The HEAVY RAIN Wednesday muddyed the upper rivers and backs of the creeks. The STILLWATER POPPER has been getting some good action early morning and late evening. During the day use carolina rigged plastic and shakey heads. If the sun is out consentrate on docks and cover. For the most part the down lake area spawning is over. Mid and up lake still has activity. Don't forget to use some top water baits like SENKOS, FLUKES, & BUZZ BAITS in the upper lake grass. Good Luck!

The stripers have moved from all the way up tword the splits. In the Pamunky you will find them from the mouth of Terry to the splits. In the N. Anna you will find them from Christopher Run to the splits. You can find them at Dike III year round. Use Sea and Sassey shads early and late on 1/4 to 1/2 oz jig heads. I also like a broken back red fin make a small wake on top this time of year. Live bait is also working well. Good Luck!

Bass

When the water reaches the magic temperature of 55 degrees Bass will “stage” or move towards the shallower creeks and coves that they will soon spawn in. During this period the bass will “wake up” and get much more active than they have been in the winter. The lower end of the lake is going to warm before any other area. Dike 3, Valentine Cove, Levy Creek, Rockland Creek, and Dukes Creek will be great areas to concentrate your efforts. Use ½ ounce to ¾ ounce Spinnerbaits, 5” Jerkbaits, and ¼ ounce swimjigs. Don’t forget your favorite variety of finesse baits when the bite gets a little tougher. I also like to use lizards and senko type baits on a Carolina rig. This technique allows you to cover a lot of water and present your bait as being somewhat weightless at the same time.

Striper

There are lots of smaller stripers in the Dike 3 area. There are big fish mixed in, it’s just a matter of presenting bigger baits and waiting it out. Many of the larger Stripers will be caught in the main rivers near Terrys run, S-turns, Christopher run, and Duck in hole creek. ¼ ounce to ½ ounce Swimbaits and Jerkbaits will be very productive in these areas. If you are a live bait fisherman use a shallow presentation during lowlight and overcast days. During bright sunlight go out to deeper feeding flats and use down lines. Last but not least, trolling can produce stripers in size and numbers. DD 22’s, Lec 15’s, Red Fins, Stretch 25s and umbrella rigs are some of the most productive set ups.

Crappie

Watch for Crappie to move to some of the 15 ft rock piles and bridge pilings h. Use 2” pearl grubs and tubes and small and medium minnows.

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