river angler man

It was a number of years ago. But one year, I kept catching bullheads in the lake accessible area in lake Springfield park. Not by the boathouse but at the bottom of the huge hill under the hilltop pavilion. It only happened one year, and I fished there for years. It was odd. I would have used chicken liver to catch them. I found this pic that's dated in 2011 if you want to know how long ago that was. Looks like I ate him, can't imagine I got much meat, lol. I also would fish in the James river at Creighton access, which is the body of water they come from since they're not stocked in Lake Springfield, but I've never caught one there.

I used to catfish at Clay Henshaw on Lake Springfield, on the jetty where the warm water outlet was. This spot used to be prime fishing for me. I'm wondering what it's like today? There were a few times I went when it happened to not be running, and I remember the area was completely dead at those times. I'm wondering if this is the typical experience today with no warm water outlet running at any time. I've been getting back into catfishing recently, so I am curious how the patterns may have changed since back in those days, and if the area is worth trying at all.

It's been a while since I've fished lake Springfield, but from what I understand since they decommissioned the power plant and thusly the warm water outlet, the fishing is dead at the fishing jetty. Does anyone know if that is true? Or maybe you just have to strategize differently to make the fishing worthwhile? I only ever fished for catfish at that was always a good catfish spot, but maybe now other fish are better to fish for there.

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I went out again this morning and it was spectacular, I caught 4 keeper size channels, been good times on the james for me lately

it may be worth your while to try up stream in the James, it's been going much better for me than the lake, at least since last time I was out

I fished lake springfield this week and it had gotten quite slow for me. I had a theory that maybe try the conditions that made it so slow on the lake have helped things on the river. We were out there for about 2 hours and we each caught a catfish, the one the guy I was with caught was the largest I'd ever seen caught on james this far up stream, good morning.

Yeah it was real slow this week out there, probably as slow as it's been in months

should have a very good population from what I understand. There's lots in lake Springfield (though you wouldn't be allowed to bow fish in the lake) but they're not stocked in the lake so clearly they just swim in from the river. I've seen people catch over a dozen carp next to the plant where the warm water comes out, some were 10+ pounds and larger. I snagged one once accidentally below the dam in the river, that may be a place to try.

I've been going out consistently since then and still not doing too bad out there. All the females are just full of eggs at this point, spawn becoming imminent.

I gotta go find that Kyle guy's spot and fish there!

the largest one was about 2.5 pounds, the rest were smaller, good eating size.

I went to Springfield today by the power plant. I've been trying right where the water comes out of the plant but I haven't had any luck there this week. Then afterward I've been walking to the end and cast into the cove and Each time I've caught one or two channels but then after you catch them it goes completely dead. Today I caught 2 and within 30 minutes but again it went completely dead for hours after that. Then eventually I got bored and decided to just screw around for fun. I decided to put a bobber on my line about 5' up the line and just let it drift out. My plan was to let it go to the dam and maybe even fall down it, I was really bored and just screwing around. It got way out there and was leaving the cove and I looked away for a second and when I turned around and turned back I realized I couldn't see my bobber anymore. I thought surely there's no way that actually worked but amazingly it actually did. Then I decided to do it again saying to myself there's no way something that stupid works twice but it totally did, as it was leaving the cove in the same spot. since that was my limit of 4 I called it a day after that. I caught them all on liver except one I caught on shrimp. Another guy there caught what was easily a 30lb Flathead there yesterday on shrimp right where the water comes out of the plant. He was there today and had pictures and everything, it was not unimpressive.

This August I'm planning on fishing on Stockton for a few days. I only fish for catfish and I'm sure I'll only be fishing for Channels specifically. What do you think the best spot if I'm stuck to fishing from the bank will be? I'm planning it out early and anywhere around the lake will be fair game, and really I'm looking more for just action and numbers not necessarily catching the big one, this is my only vacation I've gotten in 6 years and I just don't wanna be skunked. If you could try and be fairly specific that on where exactly that would be amazing as I've never even been in the area before, but any input or advice would be tremendously appreciated (I've actually had bad dreams about just having a miserable time because I can't land any fish, so I'm just a little on edge about it!)

I was working today and I went out fishing at Creighton Access on the James, that is correct I was paid to go fishing for three hours in fact! Anyway I caught a couple small channel cats then near the end of my trip I caught, on chicken liver, this very different fish. I had accidentally snagged what I think was another one moments earlier that was no more than a minnow, but I have no idea what it is. I tried looking it up on my own but there's way too many fish to look through. It had these weird spots on its head. Anyway I've got nothing but I only ever fish for catfish so I don't go outside my comfort zone much.