Little Grass Run Fishing near Ripley, West Virginia

• Overview

  Jackson County, West Virginia, is where Little Grass Run sits. The water sits 663 feet up. Ground here is low by West Virginia standards. Ripley at 5.8 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Meads, 63 miles distant. Other water nearby: 7.1 miles out stands Big Horse Lake, Rollins Lake roughly 8.3 miles, 8.6 miles out stands Hutchison Lake, Laurel Fork roughly 9.3 miles and 14 miles out stands Lake Trotter. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Grass Run

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Gravel runs and silted pools fish quite differently, so treat them apart. Reported across Jackson County: bluegill, common carp and gizzard shad. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Little Grass Run the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 74°F; by January the average is down near 31°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on Little Grass Run rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Big Horse Lake, 7.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Little Grass Run.