Could use any help-tips on fishing Lil Virginia

[billy b]

Just fished Big V yesterday and it looks like it's walkable to the shore. Pretty flat? I'm thinkin Lil V has more big fish?

Thanks MUCH for any help

[khanhqpham]

Just fished Big V yesterday and it looks like it's walkable to the shore. Pretty flat? I'm thinkin Lil V has more big fish?

Thanks MUCH for any help

I fished little Virginia lake last week with friends in float tubes... I caught 20 trout in 4 hours and my friend did the same. I drop shot an orange Berkeley trout worm with a 10 inch leader on 2 pound mono line. My buddy used a split shot 2 feet from the worm and retrieved it pretty quickly with a jig of the rod tip. I retrieved slowing. Nothing big... All DFG stocker trout... No fins....

[shinbob]

Little Virginia is so small and shallow, it's basically a catch-out pond. Great fishing the day or two after a trout plant. I used to take my kids there when they were little, it was basically a guaranteed catch if the timing was right, and they had fun rowing the little rental boat around.

They do plant a few trout that are larger than the usual DFG units. Back in the day they used to plant Alpers in both lakes.

Their website is very informative, and the resort proprietors are very friendly and helpful.

http://www.virginialakesresort.com/

[billy b]

Thanks MUCH for the tips.

From what I've seen ... of all the pictures they post ... about 80-90% are from Little V.

I'm counting on the walk from the parking lot to be pretty level ... don't mind distance too much ... just nothing rough walking

[shinbob]

There's a trail that goes about a third of the way around the left side of the lake, which is where I see most of the shore fishermen. You can also fish very near the parking lot also on the right side, but that side is pretty shallow and you need to be able to cast out pretty far.

[billy b]

I saw the shallow side Thursday. It's exactly as you described. I've got boots and also waders ... HMMMM

[shinbob]

I saw the shallow side Thursday. It's exactly as you described. I've got boots and also waders ... HMMMM

Shhhh, that's my secret weapon at a lot of these shallow lakes! You can fish where other's can't, and usually have a whole shoreline to yourself!

[billy b]

rofl ... good one

[sandtrout]

First off, a float tube. Second...plastic worms. At little Virginia, my go-to is a pink moone worm. It's kind of a plain worm but it works (for me).