Speckled trout have accounted for 44 citations and striped bass 28. Russell Hill of Irvington got two the same day. Va. Briery keeps on turning out huge, bug-eyed bass. It doesn't matter than anglers and biologists alike say the honeymoon must end some day. Hill, who landed his fish on a black lizard, wasn't the only battler of big bass.
Minnows are a productive bait for big bass, and so are plastic lures.
You can get the latest fishing information, lures and baits by stopping at Worsham Grocery on U.S. 15 near the lake. No outboard engine with more than 10 horsepower may be used on the lake. Bass boats and runabouts with larger engines can be launched as long as the outboard remains out of the water and the craft is propelled by an electric motor or small outboard. Johnboats are ideal. Ellen Horn, who operates Hunter's Den, said hunting success has slowed.