Thread: What is the Best place for Specks, in Northern VA ?

Welcome aboard Steve. I can't help you with that area of Va but hopefully someone can.

All I know is that you need a new screen name. :D

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Come on TapOut, I have seen your pictures on here and and I know you can give me some tips! As for my beloved Browns, This is our year baby !!!

Thanks, Bill

Welcome aboard. I know nothing about fishing in NOVA. Sorry I can't help you.

Now, if you ever venture down to SE VA, I can give you plenty of help.

If want some good line pullage check out Fletcher's boat house on the potomac river ...they are listed the river there at fletcjers is just below where the potomac becomes a tidal basin and is very loaded with all species of fish ....I have never crappied there but have been there numerous times in the early 90's ....they have hand built wooden v bottom boats for rent and you add your own power!!!! there are walleye smallies largemouth rockfish herring white perch and all the catfish you can stand... It will require a D.C. permit not much though and this place is a gorgeous fishery never know your in D.C. just above Georgetown....The white perch should be bout in at this time Its worth the phone call anyhow.. In D.C. water you are allowed to use treble hooks and snatch herring wich is fun as well..... good luck and welcome to crappie .com


New to the area this is a must fish locale

Originally Posted by Go Browns

Lastly, when do the specks start moving into the shallows, here in Virginia?


Thanks............Steve

Ok Mr. Brown. I've never fished northern VA but in Southern VA big crappie have been found in water 5' deep when the temps were in the upper 40's. Water temp was 51-55 Saturday and I found a few late in the day on a sunny bank in water less than 5' deep.

An interesting article I read stated that the crappie will be on their spawning beds when you have between 13.2 and 14.6 hours of daylight. Of course, they will be in there plenty before that. Right now in Virginia Beach we have 12.25 hours of daylight. Of the 47 crappie I caught Saturday some were as deep as 16' in 20' of water. The vast majority I caught were at least 10' deep. I'm sure the water up you way is colder than down here.

Steve- Welcome to the board! I have very limited knowledge of lakes to the north of Richmond, but did have a nice day at Lake Abel (southern Stafford Co.) last October. It's a long skinny lake with some very deep water in places, lots of wood along the extensive shoreline, and many beaver huts. It's TMO and DGIF recommends 2 batteries. In a full day's fishing, I didn't make it all the way to the end.