In general, bass fishing is excellent at Lake Anna right now. Carlos Wood at the High Point Marina reports good striped bass action around The Splits and up the lake. Live bait and plastic shads are hot. Ralph Bradley, Dick Steiner and Grant Peregoy of Charlottesville had eleven stripers totaling 78 pounds. Another pair had over 50 pounds.
Fishing is slow.
Jim Hoffman said a 6-pound bass was caught on a jig and pig. He rates the bass fishing as good and the crappie fishing is good, especially on the points. He said the hickory shad run has been strong and he is seeing more big roe hickory shad than he has seen in years. There was a catfish tournament on the river last weekend. Mary Brassard of Virginia Beach was high hook with a blue cat that weighed 46.35 pounds.