Post by VFR on Mar 9, 2023 15:34:55 GMT -5
2023 Large Reservoir Fishing Forecasts
by the Virginia DWR
Region 1 (Southeastern/Tidewater Virginia)
Lake Chesdin.....
Lake Chesdin is a 3,100-acre impoundment located in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties and a popular destination for very respectable Largemouth Bass. The 2022 spring electrofishing survey yielded 355 bass for a catch rate of 129/hr. which was a slight increase from 2021 (122/hr.). A large proportion of fish were 16–20”. The collection of 140 preferred-sized bass (≥ 15”) provided a decent catch rate of 51/hr. placing Chesdin in first place again for district lakes. This was an unfavorable decline from 2021 (66/hr.) and well below the record of 2018 (71/hr.). Survey date and timing play major roles in catch rates and size structure. Lake Chesdin had a surprisingly high abundance of large males in the 4 to 5-pound range. Read more.....
by the Virginia DWR
Region 1 (Southeastern/Tidewater Virginia)Lake Chesdin.....
Lake Chesdin is a 3,100-acre impoundment located in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties and a popular destination for very respectable Largemouth Bass. The 2022 spring electrofishing survey yielded 355 bass for a catch rate of 129/hr. which was a slight increase from 2021 (122/hr.). A large proportion of fish were 16–20”. The collection of 140 preferred-sized bass (≥ 15”) provided a decent catch rate of 51/hr. placing Chesdin in first place again for district lakes. This was an unfavorable decline from 2021 (66/hr.) and well below the record of 2018 (71/hr.). Survey date and timing play major roles in catch rates and size structure. Lake Chesdin had a surprisingly high abundance of large males in the 4 to 5-pound range. Read more.....