From the Surfside Bait and Tackle Shop in Hopewell, I hear that crappie are biting well in the barge pits at Dutch Gap and around the Appomattox Small Boat Harbor. From Bobcats Lake Country in Clarksville, we hear that the stripers are continuing to hit in Grassy Creek and at most creek mouths. There is some top water action for stripers early and late in the day. Bass are being caught relatively shallow on the rocky points. Crankbaits in chartreuse and shad colors that run 6 to 8 feet deep are the best choice.
Crappies continue to bite very well on brush.
Alan Paczkowski said the bass fishing is slow, but fishing is good for striped bass. He said anglers are watching the gulls and are catching the stripers vertical jigging or by jerking bucktails along the bottom. The fishing is as good with artificial lures as it is with live bait. From Campers Paradise comes word that Kevin Patterson of Bedford and his father, Ed, caught a pair of 20 pound flathead catfish. Anglers continue to catch 12-15 pound stripers early and late in the day and some nice catches of crappies are showing up.