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#1 Feb-27-12 5:48AM
Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
No fish, but man was it nice to get out for a few hours. I met a nice guy who enlightened me to some prime submerged structure that deviates from the standard flat, silted bottom of the pond. I envision fish hanging out there in the future, but they weren't there yesterday.
I noticed my fishing license expires on 3/2. Guess I better renew at the new $23 rate.
If it were easy, they'd call it catching!
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#2 Feb-27-12 6:18AM
- Ernie
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Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Were you on foot or on your new yak?
Time to go fishin' again!
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#3 Feb-27-12 6:31AM
- Bryan
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Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Thanks for the report. Bet that structure info will really come in handy later on.
tight lines
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#4 Feb-27-12 9:01AM
Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Pacemaker wrote:
Were you on foot or on your new yak?
On foot. Yak will be in hibenation until after we move (Apr. 2). Until then, it is the tried and true method of "hoofing" it! :LOL:
If it were easy, they'd call it catching!
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#5 Feb-27-12 9:02AM
Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Bryan wrote:
Thanks for the report. Bet that structure info will really come in handy later on.
It should, right?! The fish I have caught there so far were either roaming or relating close to the shore.
We also talked in depth about the lower James River. If anybody ever heads down there, hit me up, or otherwise, I think BassCrusher has a bit of experience down there too.
If it were easy, they'd call it catching!
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#6 Feb-27-12 5:28PM
- basscrusher
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Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Indeed I do...enough experience to generally dislike the lower James. it's not the worst river I've ever fished (that would be the Pasquotank) and it isn't the second worst (that would be the Choptank) but I don't dream about days on the lower james.
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#7 Feb-27-12 5:38PM
- Ernie
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Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
basscrusher wrote:
and it isn't the second worst (that would be the Choptank)
I assume the fresh part....'cause I find the salty part to be very fine!
Time to go fishin' again!
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#8 Feb-28-12 3:18AM
- basscrusher
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Re: Lake Rooty - Richmond, VA - 02/27/2012
Yes, the freshwater part. It had the strongest current I've ever seen in a river except for maybe the lower mississippi. And it was under normal conditions. I'd pitch a texas-rigged worm to a stump and within 5 seconds it was 30 feet downriver. I've heard the salty portion to be good. I also keep hearing there's a spot that yellow perch fishermen wade which is really productive, but I don't know where this area is located.
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