FISHING REPORTS

Lake Anna Fishing Report: Late May-June 

Bass

 Fish are off the beds, but they are staying in fairly shallow water gorging themselves with small bait and spawning blue gills. Now is the time to be throwing  poppers, buzzbaits or any type insect bait will work.  Bass are also chasing faster moving baits such as crankbaits, swimbaits, and Senkos. This is a great time for suspending jerkbaits.  

 

Striper

  Most of the fish have settled from the power plant  up past the splits to the bridges.   Fish shallow in low light, deeper in bright light.  Most fish will stay in the upper water column 5-12' early then move deeper in the afternoon.  Fish have been found as deep as 25' in some areas.  Sassy shad, sea shad, toothe-ache spoons, as well as live bait are producing many nice fish.  It’s a bit early to troll, however, use Bandit Deep, Cordell Redfins or Norman DD22

 

Crappie

  Their spawn is over, but bluegill/sunfish spawn is beginning.  Live worms and very small poppers will do the trick around boat docks and bulk heads.  Crappie are reschooling and moving to deeper structure and bridges.  Minnow and 2" grubs will produce some nice slabs.

 

Water temps in the low 70’s