Lake Anna Stripers are waking up!

 Allen, Rob and Bobby

Bryan took these happy fishermen out this morning

and put them on a whole bunch of fish.  The fish 

are turning on, better book your adventure soon!

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Lake Anna Fun

 Anthony and Sons

Donald, Bubba and Bryan

Sunny, Windy and Pleasant, Water Temperature 68* and Clear

Today I took Anthony and his sons out for some catching. We had a cold front blow through yesterday so I was prepared to do what it took to put fish in the boat. I set out 10 planner boards and 6 downlines and simply kept the baits wet. We caught fish from 5 to 15 feet deep and had almost constant action. I don't think the boys were expecting to be so busy but they did excellent and caught most of the fish that hooked up. We all had a great time, kept a few fish to eat and threw back too many to count. Bryan took out Bubba and Donald for a few hours in the afternoon and caught a bunch of nice fish as well. We have experienced a slow February and March but April fishing is coming on strong. The lake is behind about a month so expect to see fishing the next few months to be excellent.. To book a charter, contact:

www.JimHemby.com  540 967 3313  Jim_Hemby@hotmail.com

A Fun Day on Lake Anna

 My Lovely Wife Jeanne

Karen and Gang

I got out early this morning to catch bait for my clients [which was tough, thousands of small baits gilling in the net]. Clients needed fishing licenses but it took 30 minutes to get them this morning so we had a late start. We set up over a mid depth flat and started taking hits but mostly small fish. As the morning progressed the larger fish got active and we were having better hook-ups. We only fished four hours, caught a bunch of punks, 8 nice keepers and lost a few nicer fish that we could not land. It was a great morning, plenty of action, calm beautiful weather and beautiful Lake Anna. When I got to the marina to take pictures my wife called and said she was only a couple of miles away and had two free hours so we went out to fish some different places. I set out a dozen boards and next thing we knew half of them were hooked up and pulling drag! We boated four of them and set them out again. For an hour we constantly had fish on and had to quit because Jeanne could no longer reel any in. We lost count of how many fish we caught but we only kept six  to eat and give away and released well over a dozen more. I wish it could have been that frantic for my clients but I think it was the time of day that helped us. Just finished eating Striper for dinner and checking out the bruises on my wife's belly from reeling in Lake Anna Stripers! To book a charter, contact 

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The Stripers are finally cooperating

 Bradley and Anthony

Bryan took Charlie and Donald out for a fun morning 

of fishing.

Stripers are starting to feed on a regular basis now. 

We have been putting off taking clients out for the past 

couple of months due to a slow bite but we believe 

the bite is on and here to stay.

To reserve a charter contact us at:

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Happy Easter

 Joe, Larney, Roger, Brian and Jon

I took Jon and his crew out this morning and mustered up a few

keepers. Fishing was tough after all that weather yesterday and the 

wind but we tried different patterns till we dialed them in.

 Jack and Ron

We fished 4 hours Thursday morning and caught some nice Stripers.

 Don, Bubba and Donna

Don is taking trips in the afternoon and doing well.

Brian

Brian and Darlene went out for a couple hours and 

caught some nice Stripers for dinner. Want to go out 

and have some fun? Contact us for a charter!

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Spring Break on Lake Anna

Ryan and Ben

Sunny, Water Temperature 63* 

These young men are spending their spring break down here on 

the Lake and took a morning charter with me to have some fun.

We had good action for four hours straight. The guys battled 

Stripers all morning, winning some and loosing some. Bet they 

will remember this trip for quite some time. 

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The Crappie bite is Sweet!

Guides Don and Bubba have been killing Turkeys in the morning and 

catching Crappie in the afternoons. Want to go out on a beautiful afternoon 

and fill the freezer with some wonderful tasting Crappie, Contact 

Jim_Hemby@hotmail.com  540 967 3313  www.JimHemby.com

Lake Anna Striper Fishing

I am going to resume posting our catches of Stripers on Lake Anna. For many months fishing has been only fair for Stripers on the lake but it appears the warmer weather and the urge to spawn are turning the fish on. We are confident the bite is back and are now taking reservations.  To book your charter, contact

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Check out these September 1 Catches

 Tony put Joan and Bob on to some great Striper action on this 

Labor Day weekend using live bait. Good way to start the month off.

Dale took Tom, Josh and Brian out and trolled up this nice stringer.

