08/25/2022Report By: John Galbraith ofBass Tackle Master Conrad was born in Phoenix and began fishing many of the local lakes with his father from a very early age. Carp fishing has been excellent with anglers using homemade dough baits consisting of cornmeal mixed with jello landing carp in excess of 20lbs. Nick is a 3rd Generation Arizona native and grew up fishing Arizona as much as possible since he was 4 years old. Unstable water quality perimeters have delayed trout stocking in Roper Lake this year. 10462 S River Heights Dr. South Jordan, UT CHANGE STORE. 5.3 mi Mill Creek (Grey Point), Rappahannock River 5.5 mi Jackson Creek, Deltaville, Piankatank River 6.7 mi Belleville, Mobjack Bay 10.0 mi Mobjack, East River, Mobjack Bay 10.3 mi Windmill Point, Rappahannock River 11.7 mi Windmill Point Light, Chesapeake Bay 11.8 mi Millenbeck, Corrotoman River, Rappahannock River This spot marks another area where you can find virtually any species, but we need to call it out specifically because in years past when weakfish moved up the Bay in good numbers (no, it hasnt happened in quite a while, but were certainly hoping that changes some time soon!) The Cobia bite has improved with bigger fish. Multiple Reports of Spade fish harvested while clam chumming and clams on #2 or #4 hook. Please practice catch and release during the spawn to ensure this fishery continues to produce big, healthy bass for the foreseeable future. Reports of both quality and quantity have been coming in from anglers focusing on topwater presentations while using lures like hollow belly frogs and walking baits. At Roper Lake, Bluegill and other sunfish have been active early in the day. Sign up here to get the weekly FishTalk Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic fishing reports in your email inbox, every Friday by noon. As the sun moves it will cast shadows into the lake, and those shadows are great places to catch fish! Bluegill and sunfish seem to be everywhere and biting mealworms and nightcrawlers very readily. [emailprotected] When you do locate a school, it will make for an absolutely amazing day on the water! Outdoor News | Sign In or Create Account. See more Deltaville, Virginia Due to its position between the Ware and North rivers, there are also some interesting current patterns here. The Dragon begins as a non-tidal blackwater stream surrounded by vast areas of flooded woodlands, cypress swamps, and freshwater marshes, where access is limited to a few bridge crossings. This is a relatively small and inaccessible fishery, but recent surveys indicate stable recruitment, extremely high catch rates, and good numbers of largemouth over 15 inches available to those who seek them out. My intent is to have you start thinking about current conditions and situations and assess them before throwing random lures. Gwynn Island, down at the mouth of the river, has a deep channel cut behind it. game and inland fisheries site says it holds chain pickerel, cats, sunfish, and crappie. Make sure you visit our Facebook Page&Instagram Page for pictures of local catch and our fishing reports. 0. Make your fishing dreams come true today and tomorrow, Fishing spots, fishing reports and regulations in. Early morning topwater presentations close to the bank will be your best bet. Later in the day switch off to cut anchovies fished on the bottom in 28 to 35ft of water from the main Winsor Basin north to the mouth of the river. Try using a swivel and barrel sinker so the fish don't feel resistance when they pick up the bait. Bass fishing was recently on fire, but has subsided a bit. Smallmouth bass have been cooperative for anglers and biting well on green pumpkin colored hula grubs rigged on a 3/8 oz or 1/2 oz football jig fished around rocky banks in 6 to 18ft of water. Wildlife Watching Report. Spot are starting to bite while bottom fishing with bloodworms. Spanish Mackerel are still being brought in by anglers while using Clark Spoons behind #1 or #2 planers. We hope these tips will help you have an awesome day on the water. Most shad are congregating on the California side, in the main basin area, near Chalk Cliffs. With nearly 360 acres offering a variety of homes and home sites with beautiful views of the river or wooded . With water stained from runoff, most anglers are reporting white/green frogs as the most productive choice. Bait of choice is blood worms. The GPS coordinates for this Stream are 37.5359669 (latitude), -76.2957755 (longitude) and the approximate elevation is unknown feet (unknown meters) above sea level. A few largemouth bass are being caught late in the day, but most have been lethargicwhen it comes to chasing after lures so a finesse approach like dropshotting might be your best bet currently for Alamo Lake