- ክልል 1 (ደቡብ ምስራቃዊ/Tidewater Virginia)
- ክልል 2 (ደቡብ ሴንትራል ቨርጂኒያ)
- ክልል 3 (ደቡብ ምዕራብ ቨርጂኒያ)
- ክልል 4 (ሰሜን ቨርጂኒያ)
- የDWR የአስተዳደር ክልሎች ካርታ
በጆን ኦደንከርክ የተስተካከለው በውሃ አካላት የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያ ኮሚቴ ቡድን የተጻፈ
ክልል 1 (ደቡብ ምስራቃዊ/Tidewater Virginia)
Chesdin ሐይቅ
Lake Chesdin is a 3,100-acre impoundment in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties and a popular destination for very respectable Largemouth Bass. The 2023 spring electrofishing survey yielded 391 bass for a catch rate of 104/hr. which was a decline from 2022 (129/hr.). A large proportion of fish were 16-20”. The collection of 192 preferred-sized bass (≥ 15”) provided a decent catch of 51/hr. placing Chesdin in first place again for district lakes. This catch rate of preferred-sized bass matched 2022. Survey date and timing play major roles in catch rates and size structure. Lake Chesdin had a surprisingly high abundance of large males in the 4-5 lb. range. High relative weights indicated bass were finding plenty of forage. Gizzard Shad provide a great forage base but also can make fishing tricky for average anglers. Recent surveys continue to reveal an abundance of 3-5 lb. bass which should make tournament anglers happy. Lake Chesdin received supplemental F1 bass stockings for four years (2020-2023) as part of a DWR experiment. Two additional years of stocking will be conducted in an attempt to improve top end size structure. DNA analysis from fin clips will allow for assessment of stocking success. Bluegill are extremely abundant, but very few make it past 6”. Redear Sunfish are not as abundant, but sizes are better with fish reaching 9-11”. The crappie fishery consists of both Black and White Crappie. The crappie community has historically suffered from stockpiling but has the capacity to produce quality fish including some extremely large hybrids (natural cross between black and white) that have been foraging on juvenile shad. Anglers are encouraged to harvest crappie in the 8-9” range to thin out this segment. One of the better fishing opportunities on Chesdin comes from Channel Catfish with 3-5 lb. fish available. The Flathead Catfish population has shown recent growth, and a 2023 net survey found most fish in 8-12 lb. range with the largest at 28. Lake Chesdin received saugeye (Sauger x Walleye cross) fingerlings in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 with Walleye fingerlings stocked in 2020. The 2023 surveys revealed an abundance of saugeye from the 2019 and 2021 year classes. Some larger saugeye collected were females that weighed nearly 6 lbs. Anglers are reminded minimum size for saugeye and Walleye is 18” at 5/day in aggregate. The Chain Pickerel population has produced some very healthy fish with many 2-3 lbs. and an occasional trophy. Anglers should not expect many large White or Yellow Perch, as both have a difficult time growing past 9”.
ቢቨርዳም ስዋምፕ ማጠራቀሚያ
የቢቨርዳም ረግረጋማ ማጠራቀሚያ በግሎስተር ካውንቲ የሚገኝ 635-acre መከማቸት በመካከለኛው ባሕረ ገብ መሬት ላይ ጠቃሚ የአንግሊንግ እድሎችን ይሰጣል። የግሎስተር ካውንቲ ፓርኮች እና ሪክ የቢቨርዳም ፓርክን ከግሎስተር ሰሜናዊ ምዕራብ አቅጣጫ ይሰራል ፣ የአሳ ማጥመጃ ገንዳ ፣ የህዝብ ጀልባ መወጣጫ ፣ የጀልባ ኪራዮች እና የባህር ዳርቻ መዳረሻ ይሰጣል ። የ 2023 ኤሌክትሮፊሽንግ ዳሰሳ በ 23/ሰአት በተሰበሰበው 37 Largemouth Bass ብቻ ብዙ ደስታን አልሰጠም። በኤፕሪል 24ኛው የዳሰሳ ጥናት ሲፒዩ ከ 2022 (54/ሰዓት) ያነሰ ደረጃ ላይ በመድረሱ የባሳስ ህዝብ ከዕድሜያቸው ያለፈ መሆኑን አረጋግጧል። ይህ የውኃ ማጠራቀሚያ ጥልቀት የሌላቸው የባህር ዳርቻዎች ያሉት ሲሆን ይህም ብዙ ባስ ባዶ ባንኮችን ማፍለቁ ከተጠናቀቀ በኋላ በፍጥነት ይሞቃሉ. የባስ ህዝብ ከውድድሮች ከፍተኛ ጫና ይደርስበታል፣ ስለዚህ ዓሣ አጥማጆች አዲስ እና የተለያዩ ማባበሎችን እና ቅጦችን እንዲሞክሩ ይበረታታሉ። ማጠራቀሚያው በF1 Largemouth Bass ጣቶች ለአራት አመታት ተከማችቷል (2020-2023)። እነዚህ ስቶኪንጎች የ 6-አመት ጥናት አካል ናቸው እና ለአሳ ማጥመድ የሚደረገውን አስተዋፅዖ ለመገምገም። የተጨማሪ ስቶኪንጎችን የመጨረሻ ግብ ከፍተኛ-መጨረሻ የመጠን አቅምን ማሳደግ ነው። የነጭ ፓርች እና የጥቁር ክራፒ ህዝቦች በክረምቱ መጨረሻ እስከ ጸደይ መጀመሪያ ድረስ ደስታን መስጠቱን ቀጥለዋል። በ 2023 ወጥመድ የተጣራ ዳሰሳ ብዙ የነጭ ፐርች (n = 606) እና ብላክ ክራፒ (n = 590) የብዙ አመት ክፍሎች በግልፅ ተለይቷል። የዓሣ ማጥመጃው በታሪክ የቢጫ ፓርች ጥቅስ አዘጋጅቷል፣ ነገር ግን ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ በነጭ ፐርች ምልመላ እየቀነሰ መጥቷል። እነዚህ የትምህርት ቤት ዓሦች ጥሩ ተግባራትን ሊሰጡ እና ወጣቶችን እንዲሳተፉ ማድረግ ይችላሉ። ብሉጊል እና አልፎ አልፎ ቻናል ካትፊሽ ድርጊቱን ያጠናቅቃሉ። የብሉጊል ህዝብ ከ 6-8 "አሳ በማምረት ላይ የነበረ ሲሆን ከአብዛኞቹ የወረዳ የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያዎች የተሻለ ነው።
