Fishing near Hampton, Virginia

Hampton lies within City of Hampton, Virginia. Its population sits near 137,148. Take them in turn: Lake Hampton at 1.4 miles to the west, Lynnhaven Lake at 3.5 miles, Hawkins Pond at 5.2 miles to the north-east and Big Bethel Reservoir at 6.2 miles. Lynnhaven Lake runs clear, so keep back from the edge and fish light. Engineering, not nature, shaped most of these. Margins hold more than the middle ever will. No part of the year shuts this water. An hour before dark beats the whole afternoon. Lake Hampton is the near option, about 6 acres in size. Parking is recorded at Lake Hampton. City of Hampton records cover gizzard shad, American eel, striped bass and bluegill. The bulk of it is impounded water rather than natural. An early start beats an afternoon one on almost all of them. Anything you fish here counts as City of Hampton water, so read the county rules first....