James River, VA
Tidal James -- Under 95 bridge
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 930a to 1230p
- Best Fishing Time
- 11a to 12p
- Rating
- Fair
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 65.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Eric Miles
Pictures
Fish Caught
Shad
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12" | Silver | |
| 2 | 12" | Chartreuse Shad Dart | |
| 6 | 12" |
Striped Bass
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0" | Chartreuse 5" LiveShad Swimbait | |
| 0 | 0" | Silver Rat-L-Trap Original | |
| 0 | 0" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | X | |
| Mostly Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | ||
| Heavy - 15+ knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 65.0°F / 65.0°F
- Wind Direction
- SE
- Weather Front
- Today preceded a cold front.
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 20% Full (Waxing crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
No fishing partners were saved with this outing.
Waypoints
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Tides
No tide information was saved with this outing.
Notes
Fished right in the middle of about 25 bass boats right at the base of the 95 bridge. While everyone was pulling in fish after fish, I didn't get a single nibble for a solid hour. I moved further upstream from most everyone else, right in front of the Southern States building and anchored up. I added a spoon trailer to my shad dart and started playing with retrieval speed and counting down the line fall. I would cast, count to 7 to 10 seconds, then begin a rapid retrieval (burning it as fast as I could). I hooked into nearly 4 or 5 shad this way (might be blueback herring). The tide started pulling out and the severe wind kicked in, making it VERY difficult to fish so I packed it up and headed in.