Chickahominy ሐይቅ
የቺካሆሚን ሐይቅ ብዙ መኖሪያ እና ሽፋን ያለው በ 1 ፣ 230-acre ማጠራቀሚያ ላይ በማጥመድ ለሚዝናኑ አሳ አጥማጆች ተወዳጅ መድረሻ ነው። ይህ ሐይቅ በታሪካዊ ሁኔታ ከላጅማውዝ ባስ፣ ብላክ ክራፒ፣ ቼይን ፒኬሬል እና ቦውፊን በብዛት ያለው አዳኝ ነው። የብሉ ካትፊሽ ህዝብ እነሱን ኢላማ ለሚያደርጉ ዓሣ አጥማጆች የበለጠ ደስታን መስጠት ጀምሯል። በ 2023 ወጥመድ የተጣራ ዳሰሳ የተትረፈረፈ አሳ 11-13 ያለው ጤናማ የክራፒ ህዝብ ተገኝቷል። የክሪፒ ትምህርት ቤቶች ጥልቀት በሌለው ክረምት መጨረሻ ይሰደዳሉ። የጆንሰን እና የሌሲ ክሪክ አፓርታማዎች ቀደምት ወቅቶችን ድርጊቶችን ለማግኘት ሁል ጊዜ ማራኪ ስፍራዎች ናቸው። የ 2023 ስፕሪንግ ኤሌክትሮፊሽንግ ዳሰሳ ጥናት በሰዓት 77በሰአት 128 Largemouth Bass ሰብስቧል። ከ 2022 (51በሰዓት) ይህ ጥሩ ጭማሪ የወጣቶች ባስ መጨመር አንጸባርቋል። በቺካሆሚኒ ሀይቅ ላይ የዳሰሳ ጥናቶች ጊዜ መወሰናቸው ትላልቅ ዓሳዎች ተወካይ ናሙና ለማግኘት ወሳኝ ነው። የድህረ ምረቃ ዳሰሳ ቀኖች አብዛኛውን 3-5 ፓውንድ ያመልጣሉ። ሴቶች. ጥናቱ 30 ተመራጭ መጠን ያለው ባስ (≥ 15 ") ለመያዝ በሰአት 18ሰጥቷል። ከ 2022 (20.3/ሰዓት) መጠነኛ ቅናሽ ነበር። የ 2023 ዳሰሳ ጥናቱ በ 5-7 ፓውንድ ውስጥ ምንም አይነት ባስ ማግኘት አልቻለም። ክልል ይህም አስገራሚ ሆኖ መጣ. ሁለት የግል ራምፕ፣ ኤድ አለን እና ኤግልስ ማረፊያ አብዛኛውን መዳረሻ ይሰጣሉ እና በርካታ ውድድሮችን ያስተናግዳሉ። በቂ ጊዜ የሚያጠፉ ዓሣ አጥማጆች ብዙውን ጊዜ ትኩስ ቦታዎችን ሊያገኙ እና የጥራት ገደቦችን ሊይዙ ይችላሉ። የቺካሆሚን ሐይቅ ከፍተኛ መጠን ያለው ቦውፊን ማፍራቱን ቀጥሏል ፣ይህም አማካኝ መጠን ካለፉት የዳሰሳ ጥናቶች ማሽቆልቆሉን ያሳያል። የተሰበሰበው ቦውፊን አማካይ ክብደት 3 ፓውንድ ነበር። ከክብደቱ ጋር በ 6. የብሉጊል እና የሬዴር ሰንፊሽ ህዝቦች በዝንብ አጥማጆች እና ዓሣ አጥማጆች ሊዝናኑ የሚችሉ ትላልቅ ዓሦችን በማምረት ላይ ናቸው። ዓሣ አጥማጆች በውሃ ላይ አስደሳች ቀን ሊያቀርቡ የሚችሉ የተለያዩ ዓይነት ዝርያዎችን ያገኛሉ.
ትንሹ ክሪክ ማጠራቀሚያ
Little Creek Reservoir is a 947-acre Newport News water supply located in James City County just south of Toano. It’s a scenic place to fish for a variety of species. The fishery is enhanced by annual stocking of Striped Bass along with previous Walleye stockings. The reservoir’s small watershed can be supplemented by water pumped in from Chickahominy Lake or Diascund Reservoir. James City County operates a park with a boat ramp, courtesy pier, fishing pier, and concession stand. The reservoir has numerous arms and coves with plenty of area for anglers to explore with steep shoreline drops and clear water. There is often thick Hydrilla growth along shorelines in most northern creek arms from June-November. Outside edges of Hydrilla provide great locations to catch bass, Chain Pickerel, and sometimes Black Crappie. The use of outboard engines is prohibited, but trolling motors are permitted. Community electrofishing is conducted every other year to assess the fishery. The 2022 survey was different than past years, as Newport News was in the process of lowering the reservoir in preparation for dam repair. The pool was roughly 8’ below full at the time of sampling, and it’s currently down even more now. The survey revealed a limited abundance of bass with 50 collected (26/hr.). This catch rate showed an increase from 2020 (23/hr.). Little Creek has historically been a difficult place to collect bass during daytime surveys, and the reduced elevation added another complication. Bass appeared to be in good health with the length distribution showing a high concentration of 12-15” fish. The survey revealed that 20% of the collected bass were of preferred size (≥ 15”). The abundant forage base of Blueback Herring provides a great source of nutrition for the assemblage of predators. The survey was consistent with past years showing an abundance of medium size Bluegill and Redear Sunfish. The reservoir has potential to produce citation Yellow Perch and Black Crappie, and anglers with good electronics can sometimes find these schools. An abundance of Chain Pickerel and large American Eel can provide additional action. Anglers may still have a chance at catching stocked Walleye and an outside chance at finding saugeye.
