Striper and white bass fishing is good below Kerr Dam. Bucktails and live shad are the best bait.
With the lake level at 301 and stable, fishing has picked up.
Currently, the larger fish are generally on the windblown points. Fish the flooded willow bushes adjacent to the creek channel in the back end of the creeks, when the sun is high. Flip a jig ‘n pig or crayfish imitating plastic into the middle of the bush. Early in the day, cast small spinnerbaits into the outside edges of the buckbrush, adjacent to creek channels. After the sun comes up, switch to jig ‘n pig, flipped into brush among sweet gum trees halfway into pockets in the backs of creeks.
Main lake points are giving up some good fish on Carolina-rigged lizards.
Crappie action is excellent on medium minnows over submerged brushpiles and around bridge pilings. Two pounders are not uncommon.
An archive of fishing reports is available here.
Charlie Taylor writes about fishing in Virginia for several publications. He can be reached at cetaylor2@verizon.net. His full Virginia fishing report can be found here. And his report for Lake Gaston can be found here.
Charlie also moderates a popular Forum for area fishermen (and fisherwomen). It can be found here.
This page is updated weekly, usually around Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
More fishing information:
Water Level | Water Temperature
Kerr Lake Map | Tournaments
Boat Ramps | Wind Speed/Direction
Sun/Moon Phases | Fishing Guides
