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Central VA Banks & Ponds: An Extensive List of Fishing Spots in Virginia

 

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