Diascund ማጠራቀሚያ
Diascund reservoir ሌላው የኒውፖርት ኒውስ የውሃ አቅርቦት ነው። ይህ 1 ፣ 110-acre የታሰረው በጄምስ ከተማ እና በኒው ኬንት አውራጃዎች ውስጥ ነው። VDWR፣ ከኒውፖርት ኒውስ እና ከጄምስ ከተማ ካውንቲ ስምምነት ጋር፣ የህዝብ ጀልባ መወጣጫ፣ ጨዋነት ያለው ምሰሶ እና የመኪና ማቆሚያ ከመሄጃ 603 Lanexa አጠገብ ገነባ። የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያው ብዙ የሚስብ ኮንቱር እና መዋቅር ያላቸው በርካታ ትላልቅ ክንዶች አሉት። በርካታ ትናንሽ ደሴቶች፣ በርካታ ትላልቅ ቦታዎች እና የድልድይ መሻገሪያዎች ሁሉም ወደ ከፍተኛ የመሬት አቀማመጥ ልዩነት ይጨምራሉ። በውሃ ውስጥ ያሉ እፅዋት (በዋነኛነት ሃይድሪላ) ወደ ተለያዩ አካባቢዎች ተሰራጭተዋል እና በጣም ወፍራም ሆነዋል። የውጭ ሞተሮችን መጠቀም የተከለከለ ነው, ነገር ግን ትሮሊንግ ሞተሮች ተፈቅደዋል. የ 2023 ስፕሪንግ ዳሰሳ 112 Largemouth Bass በሰአት 56ሲፒዩ ተሰብስቧል። ይህ ከ 2022 (79.5በሰዓት ) ውድቅ ነበር ። አብዛኛው ባስ 14-17 ነበር ከፍተኛ መጠን ያለው በ 2 ፓውንድ አካባቢ። የተመረጠ ባስ መጠን (≥15 ") የተከበረ 39.5በሰዓት፣ ከ 2022 (44በሰዓት) ዝቅ ያለ ነበር። ጥናቱ የተወሰነ የተትረፈረፈ አላባማ ባስ (n = 9 ፣ CPUE = 4.5/ሰዓት) ሰብስቧል። ከ 2022 ውድቅ የተደረገ (CPUE = 6.5በሰዓት)። ዓሣ አጥማጆች አላባማ ባስን ከDiascund reservoir ማዛወር ሕገወጥ ነው እና ውድድሩን በንቃት ካጠመዱ ብቻ ነው (በይዞታው)። የብሉጊል ህዝብ በታሪክ በ 3-5 " ክልል ውስጥ በአብዛኛዎቹ ዓሳዎች ታግዷል። የ Redear Sunfish ህዝብ በቅርብ ጊዜ ማሽቆልቆሉን አሳይቷል ነገር ግን አሁንም ጥቂት ትላልቅ ዓሳዎችን የማምረት አቅም አለው። የዚህ አሳ ማጥመጃ በጣም ማራኪ ከሆኑት መካከል ሁለቱ ነጭ ፓርች እና ብላክ ክራፒ በ 9-11 ክልል ውስጥ አሳ የሚያመርቱት የፐርች ህዝብ ናቸው። በጥቅስ-መጠን ክልል ውስጥ ከሚገኙት ትላልቅ ዓሦች ይልቅ የክራፒ አሳ ማጥመጃው ከ 8-10 " ዓሦች ምርት ሊጠቅም ይችላል። ምንም እንኳን በአቅራቢያው እንዳለው የቺካሆሚኒ ሀይቅ በብዛት ባይገኝም፣ ቦውፊን በዲያስኩንድ ደስታን እና የዋንጫ አቅምን ይሰጣል። ዓሣ አጥማጆች ከ Longnose Gar እና Chain Pickerel ደስታን ማግኘት ይችላሉ።
ክልል 2 (ደቡብ ሴንትራል ቨርጂኒያ)
Briery ክሪክ ሐይቅ
ከመጀመሪያ እስከ2000አጋማሽ ባለው ጊዜ የብሬሪ ክሪክ ሐይቅ በኮመንዌልዝ ውስጥ የላጅማውዝ ባስ ዋንጫ ለመያዝ በጣም ጥሩው ቦታ ነበር ሊባል ይችላል እና አሁን ያለውን የ 16 የመንግስት ሪከርድ እንኳን ያስፈራ ነበር። 25 ፓውንድ ከዚያን ጊዜ ጀምሮ፣ የዋንጫ ባስ እምቅ አቅም በጥቂቱ ቀንሷል ምክንያቱም የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያ እርጅና፣ Largemouth Bass ቫይረስ እና የሃይድሪላ መግቢያን ጨምሮ። ሆኖም፣ Briery Creek አሁንም ልዩ የሆነ የመጠን እና የትልቅ አፍ ቁጥሮች ጥምረት ይመካል። ከ 16–24” የተጠበቀው ማስገቢያ መተግበር ጀምሮ፣ በ ማስገቢያ ውስጥ ያለው የባስ ብዛት በሦስት እጥፍ አድጓል እና ወጥነት ያለው ሆኖ ቆይቷል። ሐይቁ ጠንካራ የባስ ህዝብ መኩራሩን ቀጥሏል፣ በድምሩ 294 በፀደይ 2023 ናሙናዎች ተሰብስቧል። በ"catchable" size bass (> 8 ") ሕዝብ ውስጥ 45% ነበሩ >15 "፣ እና 5% were >20 " ነበሩ። ይህ ማለት በአማካይ 1 ከያንዳንዱ 20 ጎልማሳ ባስ 20 እና በላይ ነበር። የብሪሪ ድርቆሽ ቀን ሩቅ ቢሆንም፣ በግዛቱ ውስጥ ካሉ ምርጥ የባስ አሳ ማጥመጃዎች አንዱ ነው። ዓሣ አጥማጆች በሀይቁ ብዛት ባለው እንጨት፣ ጉቶ እና የወደቁ ዛፎች ላይ የመጣል ኢላማ እጥረት አያገኙም። ከፀደይ መጀመሪያ እስከ መካከለኛው የፀደይ ወራት ውስጥ ወደ ማራባት የሚገቡ የዒላማ ሽግግር ቦታዎች። በፀደይ ወቅት እና በበጋው ወቅት ዋና ዋና ሀይቅ ነጥቦች እና የጅረት ሰርጦች ዓሦችን ያለማቋረጥ መያዝ አለባቸው። Briery ብቻ ቤዝ ሐይቅ አይደለም; እንዲሁም መጠነኛ የጸሃይ አሳ እና ክራፒ አሳ አሳዎችን ያቀርባል። ሳንፊሽ እና ክራፒን ኢላማ ለማድረግ የሚፈልጉ የባንክ ዓሣ አጥማጆች በሁለት የዓሣ ማጥመጃ መንገዶች እና በሦስት የኤዲኤ አክባሪ ምሰሶዎች ላይ ሰፊ እድሎችን ያገኛሉ። ስለ Briery Creek Lake ተጨማሪ መረጃ ለማግኘት የ Briery Creek Lake ገፅን ይጎብኙ ።
የአሸዋ ወንዝ ማጠራቀሚያ
ለትንሽ ጊዜ፣ ሳንዲ ወንዝ ማጠራቀሚያ በመንገዱ ግርጌ ላይ የምትገኘውን እህቱን ብሪሪ ክሪክን ሁለተኛ ፊዳል ተጫውታለች። ሳንዲ አሰሳን ለማወሳሰብ በጣም ያነሰ የቆመ እንጨት ያለው እንደ Briery ተመሳሳይ የካሊበር መጠን ያለው Largemouth Bass አሳሽን ያቀርባል። በ 2023 ኤሌክትሮፊሽንግ ናሙናዎች አጠቃላይ የባስ የመያዣ ዋጋ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ቀንሷል ይህም በአብዛኛው ከመደበኛ በታች በሆነው የዓሣ ማጥመድ <12 » ተብራርቷል። ይህ ለውጥ የውኃ ውስጥ ተክሎች ሽፋን መጨመር ውጤት ሊሆን ይችላል, ይህም በናሙና ወቅት ለትንንሽ አሳዎች የመያዝ መጠንን ይቀንሳል. የዓሣ ማጥመጃ ተመኖች >12 " ወጥነት ያለው ነበር። በፀደይ 2023 በድምሩ 258 ባስ ተሰብስቧል። በ"catchable" size bass (>8 ")፣ 58% were >15 "፣ እና 10% were >20 " ህዝብ ውስጥ። ይህ ማለት በአማካኝ 1 ከያንዳንዱ 10 ሊይዝ ከሚችል መጠን ባስ 20 እና በላይ ነበር። ሳንዲ የዓሣ ማልማትን ለማጠናከር 3 ፣ 500 የቻናል ካትፊሽ በላይ ያለው ጠንካራ የካትፊሽ ህዝብ ይመካል። ሰንፊሽ እና ክራፒ በሐይቁ ውስጥ በብዛት ይገኛሉ። ዓሣ አጥማጆች ጥሩ መኖሪያ በሚፈጥሩ ቢቨር ሎጆች እና በወደቁ ዛፎች ዙሪያ ስኬት ማግኘት አለባቸው። በሳንዲ የሚገኘው የዓሣ ማጥመጃ ገንዳ በፀደይ እና በበጋ ወቅት ለመድረስ ጥሩ እድሎችን ይሰጣል። ለበለጠ መረጃ የሳንዲ ወንዝ የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያ ገጽን ይጎብኙ ።
