Fishing the Ponds of Wintergreen
Lost Pond • Black Walnut • Monocan One • Smallie Pond • Trout Pond • Grassy Pond • Deer Pond • Horse Pond • Rodes Farm Pond • Long Pond • Duck Pond • Bog Pond
Grassy Pond
Grassy Pond is one of Stoney Creek's smallest fishing ponds with a surface area of 1.7 acres. It is relatively shallow, getting almost overrun with weeds and other aquatic plants during the early summer. These weeds die off in late summer or early fall. When the weeds are in abundance one has to use either top water lures or a totally weedless artificial sub-surface lure.
While this may sound daunting, Grassy Pond is home to a good population of some very nice, and sometimes quite large, Bass as well as having an abundant population of large Bluegills.
Access to Grassy Pond: Park in the parking area at the top of the hill near the Lake Monocan facilities and walk down the dirt road to the left of the parking lot.
Do not drive past the sign
The green lines show the approximate paths to the fishing areas on Grassy Pond. Please do not fish from the shore except in the areas indicated here. See Google Map HERE
THIS WPOA ANGLING PERMIT SHOULD BE DISPLAYED WHILE FISHING IN WINTERGREEN. PROPERTY OWNERS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUESTS OF FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALL WELCOME TO FISH THE PONDS AND STREAMS. GUESTS FISHING SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE PERMIT.. MORE DETAILS HERE
Ponds are catch and release unless otherwise indicated. Read about catch and release best practices here.
There are twelve fishable ponds or small lakes located within Wintergreen's Stoney Creek.*
These ponds and lakes are the property of the Wintergreen Property Owners Association. They can be fished by property owners and their accompanied guests using the designated WPOA easements. Some ponds are more easily accessible than others. (See map here for location of all of the ponds.)
Guidelines for those fishing the ponds include being considerate of homeowners' landscaping, staying off private docks, and not leaving litter. In short, be a good neighbor.
All Wintergreen ponds are catch and release, with the exception of Trout Pond. A Virginia fishing license is required. Licenses can be purchased online HERE.
Suggestions or updates are welcomed. Email fishing@wtgsportingclub.org.
* Three ponds in Stoney Creek are not listed here. One is Lake Monocan, which is owned by Wintergreen Resort. The other two are small ponds that are impractical for fishing due to their location on the golf course–one near the entrance to Stoney Creek off Route 151 and Monocan Drive, and another pond on the first fairway of the Tuckahoe nine-hole course between Stoney Creek East and Cedar Glen Close.
