Upper Sherando Lake

In Augusta County, Upper Sherando Lake is listed as a reservoir; my opening stop would be one easy-to-read section of water, and I would stay with it until I get a clear read from the first hour. The first trip does not have to solve everything, so I would keep fishing one promising part of the lake until I find a repeatable bite in the opening stretch before I add more distance or tackle.

Upper Sherando Lake Size, Maximum Depth and Volume

For trip planning, the available measurements for Upper Sherando Lake are about 0 surface acres and 763 acre-feet of storage, or roughly 248.6 million gallons, which helps me judge how large an area to fish while I stay around one straightforward part of the lake until I get a useful answer from the opening stretch.

Fish Species and Best Baits

The available fish information for Upper Sherando Lake includes Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Redear Sunfish, so my opening plan would use one first-choice species around one sheltered starting zone and hold there until I see enough in the first adjustment. A compact spinnerbait, crankbait, and Texas-rigged plastic cover the basic bass approaches around one short starting zone on Upper Sherando Lake; I would stay with them until I learn something from the first adjustment.

A Practical Upper Sherando Lake Game Plan

For a first trip to Upper Sherando Lake, I would fish one nearby starting zone long enough to judge the plan, then make the simplest change first after I get a useful answer from the first adjustment. After I see enough in the nearby water, I would give one manageable area near the launch more time on Upper Sherando Lake instead of immediately looking elsewhere. Once I learn something from the nearby water, I would remember what worked around one easy-to-read area near the launch and begin the next trip to Upper Sherando Lake with that same clue.