ቡግስ ደሴት (ኬር ማጠራቀሚያ)
Buggs Island (Kerr Reservoir) is located in south-central Virginia and north-central North Carolina. Largemouth Bass in the 2–4 pound range are still common; however, density of bass over four pounds has declined somewhat mainly due to reduced productivity. The overall trend in number of bass >15” in spring surveys has improved since 2012, but we did see a bit of decline in 2023. Abundance of bass >15” in 2023 was only slightly below average. Good densities of bass around 12” will help maintain a quality fishery in coming years. This fishery seems to have recovered to a consistent and quality level since 2015. Best fishing is on the upper end and lower end creek arms, especially during high water in spring when water gets into trees. Unfortunately, Alabama Bass have been illegally introduced by anglers into Buggs Island. We expect they will result in negative impacts to the reservoir largemouth fishery and to Smallmouth Bass fisheries in the Dan and Staunton Rivers. We will continue to monitor the spread of this invasive species in coming years. The catfish fishery has become dominated by a world-class Blue Catfish population with many fish 5-30 lbs. Many larger fish are also caught, and Buggs Island boasts the state and world record Blue Catfish at 143 pounds caught in 2011. The Striped Bass population is healthy with larger individuals from the 2018 year class available. This strong year class and higher stocking densities should maintain a fishery that will provide a lot of action in coming years. Net samples in 2023 suggested below average recruitment, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on this valuable fishery. During spring, Striped Bass are found in the upper lake and in the rivers above the lake as fish travel upstream to spawn. During summer, habitat (combination of temperature and dissolved oxygen) forces Striped Bass to occupy the lower end (dam to about Buoy 9, and in the mouth of Nutbush Creek). Fishing during fall and winter is typically best from Goat Island to Clarksville Bridge, although fish may be found throughout. Buggs Island Lake is also one of Virginia’s best places to catch crappie with fish over two pounds not uncommon. This is best from February through April (pre-spawn and spawn); however, many anglers enjoy high catch rates year-round. Buffalo, Grassy, Bluestone, and Butcher Creeks are very productive for crappie. Walleye catch rates have risen recently due to increased stocking in the Staunton River drainage. DWR wrapped up a four-year exploitation study in 2023 where we found consistent catch rates and a popular fishery. For more information on this fishery please visit the “Fishing Reports” link on our website and look at the Walleye Fishing Forecast. Other species available for Buggs anglers include Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, White Bass, White Perch, and Freshwater Drum. Drum densities have increased greatly in recent years.
