{"id":2868,"date":"2021-07-12T22:53:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-711416-2356891.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2021-07-13T00:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:30:50","slug":"the-best-bass-fishing-spots-in-northern-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/the-best-bass-fishing-spots-in-northern-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"The best bass fishing spots in Northern Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2868\" class=\"elementor elementor-2868\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f73ffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f73ffb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b213c\" data-id=\"74b213c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3fc4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3fc4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Virginia isn\u2019t exactly a treasure trove of great fishing locations. And due to the high population, the spots that are really good are often overcrowded. If you\u2019ve ever tried to go to Burke Lake on a weekend, you know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you can definitely still catch great bass if you live in Northern Virginia or the surrounding area. So if you\u2019re looking for the best places for bass fishing look into any of the locations below<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Potomac River<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Aquia Creek<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Occoquan Reservoir<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lake Anna<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lake Braddock &amp; Royal<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Shenandoah River<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep reading for some more information and tricks on how to catch bass in NOVA<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8613079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8613079\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fddd64\" data-id=\"9fddd64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457bdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"457bdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Potomac River<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3537b9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3537b9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e20a4f\" data-id=\"0e20a4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07f591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07f591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for the best bass fishing in Northern Virginia it\u2019s really hard to argue it&#8217;s anywhere other than the Potomac River.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Potomac River is approximately 400 miles long and creates the border between Virginia and Maryland. Because of this proximity to northern Virginia, you can find many marinas and access points all throughout the DC Metro area.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which means that you have a wealth of options and can avoid some of the busiest spots. You may not find water all to yourself on the Potomac but you aren\u2019t likely to be swamped by other anglers either unless you pick a popular weekend.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6545d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6545d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d53bc\" data-id=\"35d53bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f766834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f766834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-19-768x417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2871\" alt=\"northern Virginia bass fishing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-19-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-19-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-19-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-19.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd288c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd288c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d07896\" data-id=\"9d07896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575cc4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"575cc4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8069969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8069969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5fe14e\" data-id=\"a5fe14e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4f65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4f65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the Potomac is full of all sorts of fish, especially largemouth bass. The Potomac River is regularly rated as one of the top fisheries in the mid-atlantic region. Even a few BASS professional tournaments have been fished here unlike any other fishery you\u2019ll find on this list. So you know there are great numbers and quality bass available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difficulty that comes with fishing the Potomac is that it\u2019s very affected by tides. The chesapeake bay is very close to much of the river in the Northern VA region, meaning that the water you\u2019ll be fishing might be brackish or rise and lower constantly with tides.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can really impact fishing and makes the Potomac River a hard beast to master. But if you do, it can be extremely productive. Focusing on the grassy shallows with moving baits is a great way to learn it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-651a661 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"651a661\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1736737\" data-id=\"1736737\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5036b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5036b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aquia Creek<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f8c24b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f8c24b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d12c7\" data-id=\"71d12c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c9bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c9bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If brackish water and rising tides don\u2019t scare you away from bass fishing, then you might also want to try bass fishing in Aquia Creek.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquia Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River running from Fauquier to Stafford county and is approximately 30 miles long. So if you are more on the southern end of NOVA, you might find this a better option than driving north to the Potomac.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snakehead have also become a mainstay throughout much of Aquia, so you have the benefit of catching both bass and snakehead here. But don\u2019t worry, there are still tons of bass competing with the snakehead and some great quality ones as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like the Potomac, you\u2019ll find fishing the grassy shallow areas to be the most productive, especially during high tide. A chatterbait is a great option if you can get it through the cover. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8318c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8318c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be62705\" data-id=\"be62705\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf5870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baf5870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Occoquan Reservoir<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f4fe73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f4fe73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6284b\" data-id=\"7f6284b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e76c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e76c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to avoid the tidal nature of the Potomac River, you can instead opt for the Occoquan Reservoir which is a 2,100 acre impoundment bordering Fairfax and Prince William counties right on the I-95 corridor. Meaning it\u2019s a very easy fishery to get to.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, it\u2019s a great fishery with plenty of largemouth bass. The VDGIF lists the Occoquan Reservoir as an \u201cexceptional\u201d bass fishery with a diverse number of small to large bass with a good many above 4 or 5 pounds which is considered trophy size for the area.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e57a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e57a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c472b92\" data-id=\"c472b92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0566d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0566d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-20-768x417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2872\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-20-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-20-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-20-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-20.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60a4f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c60a4f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cef427\" data-id=\"7cef427\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9bce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f9bce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-025f1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"025f1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb7fdae\" data-id=\"fb7fdae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e2497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e2497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reservoir is extremely scenic as well, so even if you didn\u2019t catch a fish you\u2019ll feel happy to be in nature. They have several access points if you\u2019re boating and a few places to shore fish as well. I recommend Fountainhead National Park for both, as it\u2019s at a great spot on the reservoir.