Virginia beach?

my son is station in Norfolk and lives in virginia beach. is their any place close that he can fish for some crappie or large mouth bass from shore. any help would be great, as we fished a lot together before he joined the navy.

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Should be something to suit his needs. I'm sure the local guys will chime in. I'm about 2 hours west of Norfolk.

All my fishing buddies have died so after it warms up a little I would be glad to take him fishing.

They opened Lake Smith back up with some nice improvements
Lake Lawson/Lake Smith :: VBgov.com - City of Virginia Beach

Lake Meade and cahoon in suffolk. There is a launch for both lakes off of pitchkettle rd with a small shop that rents out Jon boats as well.

thank you guy's for the info. they look like some good spots, from what i'm getting from google earth. is the fishing pretty descent in that area?

I've had really good luck on Meade and western branch. But that was from my boat. I've never been to smith to report

Have your son check out the pond on Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek (Lake Bradford). He can either fish from shore or he can rent a jon boat right around the corner at MWR. That little lake is loaded with great bass and crappie (plus the odd walleye). Spring, early summer and fall are great times to fish that lake.

As for Lakes Meade/Cohoon, they are both loaded as well. As previously mentioned though, the shore fishing is very limited. He would be better off to rent a boat and trolling motor at the tackle store to hit one of those lakes.

Also, as noted above, Lake Smith is open again. As with the other waters mentioned, it's loaded with fish. However, the shore fishing is somewhat limited and generally very packed. There is no boat rental on Lake Smith, but it's a very short drive from the base at Little Creek where he can rent one.

On a final note, if he lives in Virginia Beach he is surrounded by neighborhood ponds. I have yet to find one in this area that doesn't have a healthy population of bass. He just has to get permission to fish, which can actually be very easy in this area (especially if he mentions he is active duty).

Tell him about this site so he can sign up and we can continue to give him some help. We also appreciate his selfless service.

Tell him about Bobs Fishing Hole on the Northwest River. We rent 12' jon boats. We are also starting (3rd one tomorrow) crappie tourneys. check us out at bobsfishinghole.com

Yes sir there is. A natural area created right on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach on Northhampton:fish Blvd. It is named Lake Lawson / Lake Smith Natural area. Has shore fishing, and a boat ramp. A freshwater fishing license is required in VA>

Also there are quite a few areas in Chesapeake and even more in Suffolk. I like to fish at Lake Cohoon and or Lake Meade in Suffolk VA. All are near enough for your son to go and have a great day fishing.

If he is on leave, he can go to Smith Mountain lake, apartments, campsites and cabins are available and there is also Lake Gaston on the SW Border of Virginia with North Carolina.

I am in fact looking for a fishing partner who can do all of the heavy lifting. I'm not able to get all of the stuff to where it needs to be, but I will pay for all supplies, Ice food, Boat rental, Bait etc

Another idea, since he is in the Navy, he can actually rent a boat on the base. The Amphib base, Now called Joint forces on Shore drive has services for servicemen / and servicewomen whereas they can rent a boat trailer, moter , hitch etc. The Lake Lawson / Lake Smith facility is around 10 minutes from that base rental facility location.

Good info but this post is almost 3 years old.