ስሚዝ ማውንቴን ሐይቅ
Smith Mountain Lake Largemouth Bass (LMB) population, based on DWR sampling, has been improving since 2015. Catch rates for bass of various size groups (≥ 8”, 15”, 20”), in 2018-2022 were all higher than the previous 10 year average. An experimental LMB program was initiated in 2015 to determine if supplemental stocking of F1 bass in Virginia’s larger lakes can improve populations. While the increasing bass population coincides with stocking, the primary reason for increasing bass numbers was higher than average spawning success. To date, stocking has only added approximately 5% more bass to each year class (age group). However, there have been increases of LMB over 4 lbs. because of stocking, as 13% of tournament bass checked over 4 lbs. by DWR in 2021 were stocked. Tournament data collected in 2022-2023 have not yet been received from the lab. Stocking will continue for at least two more years and will be evaluated with electrofishing and tournament samples to determine if stocking benefits are worth investment. The Smallmouth Bass (SMB) population makes up less than 10% of black bass but still contributes to the fishery. This species has generally mirrored LMB trends with overall numbers steady and matching historical highs. Striped Bass (STB) fishing improved after 2016 for both numbers and sizes. The STB population was too high from 2010-2015 resulting in a depleted forage base and severely reduced growth. Consequently, the STB population needed restructuring. Poor stocking success and regulation changes reduced numbers, increased forage, and improved striper growth rates. However, the population is again getting too high, which has reduced forage and impacted growth. This means anglers should experience good fishing due to higher numbers and less available forage in 2024. The crappie population has been generally consistent for both numbers and sizes. The number collected in surveys was lower in 2018-2020 compared to the previous 6 years but higher in 2021-2023 than the long term average. Thus, anglers should find a good distribution of crappie 9-13”. The White Perch population increased dramatically from 2000-2016 and provided a popular fishery, but the population declined since 2016 due to reduced reproduction. Although White Perch are still present, there are currently fewer perch available. There has been a 90% reduction in White Perch numbers from 2016 to 2023. Channel and Flathead Catfish should be similar to past years.
Leesville Lake
The Leesville Lake Largemouth Bass population has been stable for many years. Most bass are 13-17”, but there are fish up to 22”. Electrofishing catch rates of bass > 15” are very good. The best areas are from the dam to mile marker 6, as most of the upper lake has poor habitat due to varying water conditions from Smith Mountain Lake discharges. This reservoir has historically supported a fair Striped Bass population that has fluctuated in numbers and sizes due to variable recruitment. The current population is good and improving due to better recruitment. Experimental stockings since 2017 improved survival and have produced the best DWR catch rates recorded at the lake. Leesville has historically produced a marginal Walleye population, but experimental saugeye stockings 2013-2015 worked better. However, only Walleye have been stocked since 2016, and this fishery has declined to historical levels and is too low to provide a good fishery. The return of stocking only Walleye (no saugeye) into Leesville was to maintain genetic integrity since much of Virginia’s hatchery broodstock come from this system. Catfish are abundant with the most common species being Channel and Blue Catfish. There are limited numbers of White and Flathead Catfish, but these species make up a smaller portion of the catfish community. The crappie fishery has produced good sizes but low numbers for the past 20 years limiting the fishery. However, there has been much better recruitment recently resulting in a better fishery with good numbers of 8-11” crappie available. It is unclear why the drastic change after 20 years, so it is uncertain if this population will continue to sustain current numbers or will return to historic levels. White Perch are also abundant and provide another opportunity. This reservoir can be difficult to fish due to quickly rising and falling water levels and lack of submerged structure. However, many anglers who spend the time to figure this lake out are rewarded with good fishing.
Philpott ማጠራቀሚያ
በ 2024 ውስጥ የሚገኘው ፊሊፖት የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያ ዓሣ አጥማጆች ጥሩ የመዝናኛ እድሎችን መስጠት አለባቸው። ፊሊፖት የተለያዩ የስፖርት ዓሦችን ይደግፋል በጣም ታዋቂው Smallmouth Bass፣ Largemouth Bass፣ Crappie፣ Walleye እና የተለያዩ የሱንፊሽ ዝርያዎች። ከ 2023 የተደረጉ ጥናቶች እንደሚያሳዩት ከፍተኛ ቁጥር ያላቸው 12-16 " ዓሳዎች (0.5-2.5 ያለው ጠንካራ Largemouth Bass ህዝብን ያሳያል። ፓውንድ)። ስሞልማውዝ ባስ ብዙም አይበዛም ነበር፣ ነገር ግን ዓሣ አጥማጆች በስኬት ኢላማ ያደርጋቸዋል። የዓሣ ማጥመጃው በአብዛኛዉ አመት በየሳምንቱ ትንንሽ ውድድሮችን ይደግፋል። ባለፉት ሰባት ዓመታት ውስጥ፣ አላባማ ባስ በህገወጥ መንገድ ተዋወቁ፣ እና በዳሰሳ ጥናቶች እና ውድድሮች ላይ እየታዩ ነው። ስለ አላባማ ባስ መረጃ ሰጪ ምልክቶች እና እነሱን እንዴት መለየት እንደሚቻል በመዳረሻ ቦታዎች ላይ ይለጠፋሉ። አላባማ ባስ በብዙ ደቡብ ምስራቅ ዩኤስ የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያዎች ላይ ትልቅ አፍን እና ትንንሽ አፍን (የዘረመል መግቢያን) አፈናቅሏል። የዎሌዬ አሳ ማጥመጃው የተረጋጋ፣ በዓመት ክምችት የተደገፈ እና የዓሣ ማጥመጃው ጥሩ ቁጥሮችን > 18 ማፍራቱን ቀጥሏል። ዓሣ አጥማጆች ጥሩ የጥቁር ክራፒ እና የሰንፊሽ ቁጥሮችን መያዝ ይችላሉ።
የካርቪን ኮቭ
