- The fishing report for the Northern Neck is as follows for the third week of March.
- Rappahannock River: White perch are all the way to Fredericksburg now and biting on bloodworms. The fish are easier to catch near Little Falls than Old Mill due to the depth of the water (when it is not flooding, Old Mill is silted in and shallow). Catfish are biting on the river and shad is the best bait right now. Sabiki rigs are also catching the perch.
- Hickory and American shad are also in Fredericksburg. I had a trustworthy acquaintance tell me he caught 10 one day and 15 another in just a few hours of fishing at Fredericksburg above the Rt. 1 bridge. The shad fishing will only get better.
- Striper, although we have not heard actual accounts of them yet, they have to be in the river and remember it is catch and release.
- Pond fishing: bass and crappie are hitting. Choose your days though. A cold day after a few warm days is a day better spent doing chores or working.
- Potomac River: bass are hitting at the creek mouths now and on emerging grass. Rattle Traps are a good bait to use. Soon as it warms up just a bit more the snakeheads will be hitting too. Catfish are everywhere and sucking down fresh shad.
- Hunting--Turkey are strutting and gobbling now. The gobbling activity can be limited in areas of high coyote density though.
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