We have five live bait guides [Tony, Don, Bubba, Bryan and Myself]

and an expert trolling guide [Dale] standing by to take you out on 

beautiful Lake Anna to enjoy a morning of catching Stripers. Contact:

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A hot morning on Lake Anna

 Faris and Marshal

Don

Sunny and Hot, Water Temperature 86* and Clear

This morning I took the boys out to catch some Stripers before they 

had to head back to school. They are holding up a few of the fish they 

caught. Don put his clients on the fish as well and ended up having to 

take them home and clean them for himself. Want to get out for an 

enjoyable morning on the water, contact:

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A Good Morning on Lake Anna

Brad and Annette 

Partly Sunny and Hot, Water Temperature 85* and Clear

Last week Brad called and said his wife asked him what he wanted for his birthday which is today and he told her "I want to catch fish" so he booked me today and that is what we did. We limited out on Stripers plus some and caught some nice catfish as well. Come on out and get you some! Contact:

www.JimHemby.com  540 967 3313  Jim_Hemby@hotmail.com

Happy Birthday Brad

A Beautiful Morning on Lake Anna

 My Office

Caden, Doug, Kylie, Miles and Jason Mills

Sunny and Pleasant, Water Temperature 85* and Clear

Today we looked for schools for a couple hours this morning without any success so we changed up and put out a spread of boards and downlines and decided to just grind it out this morning. After these cool mornings the fish had moved shallower and we had fun catching Stripers and Hybrids. We caught 14 keepers, a few punks and a few Catfish. To reserve a charter on Lake Anna contact:

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Lake Anna Stripers

We took Joe Shifflet and his Tire Managers out for a team building

event and had some fun catching Stripers.

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Spending the morning with some fine Gentlemen on Lake Anna

 Bob, Dick, CDR James Boyt and Andrew

 Andrew with his first Lake Anna Striper

 Dick Showing off his first of the day while Bob

was wrestling a hog in the back of the boat.

 Bob's Nice One

 Things were busy!

 Netting Dick's Striper

Birthday Boy Dick

Saturday Cloudy and Warm, Water Temp 88* and Clear

Today was a special day on the water, we were celebrating Dick's Birthday. We started off by looking for schools of Stripers but had limited success. We would find them but they were moving so fast we could not stay on them. After awhile the buzzards surrounded us so I decided to try to get away from everyone. All I wanted was to be able to work some fish without being harassed by other boaters which is very hard to do on a weekend. We moved and set up on some fish that were not schooling but I knew they would bite. The move paid off and we had over 30 hookups. We got some in, and some we didn't. The quality of fish we were working was good and everyone was enjoying doing battle with the Stripers. Eventually we had to call it a morning after boaters kept running over us. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DICK, a pleasure to spend it with you. To spend a morning on Lake Anna and take back some wonderful memories with you, Contact

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Lake Anna is Great!

 Found these at 6:30 this morning and we put the baits in their faces

Caught 16 by 7:10 and after reeling in our lines looked down and 

popped this pic, we were still on them. Fast and furious Fishing!

 Steven, John and Jake

Steven with a nice Bass 

Sunny and Warm, Water Temp 88* and Clear

Picked the guys up this morning and taught them how to deploy the baits. Looked for about 15 minutes then decide to do a mock set up just so they would be prepared for when I found a school. After ironing out the kinks they had it so I got back on the motor again and found what I wanted. They jumped up and tried to get the baits in the water and before we got them all in we started hooking up. They were doing great putting the baits in the fishes faces and the fish were pissed of and eating them. In the early excitement they stumbled a little but it didn't take long before they were pros and spanked the Stripers. A half hour later we were done and heading back to the marina. Since they were Bass fishermen I showed them a few holes and gave them each a rod with a chunky Herring on them and they had fun catching Bass. Steven caught the nicest one, a extremely healthy fish. Got back home in time to have breakfast with my wife. Want to get out and enjoy Lake Anna and catch a few fish, contact us at:

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Lake Anna Stripers August 7 through 10

 Robbie, Kyle, Wayne, Eric, Gary and Jason

with Tony

 Eric

 Jacob and Jamie

with Tony

 Tim, Josh, Brian and Donnie

with Don

 Donnie, Bubba and Brian

with Don

 Ben and the gang

 Tom, Tommy and Chase

with Dale

Doug, CJ, Will and Ben

with Bud

Lake Anna continues to produce great stringers of Stripers.

Come on out and get you some, contact 

www.JimHemby.com  540 967 3313  Jim_Hemby@hotmail.com