Largemouth bass are hitting on shad colored deep diving cranks and 2 hook Alabama rigs. The flats at the southern end of Mobjack are quite exposed, and the weedbeds here are subject to being torn up by rough waters. They arent very deep right nowUse a bobber to keep your worm just above the lake bottom. Recently an angler caught a 15-pound flathead on the east side while fishing at night with nightcrawlers. During the spring spawn they are tending eggs and guarding them from attacks by predators. Latitude: 37.5359669N if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; You may receive a phone call, text, or email from Responsive Management asking you to participate in a survey about your fishing participation and experiences. Many of those found in this small tributary are located on or near channel edges, making them particularly attractive to game fish on the hunt for dinner. In the back of coves, you may also see them feeding on dragonflies or bluegills. In the Dragon Run can be found such varieties of fish as bass . Over time, youll learn what lures to pick and how to fish in different conditions, and then adapt with the seasonal changes. An angler recently reported catching and releasing nearly 100 bluegills during an early June tripThis is a great time of year to get kids hooked on fishing! Bass fishing has been much slower at Dankworth. Some Spade Fish being caught at the Wolftrap but smaller. At Dankworth Lake, diving crankbaits and plastic worms fished slow are picking up a few bass. You can also try sinking night crawlers and wait for the fish to bite. Rockfish Season opens on October 4th. Virginia Fishing Report. The hotspot marked number one on the chart has oyster reef which comes surprisingly close to the drop-off into deep water of just over 20 feet. Try small swimbaits like the Keitech Fat Impact rigged on a ball head jig, a weightless 4-inch Senko, or dropshot worms near shore. Sunrise is at 7:19am and sunset is at 5:10pm. Spot are still doing well in the Rappahannock and at the mouth of the Piankatank River. Reporting can be done online through the Saltwater Journalor using forms provided by the VMRC. Today he is Captain Chris Newsome, owner and operator of Bay Fly Fishing, a fishing charter business based in Mathews County. when you near the area to turn left into the run (no wake zone) there is a flat on the left hand side that is very shallow and exposed at low tide. Bass fishing is still a little slow but will pick up drastically in the next several weeks as the water temp rises and the fish begin to spawn. They can be both deep or shallow, using rocks or wood for cover, cruising open water, or hanging out in submerged grass. Smallmouth bass are biting very well on Hula grubs in Green Pumpkin rigged on 3/8oz football jigs fished around rocky points and gravel shorelines in 6 to 15ft of water. Rig up a light rod with braid line, a three-foot mono leader, and a one-ounce leadhead. Catfish come up to shallower areas at night to feed and can be caught from shore with regularity. All too often, folks ask what's working at a certain lake, although from experience Ive learned what works today, may not work tomorrow. The Dragon begins as a non-tidal blackwater stream surrounded by vast areas of flooded woodlands, cypress swamps, and freshwater marshes, where access is limited to a few bridge crossings. The fish are still on their beds and displaying spawning behavior. Piankatank River is a river in Atlantic Coastal Plain, VA. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. Productive striper lures are currently the bass assassin or Keitech swimbait rigged on a lead jighead. Use small craw jigs, Gitzits and and short leader dropshot rigs when bed fishing smallmouth at Lake Havasu. Review for Piankatank River - Fishing Bay. The sunfish and bluegill at Dankworth are readily biting nightcrawlers as well and are often caught incidentally when targeting trout. The catfish bite has been excellent during the evenings in bays where the grass isnt too thick. 