Chickahominy River
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Mikey
Bronze Ambassador
1/19/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
67°
https://youtu.be/vHS2B-agKjU
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Incoming and slack tide fish were very shallow around cypress knees. I stuck with wacky rig. Coangler caught some on swimming and popper both fished slowly. https://youtu.be/v4TQ_Vdcwnk
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Targeting any rip rap halfway back in the creeks with chartreuse squarbills/flatsides. Largemouth feeding on threadfin shad in fairly cloudy water. When water clarity improved, moved to more natural shad colors. Keep a green pumpkin shakeyhead handy to target shallow flats and cypress tree roots between rip rap stretches. Bite picked up as falling tide current became strongest.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Fished the Bassmaster Open on the James River. Made the run both days to the Chickahominy River and targeted fish in the cypress trees during high tide with a weightless Texas-rigged Yamamoto Senko. Flipped it in between cypress knees and got a lot of bites doing that. During low tide, I moved off the shoreline and focused on the lily pads that were just off of the bank about 40-50 yards or so. Caught fish throwing a Spro Bronzeye Frog and a Z-Man Jackhammer as fish we targeting the shad that had to move out from the shallow flats when the tide went out.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Practiced for a few hours for an upcoming club tournament and caught bass in and around grass beds and pad fields on Z-man Jackhammers and Zoom Trick Worms rigged on Bite Me Finesse Shakey jigheads. Caught many bass, including a few that had deformities like the bass in the photo.
Bite-Me Tackle Finesse Shakey Jig 1/8 oz
Out of Stock
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 16lb
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL 3000 / 6.4:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
77°
Fished from 9am-3pm hitting various spots from RockAHock campground to Rivers Rest. Fishing was consistent with fish coming on Shakey head with zoom trick worm in Plum apple and red bug. Downsizing to a finesse worm may have proved more dividends; however, i didn't have any to throw. I did catch a nice fish on a Keitech swim bait fishing the outside edge of the Lilly pads on a bend in the main lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
78°
Practiced for an entire day on the Chick and caught lots of bass in advance of a club tournament. I found bass in and around grass and pad edges and against hardcover (rocks and wood) as the tides moved in and out of shallow creeks. Bass willingly hit topwater poppers before the sun got too high, and they bit Jackhammers was the sun rose above the trees. As the tide began to fall, bass receded from the flooded grass and pads and moved to dropoffs where they hit Texas-rigged Zoom Z Craw Jrs.
