newby--Mattaponi and nearby spots?

[dave n]

Anybody fish the Mattaponi, Pamunkey rivers? I've been going for catfish--and still looking for that 50 lb-er. I've caught crappie in the upper river (Caroline Co), but really haven't fished for them in the lower stretch, say Aylett to West Point. I've got the itch to go for some good eating fish, anything in the panfish category. Years ago, Harrison Lake was a favorite spot, but I haven't been there in years. I'm hoping to get on the water this weekend.

[JET4]

Welcome, good to have you here. Never fished that area but I'm sure someone that has will give you some imformation.

[HeyCharlie]

I don't remember name of landing on Pamunkey, but I used to fish it often. (put money in mailbox) ( bassclubs would have tourneys there often)
Anyway, I found some very nice crappie on brush/trees below the landing , but never with any consistency, because I didn't focus on them.(I hear river fish act differently)
I believe someone posted they caught some crappie below Aylett while fishing for ringers this spring.

[guscipi]

Some really nice yellow perch fishing out of Aylet in springtime. Stopped going to the Pamunkey as it gets full of b*******s. The ramp on the pamunkey is on steeltrap rd. Of old church rd.

[drb]

I don't remember name of landing on Pamunkey, but I used to fish it often. (put money in mailbox) ( bassclubs would have tourneys there often)
Anyway, I found some very nice crappie on brush/trees below the landing , but never with any consistency, because I didn't focus on them.(I hear river fish act differently)
I believe someone posted they caught some crappie below Aylett while fishing for ringers this spring.

Williams Landing...Putney's Mill Rd. I believe. I caught some ring perch and crappie about 5 oxbows below the Aylett ramp on the Matta back in March. Worms in the crappie fillets though. You could take your knife point tip and pop them right out. Still gross.

[fatslab]

fished the Matt early this month and caught crappie gills ringers warmouth,put in at Aylett and went down.the worms in the crappie are not really worms but do look like it there are some old posts on here that explain them,i have gotten used to them and can fillet around most or pop em out dont tell the women