Water level is at 299 feet and stable.
Striper fishing is good to fair, with most fish being caught in the area from Buoy 10 to Clarksville. Live bait is the preferred method. Anglers are also taking stripers between dusk and midnight on live or cut shad, fishing from the points at the mouth of Nutbush Creek.
Below the dam, stripers and catfish are being caught.
Bass fishing is good with most fish taken in the back of creeks and coves on Rat-L-Traps, small spinnerbaits and plastic baits. Bass have moved from deeper water off main channel points and creek channel points into the back ends of the creeks, chasing baitfish. Squarebill crankbaits, Senkos, Flukes and slow-rolled spinnerbaits are the most productive methods for catching these fish.
Crappie action is also good with minnows fished on wood structures in 6-10 feet of water or submerged brushpiles in 9-10 feet of water.
An archive of fishing reports is available here.
Charlie Taylor writes about fishing in Virginia for several publications. He can be reached at cetaylor2@verizon.net. His full Virginia fishing report can be found here. And his report for Lake Gaston can be found here.
Charlie also moderates a popular Forum for area fishermen (and fisherwomen). It can be found here.
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