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only real downside of Occoquan is that boats are limited to under 10 horsepower motors. If you have a boat with anything larger, you\u2019ll be using a trolling motor all day. But it\u2019s also a great spot to use a jon boat or the like because of this limitation. So if you are uncomfortable on the Potomac River because of waves and tides and big boats &#8211; Occoquan could be for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishing the grass is key to Occoquan but finding the fish on points or structural changes is where you\u2019ll really find the quality bass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab10a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab10a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6442131\" data-id=\"6442131\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d884aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d884aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Anna<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-201323b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"201323b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d3f55a\" data-id=\"6d3f55a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71eb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f71eb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re okay with a few hours drive, Lake Anna is the best big lake near Northern Virginia where you can find great quality largemouth bass.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Anna is about 20 square miles with a 17 mile length, making it a slender lake with many different creek arms where you can find great fishing success. A nuclear power plant is also situated on the privately owned side of Anna, often referred to as the \u201chot side\u201d because the power plant keeps the water there warm all year long.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the public side still is extremely large with great fishing opportunities. This includes a state park with shore fishing opportunities, and many marinas which offer boat rentals and access for your own boat. It definitely is recommended to have a bass boat or something larger than a jon boat here, as pleasure and recreational boaters can make waves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12a03ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12a03ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68d0b9f\" data-id=\"68d0b9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afda0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2afda0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5117630106_c10a42b323_z_1_1bcbd1c0-5056-a36a-07b0484c1871797f.jpg\" title=\"5117630106_c10a42b323_z_1_1bcbd1c0-5056-a36a-07b0484c1871797f\" alt=\"bass fishing northern virginia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecef30c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecef30c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110f65d\" data-id=\"110f65d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390f3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"390f3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-486d260 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486d260\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b8e7be\" data-id=\"8b8e7be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4669f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4669f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you can handle the waves, the largemouth fishing is spectacular, if sometimes difficult. Many fishermen have called it \u201cone fish Anna\u201d, alluding to the difficulty in catching great numbers. Personally, I&#8217;ve found the fishing here to be challenging but not frustrating. I have caught many great bass, and usually more than just one.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recommend finding a good long creek arm like Contrary Creek and focusing on the points and channel swings that bump up near docks. Carolina rigs can really catch fish when nothing else does here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cfed52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cfed52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4968dca\" data-id=\"4968dca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b69031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b69031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Braddock & Royal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5253969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5253969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3dd9d7\" data-id=\"f3dd9d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f19471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f19471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Braddock and Royal are more geared to bank fishermen, so earn a spot on this list for being two of the spots where you can catch bass from the shore in Northern Virginia. And unlike many other spots like Burke Lake, you might not be completely surrounded by others.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are Fairfax County and are extremely close to each other. Within a 5 minutes drive, you could hit both lakes if you want to make a long morning or full day of fishing. Just be aware that as you reach midday in most times of the year, both spots will get quite crowded.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largemouth bass populations in both lakes are pretty good as well, with multiple quality bass above 4 pounds being reported on fishing apps like Fishbrain and Hook and Bullet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A variety of techniques can work in these lakes but I prefer to stick with finesse presentations as the lakes are fished quite heavily. A senko is a great option to throw around the banks as is a ned rig. But you can find success with crankbaits and some topwater as well early in the morning or late evenings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbce582 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbce582\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-895accd\" data-id=\"895accd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3c06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d3c06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shenandoah River<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-270b450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"270b450\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2f2e\" data-id=\"7ea2f2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe7254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbe7254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a canoe or kayak fisherman in Northern Virginia, you\u2019ll want to take the 45 minute drive or so out to the Shenandoah River so you can experience one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shenandoah River is the main tributary of the Potomac River that runs 55 miles with two forks running 100 miles. While the river may be long, it is in most sections extremely shallow. 2 to 3 feet of water is very normal for many stretches and rock croppings are scattered throughout.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of this, canoes and kayaks are the choice watercraft for any anglers wanting to take advantage of the spectacular smallmouth populations in the \u2018Doah. While pollution has been a concern, there are still great quantities of smallmouth available as well as trophies over 4 pounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580237b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580237b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76f25fa\" data-id=\"76f25fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74217f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d74217f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shenandoah-River-in-autumn-7362518450-768x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2879\" alt=\"fishing bass northern virginia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shenandoah-River-in-autumn-7362518450-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shenandoah-River-in-autumn-7362518450-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shenandoah-River-in-autumn-7362518450.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1717d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1717d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3dac9\" data-id=\"0b3dac9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ba653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76ba653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2bf353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2bf353\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ed0701\" data-id=\"9ed0701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3313a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad3313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access points are outlined in the VDGIF website here, but one launch point is right under the Route 50 bridge which is a direct line from much of Northern Virginia. Because you get out of the highly populated areas, you only find high competition from anglers on the busiest of weekends.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many techniques will work but Texas rigged creature baits are usually a great choice around the deep holes or right after rip-rap where bass are feeding. Rooster tails and the like will also catch the occasional large bluegill and high numbers of smallmouth bass. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbf8c1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbf8c1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59f5aa5\" data-id=\"59f5aa5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd700b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddd700b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba64107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba64107\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-316dbea\" data-id=\"316dbea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb86fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb86fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a reader from Northern Virginia or the surrounding area, let me know what your favorite fishing locations are. Personally, I have a hard time getting away from the Shenandoah River and the smallmouth fishing that I love. But maybe there is somewhere even better I haven\u2019t found yet and you can help me, and the fellow readers, find it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or if you enjoyed this article and want to learn more about bass fishing, check out<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-711416-2356891.cloudwaysapps.com\/7-tips-and-tricks-that-will-help-you-become-a-better-bass-fisherman-today\/\"><strong> this article\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>that will help you be a better bass fisherman with 7 tips and tricks!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Virginia isn\u2019t exactly a treasure trove of great fishing locations. And due to the high population, the spots that are really good are often overcrowded. 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