

is south lake the actual name of the lake? because im having a hard time finding it on google maps

I think that is the name of the lake.  It is in a buisness community off Southlake Blvd.  This should work to locate it,  go to Napa.com and search from stores by zip code.  Enter the zip code  23235  and the store should be #1 (but make sure the address is XXX Southlake Blvd).  Take the address of that store and enter it into Google for Google Maps and you should be able to see the lake, which is across the street on Southlake Blvd.

Powhatan Lakes got hit hard by a bad rain event a few years ago that broke the dam and drained them.  Nothing really to speak of and if you look on the VDGIF website, they are rated last in the region for production.  I think they actually scored a big fat 0.

Went to the Powhatan Ponds a couple of weeks ago and only found a few starting to move into pre-spawn mode.  First day of nice weather so I know I was early.  Kept spooking em and caught nothing.

I wanna hit southlake soon!