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Lake Drummond, VA

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Lake Drummond Popular Fish - Black Crappie

Black Crappie Fishing

A nice population of black crappie resides in Lake Drummond. Crappie tend to run in schools, and once a school is located, there is a good chance for catching significant numbers. Crappie fishing is easy and requires simple, basic gear. Virtually any fishing pole, reasonably small line and crappie jigs or small hooks baited with live bait, creates the ideal setup. Add a bobber and you can set the depth you prefer the bait to maintain. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. Because crappie prefer cover and structure, locate brush and vegetation in appropriate water depths. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water.


Lake Drummond Popular Fish - Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch Fishing

Yellow perch tend to spawn in the April to May timeframe, and the spawn has been strong for years at Lake Drummond. As a result, the lake continues to maintain a very healthy population of yellow perch, which have been a mainstay in the fishery for decades. Yellow perch are great table fare, and are a food source for many predator fish in the lake. Fishing for yellow perch is simple, their primary diet consists of minnows and other small fish, insects and worms. Yellow perch tend to gather in small groups and hang out on relatively deep structure, near cover and/or drop-offs. Use a small hook and sinker. Bait a small hook with minnows, worms or small jigs using 6 to 10 pound line.


Lake Drummond Popular Fish - Chain Pickerel

Chain Pickerel Fishing

Chain pickerel prefer to weedy areas of lakes and rivers. They ambush baitfish and sunfish which requires cover for them to hide within. Submerged aquatic vegetation, brush, fallen tree limbs, or structures such as rock piles, bridge pilings, rip-rap, or debris.​ Lake Drummond has a very healthy population of these toothy critters, many approaching 30 inches and exceeding 5 pounds. Unlike many freshwater fish species, chain pickerel do not school up. They tend to be loners. Once you catch one, find other, spots with similar cover and depth to fish. Flashy spoons, live minnows, and bait-imitating crankbaits all work well. For added excitement, try fishing topwater lures over vegetation areas. Topwater lures that mimic wounded baitfish are very tempting to these predators.


Lake Drummond Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for black crappie, flier sunfish, yellow perch and chain pickerel at Lake Drummond in Virginia.

Low pH levels restricts the potential fish species that can survive in Lake Drummond. This 3,100-acre lake in the southeast part of the state is located ten miles southeast of Suffolk. This shell shaped reservoir has eight miles of shoreline and a few ways to access the lake.

Lake Drummond Fishing Pier and Boat Ramp is located on the west side. The other popular option is via Dismal Swamp Canal which runs into the lake from the east side. Crappie, perch and pickerel are the primary species, plus there is a good population of sunfish. This fishery is remote with no services, but often provides good fishing action.

Primary fish species residing in Lake Drummond

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Black crappie Flier Sunfish Yellow Perch Chain pickerel

Drummond Reservoir Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: NEARBY
RV Hookups: NEARBY
Lodging: NEARBY
Convenience Store: NO
Bait & Tackle: NO
Restaurant: NEARBY

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Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Lake Drummond Fishing Pier & Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Interior Ditch Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and gravel parking.

Fishing Guides On Lake Drummond

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Fishing License

Click here for a Virginia Fishing License.

Campgrounds & RV Parks Nearby

Davis Lakes & Campgrounds - 757 539-1191

Chesapeake Campground - 757 485-0149

Stewart RV Campground - 757 421-8250

Lake Drummond VA Map - Fishing & Camping Areas

Contact Information

Lake Drummond
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
757 986-3907

 

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