You do not need a boat to fish at Burke Lake. in fact a nice series of trails about 5 miles long run around the perimeter. That said a boat comes in handy, no gas motors though. There are two ramps I know of, one at the main park and another at a parking lot built specifically for fishermen farther south off Rt 123. They just repaired it. Burke is a public fishing lake so technically all the yuppies in kayaks you see tooling around without fishing rods are bending the rules if they parked in the VDGIF lot without a license. My fishing vessel is a trailered 14 ft square stern canoe with a trolling motor and is perfect for Burke. And btw it usually has an empty seat so any TPFRs are welcome. For the boatless among us, Burke during much of the warm weather month rents jon-boats at the little bait shop.
It's a pretty lake, +30 ft in places, varied structure, and it has fish... but in NOVA that means very heavy pressure so bring your A-game and some luck. Lots of regulars there, mostly baitfishing for cats. I've put in a couple of times in the black of the night and been astonished to see dudes out with the same idea. My fly rodding successes there have been bass and bluegills.
And yes the island is a preserve for a gazillion nesting and very loud waterfowl. Nice fish structure around it... a fact that I'm sure occurred to the other 10,000 anglers, too :-)
So there is a little bit about Burke. It's home waters so I fish there, but not without frustrations. I confess I have not cracked the code on all those educated fish but hey each year fishing is a triumph of hope over experience. I am going to have a go at the musky with my new rig but I'd probably be less surprised if I hooked a unicorn.
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