Answer: just have a valid Virginia Fishing Licence on your person (because (a) you're law abiding, and (b) because having one is a requirement to park in the anglers' lot, though nobody checks) and then just show up ready to fish. It helps to be hopeful that you won't get skunked, as can be common on a heavily pressured lake. Maybe bring along a spinning rod and some bait while you're doing your initial recons. The topwater bite will get better as the water warms in the weeks and months ahead, and the fly fishing potential along with it.
I earlier recommended the lot and / or ramp that VDGIF sets aside for anglers, because it's open 24/7, and because there are no fees (license sales fund things like that), but by all means check out the other entrance, facilities, and the other ramp. If you need to rent a jon boat, there's none at the VDGIF ramp; you have to go to the other ramp and entrance (which is not open 24/7, and the rentals only run during warmer months I don't know if they're open for the season yet). FWIW, the VDGIF biologist told me the one musky his guys netted recently was in nondescript shallow water near the main ramp where the boat rentals are, so go figure. Presumably it's still finning around nearby.
This thread got a long way off topic from the original post about the whisky tie, which is ironic considering a lot of local readers in the know probably think I'd have to be drunk to have spent so much time extolling the virtues of Burke (*&^% Lake!!! :-) But seriously check it out, it's worth a milk run now and again and I have had some good days there. And hey if it stinks, there are other local options very nearby.
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