Fishing at Union Spring Hollow Lake, Rockingham County, Virginia

• Overview

  Union Spring Hollow Lake sits in Rockingham County, out in Virginia. The surroundings are farm and woodlot. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Rockingham County. The town to know is Bridgewater, 7.8 miles out. It is 96 miles to Roanoke, the nearest city. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Union Spring Hollow Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name bluegill, koi, brook trout and green sunfish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Union Spring Hollow Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 31°F to 72°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It holds true on Union Spring Hollow Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Hone Quarry Reservoir is 4.5 miles off. None of that is settled for Union Spring Hollow Lake in what we hold.