Fishing near Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg is one of the Wood County towns of West Virginia. For a place this size, the choice nearby is reasonable. Closest to the town line first: Little Kanawha River within 0.4 miles to the south, Smith Lakes within 2.4 miles, Highland Lake within 3.9 miles to the west, Veto Lake within 7.6 miles with Goodfellows Park Lake within 8.3 miles to the north. The bank at Goodfellows Park Lake steepens fast, so mind your footing after rain. Most of these sit behind a wall. The lee shore collects food when it blows. It caps in a hard winter only. It is never dependable, so check before you step out. Across Wood County, recorded fish include bluebreast darter, channel darter, dusky darter and tippecanoe darter. Where a water sits on a boundary, both sets of rules can apply. The far end of this list is a proper drive from Parkersburg....