Newtons Pond Fishing Guide, Westmoreland County, Virginia

• Overview

  Newtons Pond is one of the Westmoreland County waters in Virginia. The sea is 4.3 miles distant. At roughly 16 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Some 9.1 miles away sits Warsaw, the nearest settlement. After that come Tappahannock at 15 miles and Leonardtown at 16 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Newtons Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Survey and observation records for Westmoreland County include alewife, blueback herring and white perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Newtons Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 36°F in January to roughly 78°F in July. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Expect Newtons Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Recorded parking is 0.9 miles off, far enough to travel light. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Kings Millpond is 3.9 miles off. Check the position on Newtons Pond before loading the car.