Bass Fishing at Sandy River, Virginia
Friday, 11 May 2007Sandy River Reservoir, found some miles in southeastern Farmville, might do look secondary compared to the more-known Briery Creek Lake. Out-of-state anglers know not much about this 750-acre reservoir. In fact, many Virginian fishermen are not even aware of this rather unique bass fishery.
Sandy River Reservoir is under the care and management of Prince Edward County. Only a few fishermen know the beauty of this reservoir, with all its clear and fertile bass waters. And lucky are those who know, for Sandy River Reservoir is turning into one of the finest bass lakes in the area of Southside because of the great population and size of the bass. And not only do the bass enjoy this water habitat, but also an assortment of other species of fish such as channel catfish, black crappie, bluegills, sunfish, and some walleyes.
The growth of bass at Sandy River is good, with the fish reaching around 12 inches in size around age 3, and 14 to 15 inches in its fifth year. However, there are bass that have been growth up to 22 inches, which translates to about 8 pounds.
Anglers are reported to have caught around 20 to 45 bass on some days at Sandy River. The population of the largemouth bass is particularly incredible. Virginia inspectors and surveyors who do regular checking on the reservoir do not find any unproductive water area in the reservoir. All areas at Sandy River seem to hold some largemouth bass.
All areas at Sandy River are reported to great for bass fishing. The standing timber by the upper arm of Sandy River holds big bass. Large quantities can be located on any wooden covers or structure in the waters.
Sandy River offers plenty of food for its bass population to consume. Gizzard shad are easily available, with sizes ranging from 7 to 12 inches, albeit many 3 to 6-inch gizzard shad were found in abundance in the upper part of the lake. Largemouth bass also have the option of eating sunfish and tiny crappie fish, while gold-colored shiners are very common as bass forage as well.
Bass somehow heavily rely more on sunfish than the gizzard shad, since the later grow very fast and the big gizzard shad can not be eaten by any other predator, except for large bass. Still, because of its size, the bass ignore the shad in favor of sunfish.
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