Places You’ll Find Bass in Central Virginia

We will update the list as time goes on. But we wanted to provide you with a primer guide for local bankline and pond fishing. There are many more. And we will gather them. But this is a decent little reference for you as of now.

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MOREFIELD OFFICE PARK

• Midlothian Turnpike
• Three small ponds in that complex off
• Small bass in those ponds.

THE ARBORETUM

• Midlothian Turnpike
• Arboretum Office Park

THE BOULDERS

• There is a pond in the Boulders office park
• It is off Boulder Parkway and you turn into the Boulder Lake Drive parking lot

LUCKS LANE- NEAR ST FRANCIS

• New pond off Lucks Lane in the area of St. Francis Hospital

LUCKS LANE

• Behind the Food Lion on luck’s lane in the neighborhood right behind there

BELLEMEADE SHOPPING CENTER

• Near Ruth’s Chris
• The neighborhood across the street
• Looks promising

WALTON PARK
In the Walton Park area there is a nice pond. I believe it is off Coalfield Road. Possibly called Iron Works. In the stretch between John Tyler and Midlothian Turnpike

POWHATAN LAKES

• Never been there, ask a friend
• Located on Powhatan, VA

AMELIA WILDLIFE

• Decent size small lake but hard to walk around
• Limited bank fishing

WATERFORD

• Located at Genito and Coalfield Road
• Behind Waterford Apartments

POCAHONTAS STATE PARK

• Located off Beach Road, can’t miss it
• Fish the creeks near the pool and the silt pond before getting to the pool
• VA State Park

SALISBURY COUNTRY CLUB

• Fish Mondays when golf course is closed
• Salisbury Drive onto Kings Lynn Road.

LAKE SALISBURY

• Other side of Salisbury Drive
• Oakengate Road
• Look for the long dam

STONEHENGE COUNTRY CLUB

• Near Midlothian Turnpike
• Across from Wal-Mart

PROVIDENCE POND

• Midlothian Turnpike
• Near Providence Methodist Church

SOUTHLAKE POND

• Behind the DMV over near Research Road

TROPHY CLUB APARTMENT PONDS

• Near Polo Parkway, three small ponds

STONY POINT APARTMENT PONDS

• Near Huguenot and Forrest Hill (Bon-Air)

ECHO LAKE PARK

• Located in Henrico county… Francistown Rd.
• Parking is right in front of the lake
• There’s a dock to fish from if you don’t feel like taking the trails around the lake

TWIN HICKORY

• West End of Richmond
• Close to Nuckols Road

INNSBROOK

• Waterfront Lake
• Lake Rooty
• Innsbrook Lake

SALEM WOODS

• Salem Church Road
• Off Centralia Road

DOREY PARK

• Pretty sure this is in Varina near the Nabisco plant
• Close to 895

CHICKAHOMINY WATER TRAIL

• Airport Dr: I believe this is Sandston, Va

301 RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH

• (Need permission)
• Someone please flesh this out because I did not understand it completely

WHITE BANK

• Located in Colonial heights

HENRICUS PARK AT DUTCH GAP

• Long rive to the back
• Cross railroad tracks and vear right
• Really good bank fishing
• Also has a boat launch

WHIPPERNOCK MARINA

• Southern side of Lake Chesdin
• Pretty sure you can rent boats too
• The bridge is a common spot to fish
• Crush big bass on that rip rap line

SWIFT CREEK RESERVOIR

• Woolridge Road, Sunday Park off the top of the head
• Residents around the area can be persnickety
• Can’t vouch for Sunday Park but you see people fishing off that dock/ pier all the time

PETERSBURG SPORTS COMPLEX
Has two ponds. Bluegill in the pond on the right last year about this time.

EAST COAST ENTERTAINMENT

• Southlake Boulevard Near Trade Road

TOM BROOKS LAKE

• Route 60 Near Patriots Landing Drive

EAST WILLIAMSBURG ROAD

• East Williamsburg Road where it splits into Pocahontas Trail
• White Oak Rd forks into E Williamsburg Rd on one side and the Pocahontas Trail fork-off is on the other side
• No Trespassing signs are up, but the owner is willing to work with you as long as you clean up your trash
• Don’t be a jerk

ROXBURY CREEKS

• Off Roxbury Rd (106) off Pocahontas Trail
• Located off the Chickahominy River in Charles City.

SANDSTON DRAINAGE POND

• 531 Eastpark Ct, Sandston, VA 23150
• May have to go over broken fence
• Big bass decent bluegill
• Don’t break your ankle walking down the rocks

CREIGHTON CREEK (CHICKAHOMINY CREEKS)

• Off Creighton Road before you hit 295 Highway
• Look for Hope Haven Drive

THE SKANKY DRAINAGE PONDS

• Ask Anthony Leake and William Miller
• Sounds interesting, but we’re not going there. Fish at your own risk!!

HANOVER COURTHOUSE PARK

• Nice aluminum dock, walk the bank

CHAMBERLAYNE CREEK

• 301 near E Parham and 295

WILKINSON ROAD CREEK

• Park on the right side of Wilkenson Rd before you get to 3 lakes
• Heavy on the Pickerel
• In between Pony Farm Rd and Wilkenson Estates Dr

REEDY MILL POND

• Near Mt Vernon Church Rd and Reedy Mill Road
• Another one at Moores Mill Rd where it meets 301

BRYAN PARK

• City of Richmond, just Google it