410.216.9309 In addition, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, various sunfish species, yellow perch, and fairly large-sized white perch can be found in the lower Dragon. The Cobia bite is slowing down as they continue to move south but some are still being caught but a lot are under the size limited of 40in. Post front conditions (risingbarometer) usually mean it will be a tough bite for a few days. Annapolis, MD 21403 The crappie report has slowed to a near halt. Your likelihood of finding fish is dependent on your ability to locate schools so if youre not having luck in one of the aforementioned areas, try a different one. Largemouth bass are becoming more aggressive and starting to hit topwater poppers, frogs and Senkos fished near cattails. Try small to med size bluegills or redear sunfish from 6pm to 2amThen hold on for the ride! Some of them also reported a good spinnerbait bite early in the morning before they switched focus to dropshotting. Garlic scented Power Bait fished on a slip sinker rig on the bottom, or nightcrawlers floated under a bobber with about 18 leader seem to be the hot setups right now. Try fishing from Lake Havasu State Park south to the California Bay/Thompson area with cut anchovies on the bottom. Large redears are still deep in the main lake (6-20ft), or you can find them in shallow areas like backwaters off the river current to the south of Blankenship Bend. Note that at night, the croaker will often shift to shallower water. The Spanish mackerel are still hitting the Clark spoons and some fish are 24 inches and larger. Good shoreline fishing is available there. During both the spring and fall seasons, striped bass, particularly schooling males, can be found in the Piankatank and lower Dragon Run below Route 17. Water temperatures are pushing 80 degrees and bottom fishing is doing better. If youre willing to join the large groups of boats exploiting giant schools of slabs, crappie jigs in white, chartreuse, and pink or minnows should put some tasty white fillets in your boat! Midday boils producing 3 to 5lb stripers near the Chalk Cliffs were reported during the last week as well. Sign In or Create Account. Bass anglers are still doing well at Roper by catching a number of fish in the 1-4 pound range. Jigs or minnows are currently your best bet to catch Alamo Lake crappie. Today's tide times for Dixie, Piankatank River: Saturday 14 January 2023 Tide Datum: - High Low 1.18ft Lake Havasu is home to some very large sunfish and these hard fighters are also excellent table fare! Remember Cobia Season opens June 1st. The afternoon striper bite is great from Lake Havasu State Park State south to California and Thompson Bays. Successful anglers have been using a variety of baits and methods to catch Fool Hollow walleye, although trolling crankbaits (at a reported 2mph) or fan casting them from shore has been the most popular option lately to catch fish. Plan a trip to Patagonia, and start building new outdoor memories! Please be aware that most of the earth is covered by water, and most of your time should be spent fishing. Flounder bite picking up a bit at Buoy 42. Will you catch the new world-record sunfish at Lake Havasu? The bass fishing at Roper Lake is super-hot right now! The Spot bite is still doing good a lot of #2 fish are getting caught, in both the Rappahannock and Pianakatank rivers. Spot, croaker, bluefish, stripers, trout, and other salt water game fish abound in the Piankatank. Bait anglers are catching stripers at 30 to 45 ft depths after 9am and through the late afternoon hours. Sign up here to get the weekly FishTalk Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic fishing reports in your email inbox, every Friday by noon. The serpentine Piankatank River, although not as large as some Virginia rivers, offers extensive cruising possibilities, beautiful anchorages, foul weather protection and an abundance of boating amenities. The bait must have a very slow rate of fall to give bass time to take it. Cobia are at Windmill Bar and some of the fishermen have successful trips with limits of keeper fish over the 40in minimum size limit. Dankworth pond just down the road from Roper is experiencing some HOT topwater action for bass. Pro Tip: The best catfish anglers are always the most patient. Some Speckled Trout at various locations on the Rappahannock River using soft baits in shallow waters. Bass have recently been seen feeding on dragonflies in the backs of coves. Black Rock cove north to the entrance to the river has been the best place to search for the boils. Multiple Reports of Spade fish harvested while clam chumming and clams on #2 or #4 hook. The weather was overcast as I began this trip from the Twig Ferry boat landing. Regardless, youre not going to catch them from the couch so get out there looking for schools of Arizona bass! So, naturally the stripers will be there too! The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) sets season and size-limits for striped bass in this tidal river. Dark plastic worms are also working for anglers using a dropshot rig. Flipping Texas-rigged creature baits into the tule pockets, dropshotting worms near the bank, and throwing