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I am sure we will need to restart the fish population there when the water level comes back to normal. Some of the fish may survive.

I ran across this video, not sure if everyone has seen it or if the author is a member on here, but the fishing in the vid compared to the current state of the reservoir is incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BvJW1DYUHg

That's Troy/Shimmy in the video.  I think he moved away from NOVA, he may have been a member here?  He spent a lot of time focusing on Beaverdam, and was not interested in catching small-medium bass.  Not that anyone seeks to catch small bass, but his approach was what I would call the opposite of tx fishing and very much in line with the gospel of Bill Murphy.

Last edited by mudkart (Nov-21-14 4:38AM)

Some of the gang (Simon, Thai, Andrew, Khahn & Jeremy) fished Beaverdam one day (I was with them) and they were hunting for big fish....

They caught them! Impressive display of talent!

http://www.pacemakerfishing.com/forum/v … hp?id=2765

Paul N. caught many bigs there as well!

http://www.pacemakerfishing.com/forum/v … hp?id=3026

And of course, Brian (plan b), was a BDR master!

http://www.pacemakerfishing.com/forum/v … php?id=586

Lastly, I am hopeful that this place will become a prime fishery once again, cared and maintained by a professional organization (NVRPA).

http://www.pacemakerfishing.com/forum/v … hp?id=1511

GregF wrote:

MudKart - can you explain the "tx fishing" and "gospel of Bill Murphy" references.  I assume the first is catching anything you can and the second is only going for big stuff.  But I never heard those references before. 

Signed,
Clueless

Goes with your avatar.....

Tx (tournament) fishing is dedicated to catching 5 (or 6) 2 to 3 #er's and hoping for a kicker fish or two.  In most txs, that 18-20 #'s for 5 fish will win or place.  "Big" bass fishermen eschew such tactics, and rather focus on catching 0, 1 or 2 "big" fish,  considering 3 #ers dinks.  The belief is that Tx tactics (e.g. "power" fishing in relatively shallow water) are not an efficient way to catch 8# and (+) bass.

The link below explains Bill Murphy better than I can here, and I highly recommend reading the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Giant-Bas … 0963312006

Last edited by mudkart (Nov-22-14 9:51AM)

Thanks Mudkart.  That was an even better explanation than I expected!  Plus, I know have a good book to read.

From the looks of that video...........Goose Creek Res (downstream) should be loaded!

Is it possible to get access to that drone video? I would love to explore and take mental notes on the landscape before it gets filled up again.

^^ I second that request!

NOVAhunter wrote:

I know this is a LOOOOOOONG shot. But, wonder if Loudoun water would allow local concerned water enthusiast to place fish structure(s) while it is drained. May spin it to "aide in the recovery of a healthy aquatic environment" type of thing.

Excellent idea....will send to Odenkirk.

Great idea indeed!

Another long shot.... Any chance stripers can be stocked?