የካርቪን ኮቭ ዓሣ አጥማጆች በ 2024 ውስጥ ጥሩ እርምጃ እና የተለያዩ የዓሣ ዝርያዎችን መስጠት አለበት። በዌስተርን ቨርጂኒያ ውሃ ባለስልጣን ባለቤትነት የተያዘው ይህ በሮአኖክ እና ቦቴቱርት አውራጃዎች ውስጥ ያለው 630-acre እገዳ በዋነኝነት የሚተዳደረው ለማዘጋጃ ቤት ለሮአኖክ የውሃ አቅርቦት ነው። በ 2023 ውስጥ በድርቅ ምክንያት የሐይቅ ገንዳ 11' ዝቅ ብሎ ነበር፣ ነገር ግን የቅርብ ጊዜ ዝናብ ሐይቁን እየሞላ ነው። በጣም ታዋቂው የስፖርት ዓሦች Largemouth Bass፣ Smallmouth Bass፣ hybrid Striped Bass፣ Black Crappie፣ Catfish እና sunfish ናቸው። Largemouth Bass ከጥሩ ቁጥሮች እስከ 16 ድረስ በብዛት ይገኛሉ። Smallmouth Bass ይገኛሉ፣ ግን በዝቅተኛ ቁጥሮች እና በተለይም በጥልቀት። ድቅል የተዘረጋ ባስ በ 2013-2015 እና 2017-2023 ውስጥ ተከማችቶ ነበር፣ እና Striped Bass በ 2017 ውስጥ ተከማችተው የአሳ ማጥመድ እድሎችን ለማብዛት። ለፀሃይ ዓሣ በማጥመድ ላይ ያሉ ዓሣ አጥማጆች Redear፣ Redbreast እና Pumpkinseedን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ ትናንሽ ዝርያዎችን ማግኘት ይችላሉ፣ ነገር ግን ብሉጊል የበላይ ናቸው። አብዛኛው ብሉጊል ከ 3-7 " የሚደርሱ መጠኖች ያላቸው ትንሽ ናቸው።
ክልል 3 (ደቡብ ምዕራብ ቨርጂኒያ)
ክሌይተር ሐይቅ
Black Bass spring electrofishing catch rates were down across the board in 2023 at Claytor Lake likely due to colder water temperatures when sampling. The State Park area contained the highest abundances of Smallmouth Bass (8 fish/hour) followed by Peak Creek with 6/hour. Although Spotted Bass (SPB) catch rates were down, there are still plenty of fish. Spring surveys collected an average of 40 SPB/hour compared to 2022 (56/hour). Many SPB collected in 2023 were well > 11”. Alabama Bass are now well established, so no size or creel limits apply to SPB, since they are nearly impossible to differentiate without a genetic test. Largemouth Bass (LMB) catch rates were relatively similar between 2022 and 2023 with 2022 at 27/hour vs. 2023 at 22/hour. Best areas to target LMB are shallow coves like Peak Creek, State Park, Macks Creek, or Clapboard Hollow during warmer months. Claytor Lake is also a very popular reservoir to target large catfish (both Flathead and Channel Catfish). Anglers fish at night during warmer months using cut bait, hot dogs, cheese, or other fragrant baits. It is not uncommon to see 10-15 lb. channels and up to 40 lb. flatheads. Both Striped Bass and hybrid Striped Bass continue to be popular. However hotter, dryer summers have led to a “summer squeeze” of habitat for stripers resulting in major fish kills of fish >20”. Unfortunately, this persistent problem isn’t going away any time soon. Unsuitable habitat has also impacted striper growth, and fall net data suggest fewer fish are growing > 32” compared to 20 years ago. Additionally, data show a negative trend in fish condition over past decades likely due to unsuitable summer habitat. Hybrid Striped Bass have a higher temperature tolerance and therefore are not majorly impacted by “summer squeeze”. Sunfish and Black Crappie also provide fun opportunities. Target structures like downed treetops or Christmas tree reefs. The Walleye population has been improving with years of constant stocking near Allisonia. Fish run up to Allisonia during spawning in late February/ early March before moving back into deeper sections of the lake. Below Claytor Dam is also a great spot to target Walleye during the spawn.
ደቡብ ሆልስተን ሐይቅ
Anglers pursing both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass at South Holston Lake in 2024 should have an exceptional season. Sampling by VDWR biologists in 2023 documented above average Largemouth Bass abundance. Twenty percent of all Largemouth Bass collected were > 15”, and 10% of Smallmouth Bass measured at least 14”. Past creel survey data indicate anglers target Smallmouth Bass in cooler months and Largemouth Bass in warmer months, as habitat use and catchability change. Anglers fishing during winter focus on trophy Smallmouth Bass with Livescope sonar technology and jigging in water ranging from 25-60’. As spring arrives, anglers focus on rocky points for Smallmouth Bass and shoreline large woody debris for Largemouth Bass with some habitat overlap of the two species. Walleye fishing remains the best in the Commonwealth with increasing fishing success despite a missing 2016 year class. Biologists collected 59 Walleye during fall 2023 net surveys, and most adult fish were over 20” and legal. Female Walleye can reach 30” and 10 pounds, while most males top out around 25” and 5-6 pounds. Anglers can expect good Walleye fishing during the spring run (February through March) on the South Fork Holston River as fish move upriver towards Alvarado to spawn. The post spawn topwater bite at night in the lower lake during April and May will yield the best Walleye fishing Virginia has to offer. The excitement of casting to the shoreline and hooking a large Walleye on the bank is hard to beat. Summer trolling for Walleye and Channel Catfish in the main lake is productive and growing in popularity. Anglers should remain flexible during summer; and if trolling is not productive, they should shift to targeting shorelines at night with lures. South Holston offers the best crappie fishing of all lakes in southwest Virginia. Black Crappie were abundant during 2023, as 153 fish were collected during spring and fall surveys. Of those, 93% were legal (>10”). Black Crappie in the 12-17” range were abundant, and as a result; prospects for anglers pursuing crappie look good in 2024. Winter fishing for Black Crappie remains quite popular as anglers focus on creek channels (15-20’) in the upper lake. Springtime crappie fishing is more traditional and consists of fishing structure in 4-10’ around points and coves or concentrating on creek channels. Biologists continue to work on adding fish habitat (brush piles, polypipe trees, and pallet teepees) in designated areas to improve spawning and aid survival. Bluegill are always plentiful in South Holston and provide excellent fishing opportunities in summer when success for other species slows. Anglers can find good numbers of quality size Bluegill concentrated in the backs of coves near wood. For more fishing information on South Holston Lake, go to the South Holston Lake page or the TWRA website.
