In my never-ending quest to find good smallmouth spots, I was looking at the C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area as a spot to get onto the Rappahannock.  But now, I'm also seeing that a lot of folks hunt deer and turkey here, too.

As a new-to-Northern Virginia fisherman and hunter, I was wondering if any of you gents ever go there for a combined deer / turkey and  smallmouth outing?  I've scouted the river access, but anyone have any advice for hunting the area?  I was thinking that during early bow season this fall, this could be a decent spot to get some hunting and some fishing in at the same time?

Any thoughts?  Anyone on here planning on hunting there this fall?

I've fished there but only in the summer. I used to park at the lot near the shooting range and walk all the way down to the river. It's a very long walk but I've done it quite a few times. I haven't been there for a few years but when I did fish there I caught lots and lots of fish. The population seemed to be stunted from high numbers of small fish. I don't think I ever caught many big fish. I like fishing there because there is almost 100% chance that you'll fish there all day without seeing anyone else.