i have driven by the Newport news reservoir i am curios as to if you can fish it it looks like a bass haven i dont wanna drive down for the day untill i get some info  on it so its all greatly appreciated thanks guys

I know its fishable, seen lots of boats out there. But would also like more info. Never been myself, my grandfather fished it about 10 years ago for cats but doesnt remember where they launched. I would love to make a road trip and hit up the Chick one day and the rez the next.

Ive wondered the same thing, passed by it numerous times on the interstate, looks to me like it has a lot of standing trees from what I saw. Hopefully someone will give out some info on it.

I have a good friend who fishes that body of water and I will ask him to give you his input. 

Years ago Lee Hall Reservoir (proper name) was my primary fishing lake. I still fish it with some frequency, mainly because it's close to where I live.

It's a good lake and offers plenty of decent sized bass. My biggest out of there is a tad over 5 lbs.

Lee Hall is one of Newport News' reservoirs. The water in it is pumped from the Chickahominy River/Lake. So the weed growth in it, as well as water clarity, is very much the same. It is usually somewhat stained. There is lots of milfoil and hydrilla in the summer, and it dies back in the fall.

There is lots of structure on the lake. It's a man-made lake so there are stumps other submerged structure. There are even some submerged picnic tables that actually provide nice cover if you know where they are.

The shoreline is good, with several very productive blow-downs. There is quite a bit of standing structure in the water as well that is productive in the mornings and evenings, as well as anytime when the water is in the 60s-70s.

There are three sections to the lake. The upper section, where you rent the boats, is the biggest. The coves are productive as well as any blow-downs you can find. But in summer, especially on weekends, you have to deal with picnicing peddle-boaters who tend to be loud, rude, and paddle right up to you to see what you are doing. This section has some shore-fishing available near the picnic areas. But these are usually crowded with kids on weekends.

The center section is the best area. That's the area south of the Jefferson Avenue and I-64 bridges. To get there, you either have to put your boat out at the makeshift roadside ramp on Jefferson (which has extremely limited parking), or put out at the campground ramp and just go down under the bridge into that section. That's the section with the standing timber you see from the road. This is where I've landed my biggest bass. There is NO shorefishing available in this section.

The next section, south of the center section, is beyond the railroad tracks and is closed to all fishing since it actually feeds into the water treatment plant.

The lake does not permit gas motors. Electric only. That's not so bad since the best area, the center section, is a short distance from the ramp.

Try it. Lee Hall is not know as a great fishing lake, mostly because people never put the time into figuring it out. It's not a huge lake, and you have to deal with the peddle-boaters at times. Otheriwse, if you put some time into it it is a very productive lake. It has some huge pickerel in it as well, and used to be stocked with northern pike, but hasn't been an many years.

Yeah, Mirco pretty much hit the nail on the head with NN res.  I have fished it going on 5 years now.  It can be really good, and it can really tick you off!  There are a lot of pickerel in there, they are the dominate spieces for sure.  But, I have pulled a couple good sized healthy bass out of there.  Having said that, I say if you are going to fish it I say go with perch imatator crankbaits!  They do very well for me (DT-4 & DT-6).  The key depth is about 6' from the bank.  There is a lot of hyrdilla on the bottom of that lake.  Flukes work well to in the morning and dusk.  Try fishing really close to cover, the fish seem to really hold tight to a lot of the downed trees and branches in the water.  The water gets a lot of sun exposure.  Also, try fishing the north end of the lake, a lot less pressure, and most importantly, you are away from those annoying paddle boaters who have no manners and will paddle right over where you are trying to fish.  Hit me up over PM and I can tell you more specifics.  Good luck.