Jim Hemby, a great guide and resource

Arranged a charter with Jim Hemby for March 11th that promised to be a great day on the water.  Just a few days earlier, the forecast was for 10 inches of snow, more snow, etc.  Then a few great shirt sleeve days after the sun was out.  But, the 10th and 11th of March was forecast to be 70 or so degrees.  The morning chill felt like freezing and wind made it feel even colder.  But, the fish-god smiled on us and Jim Hemby got us on some decent stripers.  We launched at Hunter's Landing.  After that, my knowledge of the lake wouldn't let me know exactly where we were at any time.  Seems like the stripers are staging for a false spawn, not yet schooled, but up river and can be on the feed.

I see Sams Flats in the Pamunkey Creek down to the "S" turns.  Think we did Terry Run up by Days Bridge and maybe Foremost Run.  Pretty sure we did Dillards Bridge for bait.  Might have done Plentiful Creek and bait at Stubbs Bridge.  Well, all maybe.  One day, I'll have a navigation app for my I-Pad that can make a trail for later interpretation.

You can check blog.jimhemby.com and http://www.jimhemby.com/guides/guides.html
to get information from the source rather than my brain pharts.

I think Jim Hemby has several guides fishing the lake simultaneouslyPossibly others were fishing the North anna River above the Holiday Bridge.

While the rig for striper fishing with planer boards is usually pretty straight forward, Jim Hemby does it his way. The top hook is for smaller  herring and the bottom mono/treble hook is for larger gizzards.  

Still have to see if the downline setup is identical to what I've always used.

Now finding that the fishing reports on Jim Hemby's blog is really a great tutor.  Gives  his technique and sonar screen shots over near the past 10 years.  Like a report for every season and location on Lake Anna.  Well, some of the reports are for the 4 legged variety.