bass. An angler fishing from his kayak reported catching several largemouth in the 1-5-pound range using a rubber frog. If you fish the Piankatank and saw the article 10 Billion Oysters in our July edition, were guessing you already know about one of the things that makes the Piankatank a great area to fish: Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) oyster reefs. Regulations regarding season and creel limits for American shad, hickory shad, river herring, and striped bass are set by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). Nightcrawlers fished under a bobber or small jigs seem to be the ticket at both locations. Dankworth pond just down the road from Roper is experiencing some HOT topwater action for bass. Shore anglers are picking up quite a few catfish on Carolina rigs with hot dogs or fresh shrimp fished between 10 and 20 feet deep. At Dankworth Pond, a few trout are still being picked up with PowerBait but most anglers have already switched their focus to bass and sunfish. Some small fish are being caught around docks and grass beds and other have managed to catch bigger fish. Please practice catch and release this time of year on medium to large sized bass. Over time, youll learn what lures to pick and how to fish in different conditions, and then adapt with the seasonal changes. If youre into live bait fishing for stripers, live shad are producing quality sized stripers from 3 to 10lbs! The white perch are running and love bloodworms. I have guided there for 20 years now and shore access in the Dragon is almost impossible. they used to congregate in the deep hole in the channel here. Carp fishing is really good for anglers using dough balls or corn fished on the bottom. Smallies usually bite these jigs as they fall so be ready and keep the slack out of your line as the jig descends. Large Spade Fish being caught at the Cell. The Spot are being caught at the usual places and are getting larger. Catfish are being caught regularly from shore using nightcrawlers. Lake Havasu is home to some very large sunfish and these hard fighters are also excellent table fare! Small to mid-sized stripers are chasing schools of shad in the mornings. Accustomed to the brawny rivers of Hampton Roads, my first impression of the upcoming tour area was cute: the wooded southern shore and its few stately homes would be connected by a short, 10 minute open water crossing to the slightly more developed northern shore. Things have been slow inside many of the rivers, but the Elizabeth River has been giving up some keepers. Bait anglers are doing well with nightcrawlers. Underwater vegetation is really thick and the water is crystal clear. Spot, croaker, bluefish, stripers, trout, and other salt water game fish abound in the Piankatank. sinkers and 12 to 15lb test with a 24 to 36" leader. These anadromous species spend a majority of their adult lives in the ocean and Chesapeake Bay, making annual spring spawning runs up freshwater rivers and streams such as the Dragon. Sunfish are still very active and available for anglers fishing with meal worms or nightcrawlers by the floating piers. The walleye bite has picked up at Fool Hollow Lake and anglers have noticed increased catch rates from boat and from shore. No have been reported on Piankatank River yet. Either use a bobber with an 18 leader or let the worm slowly sink on its own without weights for a deeper, more natural presentation for larger fish. The fish are still on their beds and displaying spawning behavior. IM heading up there this weekend for a camping trip and lookin to fish. Growing up, the water was his playground specifically the Piankatank River, which flows between Mathews and Middlesex counties. The Dankworth pond fishing report is pretty much identical to the Roper Lake report above with the added benefit of an active sunfish bite. Some Speckled Trout at various locations on the Rappahannock River using soft baits in shallow waters. Guide, All Rights Reserved. Will not have the boat with, mostly bank fishing. On clear sunny days, anglers are finding smallmouth with dropshotted Roboworms in desert craw and bold bluegill rigged on 8lb test with a 3/16oz dropshot weight. We have eels, chum, blood worms, squid, bait shrimp and also a good assortment of tackle at reasonable prices. Average Daytime Water Temp 79 degrees. Best time is 7:00 pm to 2:00 am. The catfish have also moved up and are very accessible from shore. Look for boils and cast shad style baits such as a Pointer 128/158, White Rat-L-Traps, Poppers, or spook style topwater lures no longer than 6" long. Shad imitation cranks like RatlTraps are also working well to get a reaction from feeding bass. Crappie are being found in 15' to 25' of water but not in great numbers. The GPS