Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two in Fauquier County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Fauquier County, Virginia, sits Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two. Elevation runs to 630 feet. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Fauquier County list. For a base, Shenandoah Farms sits 6.9 miles out. Apple Mountain Lake is 9.3 miles away, with Marshall at 9.7 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Fauquier County names bluegill, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 74°F, with January the cold end at about 31°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Mathews Pond sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. For Fleetwood Farm Pond Number Two, the notice at the access point is the final word.