About this episode

Nick Passalacqua discusses the underrated bass fishing regions in Central Virginia, focusing on the James River, Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, and Lake Chesdin.

On this episode of Fishing the DMV, we sit down with Virginia angler Nick Passalacqua to break down one of Central Virginia’s most underrated bass fishing regions — the James River, Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, and Lake Chesdin. Nick grew up minutes from the James and Appomattox, and in this conversation he gives us a true local’s perspective on how these fisheries set up, why the Appomattox fishes differently from the James, where tidal influence matters, and why Lake Chesdin may be...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Arens

Guest: Nick Passalacqua

Topics covered

• bass fishing
• Virginia fishing
• local fishing spots
• fishing techniques
• river fishing
• Lake Chesdin

Keywords

• bass fishing
• Virginia
• James River
• Appomattox River
• Lake Chesdin
• fishing techniques
• local perspective

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Virginia, James River, Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, Lake Chesdin

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