Flannagan ማጠራቀሚያ
Flannagan Reservoir should provide anglers with good bass fishing opportunities in 2024, especially for Largemouth Bass. Sampling in spring 2023 revealed good numbers of fish and good size structure. Bass in the 2023 sample ranged from 2–20” with an average of 14”. Ninety-four percent of the adult (≥8”) Largemouth Bass were over 12”, and 55% exceeded 15”. Largemouth Bass ≥20 inches accounted for 3% of the sample. Smallmouth Bass are less abundant, and anglers targeting this species should focus on the lower lake. Note that on January 1, 2021, a 15” minimum was implemented for Smallmouth Bass on Flannagan, which requires anglers immediately release all Smallmouth Bass less than 15”. The Largemouth Bass regulation did not change, and Largemouth Bass less than 12” must be released. The combined creel limit for black bass is still 5/day. Fishing for Walleye may continue to be somewhat challenging in 2024, but with stockings reaching or exceeding stocking recommendation; there are several age classes that should be reaching harvestable size. VDWR biologists use the catch rate of Walleye in annual gill net samples as a measure of relative abundance. The combined catch rate of Walleye and saugeye (number/net night) in 2023 (11.1) represented a 33% increase in abundance compared to 2022 (7.4). The higher catch rate was carried by younger fish moving into harvestable size. Flannagan will continue to miss cohorts from 2018 and 2016 which would have been Age-5 and 7 in 2023 and have historically made up a substantial proportion of larger fish in samples. Their absence is reflected in the lower abundance of larger fish. Fortunately, Walleye were stocked consistently outside 2016, 2018, 2021, and this consistent stocking has led to many younger fish nearing harvestable size. Walleye observed in 2023 samples ranged from 16–25” with an average of 21”, and saugeye were 13-19” with an average of 15”. Fifty-seven percent Walleye and saugeye adults were ≥18”, and 38% >20”. So, although overall number of was down, the majority of fish are legal and should provide good opportunity. Many anglers target Walleye on the Cranesnest and Pound River arms during spawning in March and April; however, anglers can also be very successful throwing top-water lures at night May through early June, which coincides with the Alewife spawn. As the season progresses and water temperatures increase, Walleye move deeper. This requires anglers to switch tactics and troll nightcrawler harnesses and crankbaits using reels outfitted with lead core line. Hybrid Striped Bass continue to provide a popular sport fishery, and this system produced a previous state record. Approximately 17,000 hybrids were stocked in 2023. The abundance of hybrids in December 2023 net samples was average, but the majority of fish were >20” and legal. Hybrids are routinely caught in the lower lake on top water baits or by drifting live baits.
ክልል 4 (ሰሜን ቨርጂኒያ)
Moomaw ሐይቅ
The main forage base in Lake Moomaw consists of Gizzard Shad and Alewife. Alewife are shallow and in-shore during late spring and move to the thermocline when the reservoir stratifies in summer. Anglers should target the depth of the Alewife when fishing for bass, crappie, Yellow Perch, or trout. Moomaw is home to both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, and the largemouth population has remained consistent. Expect a fair number of 12–18” fish in 2024. In 2023, catch rate of preferred size (>15”) largemouth was 4.4/hr. and memorable size (> 20”) was 0. Over the years, Moomaw has provided better habitat for Smallmouth Bass. In spring 2023 surveys, catch rate of preferred size (>14”) smallmouth was 30.2 and memorable size (>17”) was 4.9/hr. of electrofishing. Both of these numbers increased from 2021 and 2022. Black bass anglers should add Lake Moomaw to their list of lakes to visit in 2024, particularly if anglers prefer lake fishing for Smallmouth Bass. Those targeting Largemouth Bass should focus on the upper end of the lake. Depending on the year, the deeper, cold waters of Moomaw have potential to provide suitable trout habitat. Brown and Rainbow Trout are stocked as fingerlings annually. The Brown Trout population mainly consists of three cohorts (age of fish) when habitat suitability is present over multiple years. Anglers can distinguish these cohorts by size-range. Brown Trout are stocked Nov-Feb at 6–7” and grow to 12–13” by summer (age 1). The next size is 16–20” (age 2), while the third produces fish >20” (age 3 or 4). Historically, rainbows have never been as abundant as browns, but growth rates are similar. Trout numbers dipped in the 2010’s; however, the fishery may be responding to an adjustment in stocking. Biologists are working diligently to explain reasons for low numbers in the mid to late 2010’s. DWR experimented with stocking “steelhead” Rainbow Trout from 2009 – 2017. Steelhead did not survive as well as McConaughy Rainbow Trout previously stocked, but McConaughy became unavailable due to fish disease concerns. McConaughy also do not survive and recruit as well as historically stocked Brown Trout. Sterile (triploid) Brown Trout were stocked as a substitute for “diploid” Browns in the mid- 2010’s. The expectation was for “triploid” trout to grow faster and reach larger size. This was predicted because these fish do not produce eggs and put more energy toward growth. However, survival or angler catchability of “triploid” trout may be lower than diploids traditionally stocked. DWR has returned to stocking diploid Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout at historic densities when hatchery production allows. DWR’s sampling catch of Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout was average in July 2023. Angler reports improved in 2023. Traditional stocking of Brown and Rainbow Trout continued in the fall of 2022 and 2023, although at a lower rate due to drought conditions at hatcheries. Anglers may experience a slight decrease in catch rates for trout through 2024. Brown Trout angler catch >14” should be similar to recent years. However, small trout may not be as numerous. While black bass and trout are the mainstay fisheries in Moomaw, anglers should also find favorable populations of Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, and Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish anglers should focus on August – October after the spawn. In 2023 DWR’s hatcheries were very successful hatching and raising Walleye, so extra Walleye were stocked in April 2023. Anglers should begin catching walleye in the 12” range in early 2024. Walleye will only be stocked when surplus is available, which is not often. Anglers are encouraged to check out fish habitat “reefs” recently created by DWR.
Lake Anna
Population metrics describing abundance and size structure of Lake Anna Largemouth Bass in 2023 remained at near record levels for the fourth consecutive year, and fishing should be fantastic here in 2024. This suggests there are currently as many (or more) bass in the lake as there have been for over 25 years with a commensurate number of larger fish. Total catch rate was 115 fish/hr. The positive trend was likely a function of increases in primary productivity and habitat improvements related to the return of aquatic vegetation (both submersed and emergent). Recent creel surveys estimated very high voluntary release of Largemouth Bass– over 99%, which undoubtedly is helping keep mortality rates low (about 24%). Bass up to age-16 were found in 2019 in an age study prior to F1 supplemental stocking. Lake Anna is one of several large reservoirs in Virginia under evaluation for supplemental F1 (original cross between Northern and Florida) Largemouth Bass stocking. Variable stockings over the next three years will occur in efforts to determine if abundance or size structure can be enhanced (total of six stocking years at three rates). Fin clips collected from mid-lake sampled bass (n=228) submitted to Auburn University for genetic testing in 2023 revealed 20% were stocked F1s (45 of 221 readable samples). After years of variable stocking rates for Striped Bass, annual minimum stocking rate of 10 Striped Bass and 10 hybrid Striped Bass per acre began in 2019 and will continue unabated. Survival of both has been good lately. This new format should result in consistent recruitment and abundance of legal fish (nearly 200,000 stocked annually). Several cohorts have moved into the fishery following several poor years and should continue to provide increases in “typical” Anna keeper stripers 20-25”. There are now seven cohorts of hybrids at-large, and survivors of the original group stocked in 2014 are getting quite large and could give Claytor Lake a run for the hybrid Striped Bass state record soon. The Black Crappie population is in a bit of a “down cycle”, but large fish are still present in good numbers. Saugeye have been stocked the past few years, and survival and growth have exceeded expectations, so there are currently plenty of beautiful, legal saugeye available.