coordinates for this Stream are 37.5359669 (latitude), -76.2957755 (longitude) and the approximate elevation is unknown feet (unknown meters) above sea level. A number of fish were also caught with different types of topwater baits! In recent years blue catfish have colonized the upper Piankatank and lower Dragon Run. In the back of coves, you may also see them feeding on dragonflies or bluegills. Nick has been an entrepreneur since the age of 23, and started FishIn48 in 2018 to tie one of his businesses to his lifelong passion of fishing. They arent very deep right nowUse a bobber to keep your worm just above the lake bottom. The Spade Fish bite is still on at the Cell, a lot of small fish with big fish mixed in. In addition we have reports of Bluefish being caught on cut-bait. But if youre not getting bit with a frog, try casting a Rat L Trap or slow down with a drop shot presentation. No reports of catfish being caught. Fishing Report for 6/28/2018 The Spot are bitting good at the usual places in the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers. Try worms, fresh shrimp, or hot dogs rigged weightless (or a small weight when windy) for best results. If youre willing to join the large groups of boats exploiting giant schools of slabs, crappie jigs in white, chartreuse, and pink or minnows should put some tasty white fillets in your boat! . If you like fishing with live bait, nightcrawlers are working well near shore. Looking for Spanish Mackerel from Windmill Point Light to Stingray Point LIght. After the first stocking, anglers are reporting success with spinners, garlic scented Powerbait, and small marshmallows fished on light line in the 46-pound range. They won't be legal to keep until October the 4th. Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. Guide, All Rights Reserved. The redear sunfish bite is good! Try working an imitation lure parallel to the tules to draw a big fish from its ambush spot. Lake Havasus other bass are also hitting fairly well right now. Search for boils from Black Rock & Calif. Bay north to the river entrance. When you catch a fish on structure, slow down and focus there for more schooled up fish. Species of anadromous fish occurring in the Dragons excellent spawning and nursery habitat include American shad, hickory shad, river herring (actually two species, alewife and blueback herring), and striped bass. Let's face it, there's a lot we can learn and share from one another like what bait or lure is generating the best results. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are both hitting on poppers, Super Spooks, and buzzbaits. This water sees a strong current and can produce just about any species found in the lower Bay at one time or another specks, redfish, stripers, flounder, you name it. Come join the discussion about safety, licenses, tips, tricks, piers, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Night Crawlers fished under a bobber and bottom rigged Power Bait have both been producing limits of delicious rainbow trout. Submit Boat Launch. Advertising | The striper fishing at Lake Havasu has been good! From the docks at the campground night fishing for cats is very productive too. A few 2lb redear sunfish being caught deep (10 to 20ft) on live nightcrawlers around artificial habitats. Use a 4' throw net (the largest legal size) or a snag hook to catch shad to use as live bait. In the main lake area, bass can be found from shallow to deep water as they transition into a fall pattern. The Piankatank is a beautiful winding river with long stretches of Alamo Lake catfish are finally picking up a bit in the early morning and at sundown. Some fish still being caught with a lot of shorts. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Successful anglers are using inline spinners, spoons or worms and marshmallows. We have several anglers report on the Catch of Spanish Mackerel around Windmill Bar, Fleets Bay and the mouth of the Rappahannock. A few Speckled Trout and Red Drum are in shallow waters, both are responding to mirror lures and soft baits. We have heard of some Speckled Trout and Puppy Drum getting caught in the area. According to the anglers we surveyed at the lake, the morning largemouth bite has been decent by the dam from gray light until 630 am. Saw a few folks catching what also looked like small stripers. Bass anglers are still doing well at Roper by catching a number of fish in the 1-4 pound range. Bass fishing at both Roper Lake and Dankworth Pond has been phenomenal recently. Some catfish anglers are catching fish on shrimp, hot dogs, and prepared stink baits as well. Large redears are still deep in the main lake (6-20ft), or you can find them in shallow areas like backwaters off the river current to the south of Blankenship Bend. The Cobia are moving south and are getting more difficult to find. Selection for participation in the study among . 