Andy Burdetsky reports: Time to get out on the James River. Last weekend I caught this five-pound, 21-inch smallmouth bass. She hit a Crank bait near Glasgow area. It’s a great time to float now, low water and big fish.

This year’s Spring Bass Fishing Tournament is in the record books. It was a tremendous success with some 18 contestants and a few spectators. The perfect weather helped everyone have a great time. Our 2019 winner was John Ellwood who took home a $50 gift certificate to Field and Stream/Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Darryl Brewer says he was a bit worried about how the trout were holding up in Trout Pond. He’s not worried now. And he found a lot of bass in Smallie Pond

Jamie Kessel reports: My sons and I had a great time fishing in several of the ponds

Doug Wood, a skilled fisherman living in Stoney Creek, was on Trout Pond Wednesday, April 4, from 11 to noon.

“Last week we caught close to 25 rainbows, all which were returned unharmed. The big news is I finally caught a grass carp,” says Chris Corish.

The number of trout you can keep from the Trout Pond was is now the standard two per person per day. It was one per person per day early in the spring.  

Lenlee and Chris Corish are going to host the gathering at their house on the Trout Pond

“I caught about six trout on my first two outings, kept only this fat 14 inch and had multiple strikes, mainly on kreelex, reports Andy Burdetsky on March 10th

WSC members Lenlee and Chris Corish live on the Trout Pond, so we get excellent reports. On the first weekend in March Chris and two of their out of town guests has a great time on the pond.

Darryl Brewer reports on his successful visits to the Trout Pond and Smallie Pond on Tuesday, February 26th and Thursday, February 28th, where he says he met “several very nice fisherman.”

The big Muskie start biting on the James River when the weather turns cold.  Andy Burdetsky caught this BIG Muskie this week on the James near Buchanan, Va.