Thread: Anyone ever fish Lake Drummond in Chesapeake?

Originally Posted by TapOut64

I've always been curious to check out this Lake but have never made the trip. I've read that it's a three mile treck down the canal then you use a winch to take your boat up to Lake level. The Lake is suppose to have crappie but is only six feet at it's deepest. Anyone ever fished it?

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing...play.asp?id=44

Although I live very close to it, I've never fished in there. I've heard that the water is so alkaloid that the fish are not edible but don't know if thats true or not.

Tap Out- heres some info I found.


Fishing and boating are permitted year-round on Lake Drummond. A Virginia fishing license is required. Boat Access is permitted via the 3.5 mile Feeder Ditch connecting Lake Drummond with the Dismal Swamp Canal off US Hwy. 17 in Chesapeake, VA. A public boat ramp is located north of the Feeder Ditch. To enter the lake, boats must be transported across the US Army Corps of Engineers spillway on the Feeder Ditch via a small motorized tram on which there is a 1000 pound weight limit with a maximum 10 HP motor. Camping facilities are available at the head of the Feeder Ditch

Tapout if you want company holler I would like to go there, have read about it. Will kick in on any expenses. I have 14 ft jon but no gas engine, just a TM.
I can set aside any day with some notice.
Jeff

Never heard of not being able to eat the fish coming out of there Maybe those who have eat them did not live to tell about it.:rolleyes: A good friend is the Federal Warden there and if any of you would like to try it let me know and I'll get some info from him that might help on how to fish it. I never have. I have heard that there are holes in there and that is what to look for and to fish them.

AC

I don't think the lake is known for it's fishing so don't get your hopes up. However, I have heard that the scenery on Lake Drummond is like no other.
You can camp overnight at a primitive campsite just before the lake. Popular scout camp spot.
A friend and I were considering doing this in the canoe in November sometime. Wake up early to check out the lake and paddle back down the canal before end of the day.
Never been so it would be pretty cool to check it out. I've heard it's like another world once you get on the lake.

I worry about getting out to the lake and hearing banjo music from deep in the woods.

The lake is in the middle of nowhere. I had read that it was created by a meteors impact, but with as shallow as it is I'm not sure I believe that.

I'm undecided if it's worth a trip or not.

It looks like it might be worth a visit if you had a canoe. I read some more info and they stated it is catch and release only. One site had pics and the scenery is really nice. If there are crappie in there I would venture to say you would have a ball catching them as this lake is very much under fished because of its in accessability.

Originally Posted by dusty

I read some more info and they stated it is catch and release only.

Boo, hiss.