Fishing Lee Pond in York County, Virginia

• Overview

  Lee Pond is one of the York County listings for Virginia. The ground round it is pine and hardwood. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for York County are larger. Nearest town is Gloucester Point, 3.4 miles off. Hampton sits 19 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lee Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across York County: white perch, blue catfish, bluegill, blueback herring and pumpkinseed. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lee Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 78°F on average, January about 39°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Lee Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Roosevelt Pond is 1 mile off. Confirm access to Lee Pond locally before you travel.