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Fishing and Hunting report April 5

4/5/2018

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(Hunting
A report came out from VDGIF not long ago about summer surveys they did on turkey numbers. Apparently the juvenile birds, (poults) in our region were few in number. Informal surveys while driving in King George, Stafford, Essex, Caroline, Hanover, and Westmoreland counties have turned up few birds strutting, fanning or feeding in fields during my travels. I hope the season shows a different outcome than what I am not seeing!
Fishing
A chat with Donna at Catfish Kellys in Ferry Farm on Rt. 3 shows catch and release striper action is good in the river near Fredericksburg. Some shad and herring are slowly showing up. Crappie action in ponds and the river is quite good. Bloodworms are taking some nice perch and catfish are hitting cut shad very well. Some bruisers are reportedly inhaling some baits south of town. Bass action is slow. The inconsistent weather is driving all of us nuts. Cold rain this Saturday will undoubtedly screw up some youth day turkey hunts and fishing.
I plan on hitting the river and a pond today or tomorrow. If I catch anything notable I will put it on here.
I welcome photos of fish or game that are tastefully taken. Criteria for photos to be published include:
appropriate clothing, no alcohol, cigarettes, excessive blood, or other inappropriate items. Keep trash out of the backdrop of photos. Please include name with last initial, body of water where caught or county where game is harvested, species if not easily recognized, size, and in general where on the water it was caught. I don't want others crowding your spot so make it vague like: "Denny L caught this snakehead in Aquia Creek at night on a popper. " or "Suzy Q bagged this 22 pound gobbler in Caroline County in a field. It has 1 inch spurs and was her first bird."  E-mail to me at [email protected]

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    Mark Fike is a freelance outdoor writer and photographer. Mark writes for Virginia Game and Fish regularly and has been published in VA Wildlife, Whitetail Times, Turkey Country, and many other publications.

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