Meadow Lake Fishing in City of Norfolk, Virginia

• Overview

  In Virginia, Meadow Lake falls inside City of Norfolk. It sits in open plain country. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Virginia listings. You are 3.6 miles from Norfolk. Then Chesapeake, 3.8 miles, and Portsmouth, 4.5 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Meadow Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Records held for City of Norfolk cover common carp, black crappie, koi, striped bass and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Meadow Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 80°F; the cold one sits at 41°F. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Meadow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lake Taylor, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Meadow Lake are worth checking on the day.