Cherokee Lake near Bon Air: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Cherokee Lake sits in City of Richmond, out in Virginia. The bank is 151 feet above sea level. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 2.4 miles away sits Bon Air, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Tuckahoe (2.7 miles) and Midlothian (5.1 miles). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Cherokee Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for City of Richmond names redbreast sunfish, bluegill and green sunfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Cherokee Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 37°F in January and 78°F in July. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cherokee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Shadow Pond at 1.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Cherokee Lake.