wacky-rigged Senkos seem to be the go-to methods right now. All of the rain we had in May and the first part of June has put so much fresh water in the rivers that it has had a negative effect on the bottom fishing. Smallmouth bass are hitting Shad colored jerkbaits like the Staysee 90, or white/shad pattern Rat-L-Traps. The topwater bite has been very good in the morning hours. White small rooster tails and small white grubs will supply some great fun. Local date Local time Wind direction Wind speed (kts) Anglers fishing for catfish can expect to catch increasing numbers of blue cats in this river over time. if you have a jon boat or bass boat you should be able to get up into the run without much of a problem. Roper Lake largemouth bass are still keeping anglers pretty busy! Bass fishing at Patagonia has been tough. Trout fishing is still considered good and very few anglers are leaving Roper or Dankworth Pondswithout catching fish. Check out their tipsforusing this awesome bait and incorporate it into your bass fishingbag of tricks during your next Alamo Lake trip! 3801 John Tyler Hwy. They won't be legal to keep until October the 4th. If bass are released gently they will find their way back to their nests and continue to raise your future memories! Cobia being caught on live eels and cut bunker while chumming. Some trout are still being caught although stockings have ceased for the year. Jerk Shad or Swimming mullet in white or chartreuse, and bounce it along the drops and edges. Work primary and secondary points where schooling smallies move up to chase shad or feed on crawdads. Remember it's called fishing, not catching! Largemouth bass anglers should still be focusing on cover. Recreational Classifieds | The most productive striper lures have been Bass Assassin or Keitech swimbaits rigged on a lead jighead, or Alabama Rigs with TWO hooks (AZGFD Regulation). These tactics have been productive recently in and around the south side of the island, south to Havasu Palms. Wolftrap bite is good but mostly small fish. The Piankatank River and Dragon Swamp "The Dragon" support a surprising number of fish species, from freshwater gamefish such as largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish, and warmouth to important migratory fish species such as shad, river herring and striped bass. Spade fish bite is still on at the Cell. At Dankworth Pond, a few trout are still being picked up with PowerBait but most anglers have already switched their focus to bass and sunfish. While researching where pockets of fall transition fish might be, check your map (or a map app) for areas that have a deep channel because bass will push the bait from the deep water into the back of the pockets where theyre more accessible to you. Carp anglers are reporting success with cornin the evenings. Artificial lures like soft plastics, floating jerkbaits, and bluegill imitation baits are accounting for a large majority of Roper bass. The topwater bass bite is awesome right now! Bass in the 1-3-pound range have been biting crankbaits, dropshotted worms, and one angler reported decent success on Dankworth bass with nightcrawlers. Site Casters continue to have success with Cobia. Six largemouth over six-pounds have been reported in the last week from areas near the Cholla Launch Ramp. Keitech soft baits and other soft shad imitation lures are working well on these main lake bass. Sunfish are still very active and available for anglers fishing with meal worms or nightcrawlers by the floating piers. Fishing with live shad as bait is still producing quality sized stripers from 2.5 to 12-pounds. While thats bad, its not all badthe hap-hazard edges and potholes formed in the beds are great places to catch fish. The top water bite is stillon fire all day and many anglers have been catching (and releasing) 10-25 bass per day! No reports of catfish at either location but the action for these bottom-dwellers will heat up soon! Come join the discussion about safety, licenses, tips, tricks, piers, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Please be aware that Fly Fishing may, turn strangers, into friends in just a few short hours. About: - The Piankatank flows in a southeasterly direction through Virginia's Middle Peninsula emptying into the Chesapeake Bay at Gwynn's Island. The charter boat fleet has a good week of bottom fishing. For example, if the wind was blowing yesterday and a spinnerbait was working, but it's calm todaya spinnerbait might not work. We have also heard some Rockfish and Speckled Trout in the shallows casting mirror lures and soft baits. Fishing Report