Buggs Fri - Sun

All I have to say is I love that lake!!!

Fished Buggs for 3 days and caught 70+ all days ended up with 7 over 15 and had a blast doing it.

Caught fish doing about everything but all but one big fish was caught casting jigs some with minnows in mid depth 5-15 ft laydowns and flooded brush in deep cove and lake pockets. Fished Bluestone mostly but did hit a few smaller creeks. Worked pearl and chart curly tails and in the more stained water cajun cricket. On fri in the crazy storms I found a protected pocket in bluestone and stayed there most of the morning going from tree to tree only one big fish. Rest were caught sat and Sun.

Did some tightlining shallow and deep with decent results but mostly avg fish nothing big. Did catch a mixed bag of bass, catfish, white bass but surprisingly no blue gills.

Water temps in the mid 70s and pretty clear for this time of year on buggs. There were fish shallow as well and some have already spawned out. Did keep 40 or so in the 11-13 range for the freezer the ones I could tell have already layed. All 15+ fish were returned.

Great time with the kids and the girlfriend which caught almost half of the citations. SHe was using live bait so that doesnt count right George LOL! I am lucky to find one that loves to fish as much as me LOL!!!

Sounds like great trip! Thanks for report.

Glad y'all had a great trip. its that time of yr when a lot of techniques can be successful. a great time to hook the kids an a girl friend on fishin, sounds like ya have!!!

Keith might actually be buying a vacation house out on buggs so I am going to need you to show me some spots for the summer time LOL!!!

Good report.

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Originally Posted by NavyAngler

girlfriend caught almost half of the citations...using live bait so that doesnt count right George LOL!

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Sure it counts. (Just ask her!!!)

Sounds like some great fishing. Congrats on the citations. Ive never been to Buggs. Think i may just have to break down and make the drive soon.

Sounds like a great trip Mike, what a difference a week makes. Nice report, where are the pic's, we love pic's? You sure are lucky to find a girl friend that likes to fish with you. I'm lucky to have a wife that also loves to fish. Thanks for the re[port.

Great report and good to hear you got on them. Sounds like fun for all.

I figured the pics question was coming lol.... They are on her camera got to get them.

WTG Mike,sounds like you all had a great time,don,t know weather I will go much this year but it is one Great Lake to fish, the fish will still be near the shallow pockets in the creek run thru May but will be mostly on BP 10 to 18 feet deep,just hit the tops of them and it will be better to come down lake some after spawn because bluestone and buff will be hard to find the bigger fish in them then,they seams to hold smaller fish then and bigger fish head for river

Yea the lake is more what I am used to growing up in Tennessee so i am comfortable there I just need to learn the seasonal locations. I saw you Gene flying around from dock to dock last week is that somewhere they hold all year I have never fished docks until summer.

Docks are more spring and fall with a few in main lake in summer.this lake needs to be separated in 2 or 3 section to know where and when to fish each section.First section being up river to big bridge ,second section from bridge to Rudds and 3 section from Rudds to dam or you could put second and third together,but doing this will help determine how you fish and where you fish at a certain time of year

Nice job. You look good out on the water with that new rig.

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Originally Posted by NavyAngler

Keith might actually be buying a vacation house out on buggs so I am going to need you to show me some spots for the summer time LOL!!!

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No problem, got about 400 on GPS. and still makin new ones! my contact info is on the Va Guide listin at the top of the page.

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Docks are more spring and fall with a few in main lake in summer.this lake needs to be separated in 2 or 3 section to know where and when to fish each section.First section being up river to big bridge ,second section from bridge to Rudds and 3 section from Rudds to dam or you could put second and third together,but doing this will help determine how you fish and where you fish at a certain time of year

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This is a very good way to look at this lake. knowin where to fish when is what it takes to stay on active fish. from the rivers to the bridges is good early in the yr, then they move or are more active from the bridges down the lake to Butchers. but dependin on lake level they may become more catchable above the bridges around the middle of Aug, can't they Gene?

Doc, gene, y'all just keep on talking.... I'm all ears ;)

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Originally Posted by Percidae_Papermouth

Doc, gene, y'all just keep on talking.... I'm all ears ;)

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Me too.

Great report Mike.