Occoquan ማጠራቀሚያ
Occoquan reservoir በፀደይ 2020 ላይ ልዩ የሆነ የLargemouth Bass የመያዝ መጠን 94/በሰዓት በማምረት ባዮሎጂስቶችን አስደንቋል። ከ 15 በላይ ለሆኑ ዓሦች እና 11በሰዓት። ከ 20 በላይ ለሆኑ አሳዎች። እነዚህ በሰሜናዊ አውራጃ በየትኛውም ውሃ ውስጥ እስካሁን የተመዘገቡት ከፍተኛ ደረጃዎች ናቸው. ባጠቃላይ የባስ የመያዣ ፍጥነት 156/ሰአት ነበር።ስለዚህ ወደ ሰሜናዊ ቨርጂኒያ ቅርብ የሆነ ማንኛውም የባስ አንግል ቢያንስ አንድ ጉዞ በ 2024 ወደ Fountainhead Park በፌርፋክስ ጎን ወይም በፕሪንስ ዊሊያም በኩል (ወይም ሁለቱም) ሀይቅ ሪጅ ፓርክ ማቀድ አለበት። በዚህ 2100-አከር ማጠራቀሚያ ውስጥ በብዙ የባህር ዳርቻዎች ላይ ብዙ የውሃ ዊሎው አልጋዎች እና ብዙ የውሃ ውስጥ እንጨት አሉ። የጊዛርድ ሻድ ፣ አሌዊፍ ፣ ነጭ ፓርች እና ብሉጊል አዳኞችን የሚደግፉ ጠንካራ የግጦሽ መሠረት። በህገ-ወጥ መንገድ የተከማቸ የእባብ ጭንቅላት በአኻያ አልጋዎች ላይም ሊገኝ ይችላል፣ እና ብዛታቸው ቀስ በቀስ እየጨመረ የመጣ ይመስላል። እንደ ጥሩ ክራፒ ሃይቅ በመባል የሚታወቅ፣ ሁለቱም ነጭ እና ጥቁር ክራፒ ህዝቦች ጠንካራ ናቸው። ምንም እንኳን ብዙ ባይሆኑም አሁንም አንዳንድ Flathead Catfish አሉ። ባዮሎጂስቶች ይህንን ሀይቅ በፀደይ 2024 ለመቃኘት አቅደዋል።
የሙኒ ሀይቅ
የMoney ሃይቅ በጁላይ 1 ፣ 2017 ላይ ለህዝብ አሳ ማጥመድ የተከፈተ 520-acre የውሃ አቅርቦት ማጠራቀሚያ ነው። ሐይቁ የተራዘመ ሙሌት አጋጥሞታል፣ በመጨረሻም በ 2016 መጀመሪያ ላይ ሙሉ ገንዳ ደረሰ። ለሟቹ የስታፎርድ ሸሪፍ ጽህፈት ቤት ምክትል ጄሰን ሙኒ ክብር ለመስጠት የሐይቁ ስም (በመጀመሪያ የሮኪ ፔን ማጠራቀሚያ) ተቀይሯል። የውሃ ማጠራቀሚያው ቁልቁለት ጎን እና ጥልቀት ያለው ከባህር ዳርቻዎች ጋር መጠነኛ የመኖሪያ ልማት ያለው እና የተትረፈረፈ ብሩሽ እና ድንጋያማ ሰብሎችን ያሳያል። በ 2015 ውስጥ በርካታ የዓሣ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ተገንብተዋል። መጀመሪያ ላይ፣ የዓሣው ማኅበረሰብ ከመጠን ያለፈ ትናንሽ ዓሦች በባስ ሕዝብ ብዛት “አዳኝ ከባድ” ነበር። ይሁን እንጂ የዓሣ ማጥመጃው ብስለት ሆኗል; እና ሐይቁ አሁን ለጥራት ባስ መድረሻ ተብሎ ይታወቃል። በውሃ ውስጥ ያለው የሃይድሪላ ተክል በቅርብ ጊዜ ተስፋፍቷል, እና ውሱን የ Grass Carp ስቶኪንጎችን ለመቆጣጠር ተደርገዋል, ነገር ግን ይህንን የመኖሪያ ባህሪ ለማስወገድ አይደለም. ሙንኒ ምናልባት ለባዮሎጂስቶች ያለ አድልዎ ናሙና ለመውሰድ በጣም አስቸጋሪው ሀይቅ ሊሆን ይችላል በዝቅተኛ የአየር ንክኪነት እና ንጹህ ውሃ ምክንያት ይህም አሳን ያስወግዳል። ይህ ለምን 2023 ኤሌክትሮፊሽንግ ባስ>15 " በሰአት 7ብቻ እንደሆነ እና የባስ መያዝ >20 " በሰአት 1እንደሆነ ያብራራል። በተለያዩ የፀሐይ ዓሣ ዝርያዎች እና አሌዊፍ ላይ የባስ መኖ. የጥቁር ክራፒ ህዝብ በትናንሽ ዓሦች ተቆጣጥሯል፣ ነገር ግን በጣም ጥሩ የቻናል ካትፊሽ ህዝብ አለ፣ እና ብሉ ካትፊሽ በህገ ወጥ መንገድ ከተከማቸ በኋላ ይገኛሉ። በ 2023 ውስጥ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የተከማቸ ዋልዬ ከአንድ የእድገት ወቅት በኋላ በጥሩ ሁኔታ እያደገ በ 12 አካባቢ ተገኝቷል።