for Nov 22, 2022 Saltwater Fishing The Rockfish are being a bit hard to track down. 2023 Rudow's FishTalk LLC, Fishing Mobjack Bay and the Piankatank River. Smallmouth are on beds spawning now. The spawn is over and the fish are currently transitioning from their spring to summer patterns. Bass fishing is picking up and anglers have been catching bass in the 2-3-pound range by dropshotting in 6-10-feet of water. Were getting some reports of morning boils of large stripers from 6am to 9am. Right now, the bass schooled up deep and anglers have had some success with spoons, deep diving cranks, Yamamoto hula grub on a 3/4 oz head, and Alabama rigs. See more Deltaville, Virginia Striped Bass action is decent and observant anglers can find boils of stripers chasing shad in the morning and late afternoon. Some anglers have also had success by trolling small crank baits. x. Guide, All Rights Reserved. We're catching catfish close to shore as they come in to spawn. In recent years blue catfish have colonized the upper Piankatank and lower Dragon Run. Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. Advertising | Looking back, that was one of the most exciting things when I was learning about bass fishing. Trip Overview. Smallmouth are hanging out off of main lake points in areas of sand or gravel substrate. The Cobia bite has improved. These anadromous species spend a majority of their adult lives in the ocean and Chesapeake Bay, making annual spring spawning runs up freshwater rivers and streams such as the Dragon. Speckled Trout and Puppy Drum are still hard to find and so are Flounder. We anticipate the bass fishing to heat up consistently as they prepare for their annual spawn when water temps reach 60-62 degrees. Minnows will be available October 1. Generally, in clear water more natural-colored baits like crawdad or bluegill work best, whereas chartreuse or fire tiger-colored cranks work better when the water is stained. By paying attention to current conditions it will be much easier to understand the seasonal changes that result in hook ups. Fishing group to share fishing reports and catches of fish caught in the piankatank close to the bay and in saltwater section of the piank. Try using a swivel and barrel sinker so the fish don't feel resistance when they pick up the bait. Add a Catch. The Patagonia Elite Anglers tournament this month was met with hot weather and killer bass fishing. Good action has been reported off of Gwynns Island @ Deep Rock and at the Rappahannock River Bridge & Carters Creek (White Stone Side). The topwater bite is HOT right now for hungry bass exploiting large populations of shad up on the flats towards the river end. The charter boats have had good catches of #2 spot in the mouth of the rapahonac river where there is more salinity. Nice Spot are being caught near Mooring Buoy near the Rappahannock River Bridge. Watch lake temps to hit the bass spawn here just right when the water temps are 60-62 degrees. The bluegill bite has slowed some, but mealworm or nightcrawler presentations off the fishing piers are still picking up fish. Bass are biting on top water baits early morning and evening. Anyone interested in fishing Piankatank River or nearby fishing Streams should consult with guides and other local resources before heading out to fish. Bass fishing has been slow but this is the time of year outsized fish are typically caught on trout imitation baits. Unstable water quality perimeters have delayed trout stocking in Roper Lake this year. Outdoor News | Early morning topwater presentations close to the bank will be your best bet. There are few reports from the river side of the lake. Catch is ranging from 8 10.5 inches. Poppers and frog imitation baits are triggering strikes for anglers. If you would like to learn more about Arizona bass fishing, book a trip with FishIn48! The night carp bite is still pretty good for anglers using dough ball, corn, or bread. Cobia fishing is still abundant in the bay and we are still seeing daily consistent catch at Windmill Point Bar. For the best experience, please sign in. Redear fishing with nightcrawlers around submerged grass beds is producing some quality fish over 2lbs. Stripers have been chasing shad around the north Windsor basin in the early morning and late afternoon hours. Alamo Lake catfish are finally picking up a bit in the early morning and at sundown. Nonetheless, most bass anglers are reporting slow fishing conditions here. On rocky banks, you may have a few looking for crawfish to eat. The lower Dragon also supports excellent populations of channel catfish and white