Chester Club Lake Fishing in Chesterfield County, Virginia

• Overview

  Chester Club Lake is set in Chesterfield County, Virginia. This is dry hill country. It measures about 27 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The nearest town is Chester, 1.7 miles away. Chesterfield Court House is 2.6 miles away, with Bellwood at 5.2 miles. Within a short run: Rieves Lake 1.2 miles away, Lake Dale (2.2 miles), Redwater Lake 3.7 miles away, Andrews Pond (3.9 miles) and Lake Margaret 4 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Chester Club Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Fish documented in Chesterfield County include bluegill, redbreast sunfish and flathead catfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Chester Club Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 78°F at the top of summer and 37°F at the bottom of winter. No part of the year shuts this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Chester Club Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Rieves Lake sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Chester Club Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.