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take a number of nice largemouth up to 7VS> pounds.
On the James River citation-size smallmouth are coming in on a regular basis. Thirteen-year-old Keith Spearks of Richmond used a live crawfish to take a 4-pound 5-ounce citation smallmouth. Others up to 5 pounds 2 ounces were recorded this past week.
Area ponds are yielding good bass. Steve Willis of Rappahannock County fished a secret honey hole in a private farm pond and took bass weighing 6,8 and 10 pounds on a pign-jig.
On the Potomac River, guide Charlie Taylor says fishing is excellent. White perch are showing up in catches on minnows. Crappie to 2 pounds are in abundance in Fletcher’s Cove. Largemouth bass are in 15 to 17-foot deep water along dropoffs and are taking smoke grubs and spinnerbaits worked slowly.
In the upper Potomac above Great Falls many smallmouth have been taken on small minnows and jigs. Seneca Creek and Edwards Ferry are especially good.
Smith Mountain Lake is showing signs of spring with walleye to 7 pounds, stripers to 25 pounds, and crappie in the 1- to 2- pound class.
A few nice smallmouth to 3 Vi pounds are mixed in with good numbers of crappie on small minnows, walleye on bucktails, and stripers on trolled bucktails and live shad.
If you have comments or suggestions for the Outdoors column, unite Robert McMeans at Rt. 2 Box 365, Bealeton, Va., 22172, or call 1398361 after 5.
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