The Virginia Anglers Club’s small but very enthusiastic expedition to Chickahominy Lake set out from Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait at 9:00 AM on Saturday (5/28/2016). 
Water temperatures were in the mid to high 70’s in the main lake in the morning, ranging into the low 80’s by early afternoon.  The lake level was about six inches above the top of the dam.  The water was moderately brown and slightly turbid in the lower lake, which is a bit less clear than is typical for this time of year.  The weather was totally clear and it was a beautiful day with relatively light winds. 

Bluegills were in loose clusters on the banks, interspersed with a scattering of other species, all of which hit a variety of small jigs on light spinning gear.  Karen Anderson, Carolyn Conway, and Art Conway released 65 bluegill, 1... (Read More)

The first VAC expedition of 2016 was to the Delayed Harvest section of the South River on April 30 to fish for trout. 11 VAC members and 2 guests made the trip to Waynesboro. The river had a good water level and flow after recent rains. This provided lots of nice deep holes, runs and riffles for the group to fish in the upper end of the DH section.
Trip Highlights:

• ​Bob Brown and his guest Bill Early were schooled by a local lad in the proper bait to use to catch trout from a feeder stream of the South River. The answer? Corn! The boy had pictures on his cell phone to back up his boasting. Bob and Bill fished streamers in the hole that the boy showed them but the trout weren’t hungry after eating corn... (Read More)

The Virginia Anglers Club is pleased to announce that Blane Chocklett will present two programs on Tuesday, March 22. At 3:30 PM he will demonstrate tying articulated streamer flies like his Game Changer. That evening, he will give a presentation on “Fishing Around Virginia” during the VAC membership meeting.

Blane Chocklett is a full time guide and fly designer who specializes in musky, bass, trout, and stripers. He is an Umpqua Feather Merchants signature tier, he is on the TFO rod design team, and has been featured in numerous national publications such as Fly Fisherman and on shows such as Larry Dahlberg's “The Hunt for Big Fish”. Blane designed both the Gummy Minnow and Game Changer styles of flies.