catfish, however in recent years blue catfish have begun to replace these two species in the fish community, and anglers can expect to increasing numbers of blue catfish relative to channel and white catfish. Successful anglers are using inline spinners, spoons or worms and marshmallows. Rattletraps have also been working well while searching for fish. The Piankatank is a beautiful winding river with long stretches of Spot, Croaker and .re being caught in the Rappahannock on Bloodworms & Squid. Parker Strip Fishing Report. An angler reported using a green plastic worm wacky rigged to catch a really nice 7lb bass off the floating pier by the boat launch! The daytime striper bite is tough right now, but anglers are finding active fish during twilight hours, and after dark. Very few reports of success from catfish anglers since most have switched to rainbow trout. Due to its position between the Ware and North rivers, there are also some interesting current patterns here. White perch are common throughout the tidal river, but fishing is best in the lower river during spring and summer. as for the access for a jon boat, if you are in the camp ground you can get in there or the public ramp on harcum road, a bit of a run the dragon from there, but very do able. Try small swimbaits like the Keitech Fat Impact rigged on a ball head jig, a weightless 4-inch Senko, or dropshot worms near shore. Most of the larger fish have been caught at night using light bars off the side of the boat. Poppers, Sammys, and Buzzbaits are working well for both smallmouth and largemouth over gravel flats and submerged weedbeds in the morning and late afternoon. Guide, All Rights Reserved. Have fun learning how to catch them using new techniques and dont be afraid to try new things. Crankbaits, jerkbaits, GFunk Rig, rip baits, spinnerbaits, chatterbait, spook, popper, etc. RegardlessA bad day fishing at Alamo is better than any day at work! Anglers are catching bass in the 3-5-pound range from boats and from the shore. One angler reported catching a few bass on the north side of the pond finessing a green worm. Anglers serious about catching bass should go to nearby Roper Lake. We hope these tips will help you have an awesome day on the water. Additional information can be found on the VMRC website (http://www.mrc.state.va.us/regulations/fr1260.shtm). The Arizona Game and Fish Department has contracted with Responsive Managemen t to conduct a study of licensed anglers in the state. If youre into jigs, try a Hula Grub in the colors mentioned above in trees and off points. AND PIANKATANK RIVERS AND OFFERS EASY TRIPS ACROSS THE BAY TO THE CELL/42 AREA FOR EXCELLENT FLOUNDER FISHING. Bass fishing has been slow from shore but boat anglers are doing well by fishing crankbaits slowly along the cattails. Soft plastics fished in and around the cattails in green or dark blue seem to be the go-to technique for most successful anglers. Spot number two is the 301 bridge. Spanish Mackerel are still being brought in by anglers while using Clark Spoons behind #1 or #2 planers. Bass may be feeding below and their transition structure might be nearby. Some of the big Roper Lake largemouths are actively feeding on stocked rainbow trout. Fishing Location Type: Stream, Middlesex County Bays (4) Evenings or mornings with foul weather and/or windy conditions have been best. No have been reported on Piankatank River yet. The fish are out there. i think i can help you out, i live on the river and fish the dragon all the time, year round, and guide some of my clients there. History Group created on May 3, 2022. Striper fishing remains good near schools of shad. Water temperatures are on the rise which should make for better bottom fishing. Average daytime water temp has been running about 54-56 degrees. The best times to fish from shore have been 6am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm. Boating Report. Largemouth bass are hitting white or chartreuse colored spinnerbaits and shad colored rattle traps on breezy days. Outdoor News | Bronzeye and popper topwater frogs are working well just before sunset. Regulations regarding season and creel limits for American shad, hickory shad, river herring, and striped bass are set by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). One angler pulled a 6-pound largemouth from the reeds while using a brown 3/8 oz weedless jig. Be sure to drop into the Tackle Shop @ J&W Seafood where we have in stock all of your Rockfish fishing gear from Stretches, Storm Lures, Umbrella Rigs, Swim Shads and much more. 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