Lower Beaver Pond Fishing near Bon Air, Virginia

• Overview

  Lower Beaver Pond is a Chesterfield County water, Virginia side. Tidal water begins 18 miles from here. This is a pocket water of some 13 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 4.8 miles from Bon Air. The nearest city of size is Richmond, an 8.7 miles drive. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lower Beaver Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Species logged across Chesterfield County include bluegill, redbreast sunfish, flathead catfish and green sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lower Beaver Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 37°F in January to roughly 78°F in July. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Lower Beaver Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Gregorys Pond sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lower Beaver Pond should be assumed from this page alone.