Crappie fishing is fair when drifting live minnows near the bottom in open water. Bluegill-redear fishing is fair. Live worms and crickets are best when fished on the bottom. Most bluegill and redear are harvested during May and June. Black Creek Access in downtown Middleburg provides crappie, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and largemouth bass, plus striped bass in the winter.
Black Creek offers excellent largemouth bass fishing.
The best months to fish are February, March, April or May when fish are spawning. Fishing around shoreline trees and stumps is most productive. Live shiners are the best bait for catching trophy fish, although nice fish are caught on black and purple artificial worms. Crappie fishing is fair in the river with the best baits being small minnows and jigs. February and March are usually the best months for fishing.