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Occoquan Reservior Bass Fishing

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Bass - Occoquan River (VA - Town)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Packed, packed, packed!

Bass - Huntsman Lake (VA)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Huntsman is within spittin' distance of Burke Lake.

Bass - Able Lake
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Skunked on a pretty lake

Bass Recon - Royal Lake (VA - Fairfax)
Monday, January 03, 2011
Royal Lake is not well known, but looks good.

Bass - Small Pond / Caton Hill Road
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
A fisherman's tribute

Bass/Trout - Hearthstone Lake
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Another nice small lake tucked up in the George Washington National Forest

Bass - Phelps WMA Bass Pond
Monday, July 12, 2010
There is a nice bass pond tucked into the center of the WMA

Bass - Silver Lake (VA - Haymarket)
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
A brand new lake is now open for boats!

Bass - Merrimac WMA (VA - Bass Pond)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tick central

Northern Virginia Reserviors Ranked for Largemouth Bass
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
NOVA Bass Lake Rank

Bass - Best Buy Lake (VA - Woodbridge)
Monday, May 03, 2010
The water containment pond next to the Best Buy in Woodbridge actually has bass!

Bass - Abel Lake (VA)
Monday, October 05, 2009
Abel proves, once again, to be a good bass destination

Bass - Mountain Run Lake (VA)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
A pretty gem of a lake protected by the requirement to have a Culpeper city permit for both fishing and boating.

Smith Mountain Lake (VA)

Bass - Lake Frederick (VA)
Monday, June 08, 2009
Lake Frederick is a medium sized lake north of Front Royal

Bass - Lake Accotink (VA)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Lake Accotink sits in the middle of Fairfax... has a marina and has fish.

Bass - Lake Curtis April 09 (VA)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The fish were holding deep on that glorious warm day in late April that marked the start of the bass season for me.

Bass - Lake Pelham (VA)
Monday, September 08, 2008
This lake is a keeper - plenty of action!

Bass - Mountain Run Lake (VA)
Friday, August 01, 2008
Mountain Run is rated as the number 3 lake in Northern Virginia in the VDGIF 2008 rankings

Bassin' - Sandy River Reservoir (VA)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The TOPO map did not show the lake at all!  Great for seeing the underlying structure.

Bass - Lake Orange (VA)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
It's worth the small cost of the permit to fish Lake Orange - sweet lake!

Bass - Beaverdam Creek Reservoir (VA - lower half)
Monday, July 14, 2008
This is a nice looking lake - I understand why it is one of the top rated lakes in Northern VA

Bass - Ni Reservoir (VA)
Monday, March 03, 2008
This lake is huge!  Thankfully, it is also narrow - making it perfect for the BassCanoe

The Christmas Bass
Monday, December 31, 2007
A community pond offers up a nice Christmas present

Bassin' - Lake Anna
Monday, October 29, 2007
I thought Smith Lake and Pohick Bay were big until I rolled the Basscanoe into Lake Anna

Bassin' - Hunting Run
Monday, October 15, 2007
Hunting Run just opened... and has been overwhelmed...

Bassin' - Germantown Lake
Monday, September 03, 2007
Germantown Lake was a disappointment that cost 6 bucks to discover

Bassin' - Pohick Bay Regional Park
Monday, August 27, 2007
Pohick Bay is a bust for the basscanoe - it's just too big for such a small boat

Bassin' - Burke Lake
Monday, September 25, 2006
Pretty lake, heavy pressure, probably bass in there someplace.  If they are, they are wary.

Bassin' - Motts Run Reservoir
Monday, August 21, 2006
PAY for a day pass to fish!!!!  Ok... but was it worth it?

Bassin' - Best Bass Lakes in NVA
Monday, August 07, 2006
Here's the list of the top 10 bass lakes in Northern VA

Bassin' - Abel Lake
Friday, July 28, 2006
Abel Lake looks good - big, long and narrow

Bass Recon - South Mill Creek Lake
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
This appears to be a hidden treasure

Bassin' - Lake Curtis
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Curtis - a nice lake with low pressure and plenty of structure

Bassin' - Lake Brittle
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Don't bother to go....


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