Kimble Lake, Virginia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Roanoke County entry here is Kimble Lake, in Virginia. The water sits 1,083 feet up. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. On size it sits at the modest end of our Roanoke County list. Head to Cave Spring, 2.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Salem follows at 2.8 miles, then Roanoke at 5.5 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Kimble Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Roanoke County, recorded fish include fantail darter, redbreast sunfish and riverweed darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Kimble Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 76°F, with January the cold end at about 35°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Kimble Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Medmont Lake, 0.6 miles out. Treat Kimble Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.