Fishing Ardarra Farm Lake in Loudoun County, Virginia

• Overview

  Look for Ardarra Farm Lake in the Loudoun County part of Virginia. Elevation runs to 528 feet. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Bull Run Mountain Estates sits 6.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Then Marshall, 8 miles, and Haymarket, 12 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Ardarra Farm Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Loudoun County list smallmouth bass, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, largemouth bass and greenside darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Ardarra Farm Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 32°F to 75°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That is the shape of the year on Ardarra Farm Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Hickory Tree Farm Lake, 1.4 miles away. Rules at Ardarra Farm Lake are worth checking on the day.