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 100 Live bluegills, cut mackerel, and anchovies have been working well. Garlic scented Power Bait fished on the bottom or nightcrawlers under a bobber are your best bets in the mornings and mid-late afternoons. One angler pulled a 6-pound largemouth from the reeds while using a brown 3/8 oz weedless jig. Small spinners like Rooster Tails and Panther Martins have also been responsible for recent angling success. Numerous cats are being caught on cut mackerel and shrimp off deeper points and coves in 15 to 35 ft of water. Fish 15-20 feet down near brush lines. Sun & Moon Data. Cobia fishing is still wide open. Yeah odds are ill just have some light tackle spin gear. the Cobia bite continues to improve with several fish over 40in being caught. 2023 Rudow's FishTalk LLC, Fishing Mobjack Bay and the Piankatank River. Some Spanish Mackerel have been picked up trolling Clark spoons. Anglers are catching fish on a variety of topwater lures that resemble dragonflies or frogs. Try topwater presentations, or weedless lures because the underwater vegetation is still super thick. The Spade fish are still at The Cell and Wolftrap but a lot are small. undeveloped woodlands along the shoreline. At Dankworth Lake, diving crankbaits and plastic worms fished slow are picking up a few bass. Note that at night, the croaker will often shift to shallower water. Flounder bite picking up a bit at Buoy 42. The redear sunfish bite is slow unless you can locate the deep winter schools with sonar in 25 to 40ft of water off main lake points. Garlic flavored dough baits fished on the bottom and small inline spinners are both currently working well for the hungry rainbows. USGS Topo Map: Deltaville Annapolis, MD 21403 Remember this can be a very rewarding time to fishif you find them. Ive got plenty of beetlespins, mepps inlines, little rapalas, a few grub jigs, and catbait. The Piankatank River and Dragon Swamp The Dragon support a surprising number of fish species, from freshwater gamefish such as largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish, and warmouth to important migratory fish species such as shad, river herring and striped bass. Bass fishing is picking up and anglers have been catching bass in the 2-3-pound range by dropshotting in 6-10-feet of water. The two best times to fish are when it's raining and when it's not. Nightcrawlers or mealworms are your best bet. They are really going after dragonflies and can be seen leaping out of the water regularly throughout the day to gulp one down. Some catfish are finally showing up on a regular basis. Search Search. Right now, stripers are hitting shallow running lures and topwater baits like the Pointer 128,158s, Super Spooks and Pencil Poppers in the morning during the first hour of light or so. Below are regulations that are in place this year courtesy Virginia Marine Resource Commission. AND PIANKATANK RIVERS AND OFFERS EASY TRIPS ACROSS THE BAY TO THE CELL/42 AREA FOR EXCELLENT FLOUNDER FISHING. Try small swimbaits like the Keitech Fat Impact rigged on a ball head jig, a weightless 4-inch Senko, or dropshot worms near shore. Speckled Trout and Puppy Drum are still hard to find and so are Flounder. LuckyCraft Pointer 128/158s or pencil poppers are working well. We are currently out of bait at the park store and should be replenished around the middle of the month. The Piankatank is one of the smaller rivers within the region making it tidal along its entire stretch. The most productive striper lures have been Bass Assassin or Keitech swimbaits rigged on a lead jighead, or Alabama Rigs with TWO hooks (AZGFD Regulation). Look at our wind map to find more spots among our 160,000 spots. There is a great population of smallmouth in Havasu so don't give up, keep casting, and have fun. if you have a jon boat or bass boat you should be able to get up into the run without much of a problem. Patagonia Elite Series tournament anglers did well on some solid fish during a recent contest at Patagonia Lake. Troll or cast near shad schools during morning or later afternoon hours, although mornings have been best. Water temperatures are on the rise which should make for better bottom fishing. Flipping Texas-rigged creature baits into the tule pockets, dropshotting worms near the bank, and throwing wacky-rigged Senkos seem to be the go-to methods right now. Look for grassy areas in shallow waters while using soft baits and mirror lures. Dropshotting shad imitations off main lake points might be your best bet over the next month or so. Topwater Poppers, Sammys and Buzzbaits also working well for both smallmouth