Fishing near Front Royal, Virginia

Front Royal sits on the Warren County side of Virginia. Some 15,070 people call it home. Take them in turn: Warren Reservoir barely 3.5 miles, Lake Front Royal barely 3.8 miles to the south-east, Lake Culpeper barely 4.2 miles, Apple Mountain Lake barely 4.7 miles to the east with Pickett Lake barely 7.3 miles. On Lake Front Royal the old creek line under the surface is the feature to find. These were made rather than found. Shade and light shape the day more than the month does. Cold never shuts these down. Heat rather than cold shapes the day. The first on the list, Warren Reservoir, measures about 12 acres. Warren Reservoir has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Fish documented across Warren County include fantail darter, smallmouth bass and redbreast sunfish. Warren Reservoir is the closest thing Front Royal has to a home water....