Pacemaker Fishing Forum

Not a report just a response to the other poster about Beaverdam. I know in the past, when people post about Beaverdam others get thier panties in a bunch b/c it is somewhat under the radar. So when I post about it I always put Northern Va reservoir.

There are a ton of white perch in the lake, along with shad, frogs, and craws. I do believe that bass will feed on the white perch. One morning I was in a little "bay" that is essentially a big 8' flat, and I saw the white perch hitting the surface and then a big blast would happen once in a while. So I tied on a pearl fluke and caught 3 nice bass.

In the summer you really do have to concentrate on offshore structure. That is not to say you can't catch fish on that grass line, b/c you can especially during low light times, but if you want to run into a nice school you need to find a ledge, point, or hump. I have had a few times out there where I have ran into an active school of LMB from 3lb to 7lb. It will usually last for an hour, but it is the most intense and great hour of fishing I have had. One time I caught 7 bass from 3lb to 6lb on 7 straight casts. You really need electronics though for this so you can find the structure. I have located around 12 productive summer spots. I have only ran into an active school of bass on 2 of the spots, but I am sure they all could produce a school of bass b/c I will catch one or 2 from the spots all most everytime I stop at one. The depth range I target is from 12 to 18 with the exception of one spot that is 6'. That spot is a huge flat, and if you saw the lake when it was down a couple of years ago you would know what I am talking about. There is a rock wall, it looks like it may have been a property dividing type wall, but it goes across a huge flat just north of the ramp. Great spot to catch not only 4lb class LMB but 4lb class SMB.

Wow long post sorry, but I love this reservoir. I know it like the back of my hand. I think I have mapped the entire place out with my electronics. There are 2 bridges in the lake. Both are very productive. I have caught a citation SMB off of one and a 7lb LMB off of the other one. During the spring the fishing near the bank is great especially during prespawn and during the shad spawn. After that though you best bet is to find offshore structure. Treat it like any other big lake, in other words use the same type lures you would on any big lake. I have caught some nice fish on big swimbaits here.