I'm new to the forums so let me take a moment to say I'm very excited and impressed by the amount of information and help the TPFR members offer each other. On other forums I've been on, "spot-burning" was considered a no-no, (specifically telling people about spots to fish, because of lurkers or a philosophy about "earning" the knowledge). Seems there's more openness on sharing here so... I hope I'm not breaking a forum rule here, but because Lake Anna is complex and in some places dangerous, I want to give some specific advice for members.
First, my Dad is a spin fishermen on Lake Anna and has earned a coveted place of respect among the lake's hardcore striper fishermen who fish the southeastern part of the lake around Dike 3. We often fish Lake Anna together and I've learned a few things that could be useful to you so you enjoy your weekend.
- If you want to hit a good productive Bass flat, try kayaking around Dike 3 on the both the SE part of the lake known as the "cool side". But PLEASE be careful because the outflow (about 50' off the bridge) from the power plant has created a large turbulent bubble just off the Dike 3 bridge. It is unpredictable and the current is swift and dangerous--stay to the edge of the bubble, don't attempt to kayak across it.
- The good thing about the bubble, however, is that in the right time of year, it holds very nice sized Stripers and if you stay to the edge and cast into it with a sinktip and or good size clouser minnow to target Stripers and Bass. Earlier is better from 6am to 10am. This time of year, the stripers may be out deep, but you might find holdovers taking advantage of the bubble's current.
- On the other side of Dike 3, the "warm side", I don't believe you can put-in because its private, but you can fish it from the dike (though hard for fly casting). But you can wade it, just south of the inflow is a very large flat. If there's been no rain, you'll be able to see the bottom and walk accordingly. You'll see a little island, stay to the left of it and wade around it as there is a deep hole between the road and the island. The island is a good place to stash your lunch or rest on. There are smallies and largemouth here, but be wary of the drop-off on the Northside of the flat near the bridget.
- Here is a video that shows you images of the bridge from the "cool side" so you can recognize it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3cxaVtc7w
- The park rangers do patrol so make sure you have your license handy.
Tight lines!
On Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:36:29 AM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:
Check out this report from a couple years back (specifically the blog link on 11/29), a bit later in the season but they caught a lot of stripers.--Dalton
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