and largemouth over gravel flats and submerged weed beds in the morning and late afternoon hours. Find stripers over shallow flats as they corral spawning shad against the bank. Poppers, Sammys, and Buzzbaits are working well for both smallmouth and largemouth over gravel flats and submerged weedbeds in the morning and late afternoon. Fished this weekend in the Piankatank and around Gwynn's Island. There are a lot of Rockfish schooled up in shallow water and are fun to catch on topwater baits early in the morning. The stripers have been chasing shad around the North Windsor Basin area in the early morning and late afternoon hours. Its currently feast or famine when targeting Alamos bass population. The topwater bite has been very good in the morning hours. The Cobia bite is slowing down as they continue to move south but some are still being caught but a lot are under the size limited of 40in. There also seems to be a topwater bite each morning. Bass and other fish will use the shadows as cover because its comfortable for them and they can ambush baitfish easily. Garlic scented Power Bait and small spinners have accounted for a majority of the fish. Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC). Flipping baits like Senkos, Sweet Beavers and Chigger Craws, are great choices right now at Havasu under these conditions. The spawn is over and the fish are currently transitioning from their spring to summer patterns. Largemouth bass anglers should still be focusing on cover. 1-2oz spoons, Pointer 100s & 128/158s in Chartreuse Shad, and 1oz white Ratl Traps have been producing quality fish. The Piankatank is a beautiful winding river with long stretches of undeveloped woodlands along the shoreline. All anglers, captains, and guides fishing for cobia must obtain a Recreational Cobia Permit from the Commission and report all harvest and cobia fishing activity. Some Spanish Mackerel have been picked up trolling Clark spoons. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) sets season and size-limits for striped bass in this tidal river. Local date Local time Wind direction Wind speed (kts) Average Daytime water Temp is about 55 degrees. Largemouth bass fishing is currently pretty good at Havasu! Pro Tip: The best catfish anglers are always the most patient. Generally, in clear water more natural-colored baits like crawdad or bluegill work best, whereas chartreuse or fire tiger-colored cranks work better when the water is stained. Bluegill fishing is hot right now and anglers are catching quite a few of these delicious panfish at both Roper and Dankworth. RegardlessA bad day fishing at Alamo is better than any day at work! The topwater bite is on too! About: - The Piankatank flows in a southeasterly direction through Virginia's Middle Peninsula emptying into the Chesapeake Bay at Gwynn's Island. Spot bite is improving with large fish showing up on bloodworms and Fishbites. Find the shad, then White 3/4 & 1oz Rat L Traps, or soft body swimbaits rigged on a 3/8 to 3/4oz jig head. Soft plastics fished in and around the cattails in green or dark blue seem to be the go-to technique for most successful anglers. Piankatank River Virginia fishing map and location information: Piankatank River is a Stream in Middlesex County, Virginia and can be found on the Deltaville USGS topo map. Then add a four to five inch Gulp! Sure, it'll get a few bites but, in my experience, it's not ideal. With Fishbrain you can save relevant baits, follow species you are targeting, and keep a list of waters to explore. Anglers unfamiliar with the Dragon may want to limit themselves to fishing in the vicinity of bridge crossings where relatively deep channels provide good pool habitat for chain pickerel and other species. Had a blast just paddling around trying to figure out where the fish might be holding and what species might be in t. Be sure to drop into the Tackle Shop @ J&W Seafood where we have in stock all of your Rockfish fishing gear from Stretches, Storm Lures, Umbrella Rigs, Swim Shads and much more. Today he is Captain Chris Newsome, owner and operator of Bay Fly Fishing, a fishing charter business based in Mathews County. Crappie have been caught by trolling small crank baits and jigs with minnows. Sunfish are still active and most success has come with worms or small plastic jigs close to shore. Crawdad colored crankbaits and jerkbaits are working well around rocks or gravel/rock shorelines where smallmouth are hunting crawdads. Idaho River Flows | It touches parts of Middlesex, Gloucester and Mathews counties. Trolling seems to be the best method with 24 30 oz sinkers using squid and minnows for bait. Bluegill fishing is hot right now! Middlesex County Streams (35). 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