Reservation Number : 38680
Property Name : Culpepper Farms
Reservation Date : 02/25/2024 PM - 02/25/2024 PM
Total Fish/Sizes : 11
Lures Used : Swimbait, squarebill, chatterbait, rattletrap, jig

Got to fish Culpepper a 2nd time with PWF. Brought a friend who wanted to fish for crappie, and I was hunting the bucket mouth. He fished the metal pier and the shoreline toward the dam. I launched the boat around 1230 pm. The water clarity was maybe 8” and the water was a dye green. The ramp seemed to be in good shape, and the water was normal level compared to last time I was here being 3-4’ low. The wind was ripping 15-25 mph. I have a wide 15’ aluminum boat with a front 70# thrust trolling motor. It was not working! The wind was howling and my front tm was out. I was glad I had put a small tm on the transom, but it was only 30# thrust. Lol. I put it there mainly as a boat rudder. Anyhow, I was able to make the best of it. I tried cranking offshore a little but no luck. My fishfinder was on the front so I didn’t have it to look at. Therefore I started hitting the banks. I believe most of my bigger fish were caught 2-5’ from the bank and toward the dam end. The bass were keying on chartreuse and white colors. Red or blue didn’t work for me. They were subtle bites so I would have to either watch the line or feel for weight. Despite fighting the wind all afternoon, I ended with 10 bass and my buddy caught 1 bass and a nice catfish from the bank. I caught a couple of nice bucket mouths!

The owners came down at the end to say hi and brought us a dozen Culpepper eggs. They were super nice!

Thank you owner and PWF!