Falls Mills Lake Fishing near Bluefield, Virginia

• Overview

  Falls Mills Lake is a Tazewell County water, Virginia side. The bank gives way to open valley. The water covers some 81 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 2.1 miles keeps the choices simple. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Virginia listings. Bluefield lies 3.4 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Roanoke, 76 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Falls Mills Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Reported across Tazewell County: fantail darter, bluegill, greenside darter, longear sunfish and rainbow darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Falls Mills Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 70°F at the top of summer and 31°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. At Falls Mills Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Pinnacle Rock Lake Number One at 3.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Falls Mills Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.