Fishing near Burke in Fairfax County, VA

2.38 Rating based on 6 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Hickory Shad, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, American Shad, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 32
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 132
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Burke Fishing Photos

At the Wall near Burke

At the Wall

I am a former United States Marine 1968-1971. My son and I reflected in the granite at Washington D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial 2008. Semper Fi, Brothers.
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Map of the area near Burke

Map of the area

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Top Fishing Spots near Burke

Burke Lake
Burke Lake

Avg. Rating: 2.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 1149

Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 763

Difficult Run
Difficult Run

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 582

Occoquan Creek
Occoquan Creek

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 798

Potomac River
Potomac River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 48

Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3406

Burke Area Fish Species

Recent Burke Fishing Reports

Burke Lake Fishing Report Sep 09, 2008

Burke Lake

Burke Lake -

Spincasting and flyfishing for bass...

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1 Views:
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05062012 Fishing Report May 10, 2012

05062012

Burke Lake -

Fishing was poor. No bass so I threw a spinner and caught a few gills...

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Burke Lake Fishing Report May 01, 2012

Burke Lake

Burke Lake -

Bass fishing...

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Lake Mercer Fishing Report May 01, 2012

Lake Mercer

Lake Mercer -

First trip to Lake Mercer in a canoe...

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Occ Res Fishing Report May 01, 2012

Occ Res

Occquan Reservior -

Bass fishing with Clay.
Motor problems limited fishing to the trolling motor....

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05312013 Fishing Report Jun 02, 2013

05312013

Occquan Reservior -

bass fishing the reservoir on a 90+ degree day...

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Baits and Tackle used near Burke

Check Prices

  • trolled crankbaits - deep
  • spinner bait, crank bait, grub
  • shad dart & spoon
  • chicken livers

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • chicken liver
    and a couple caught trolling cranks
  • liver

Minnow Check Prices

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Caught the first three fish on spinner bait (including the biggest one) then made the switch over to a top water to take advantage of all the cicadas hitting the water.
  • Caught 5 on a crankbait
  • last five came on crankbait in river section

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Spinner bait
  • A worm with a 4"-6" tail works good during the afternoon. When the sun hits the tree line throw a buzzbait.
  • spinnerbait
  • crankbait bite in the afternoon
  • caught about half on a crankbait

Streamer Check Prices

  • Black wooly bugger
  • Black Wolly Bugger
  • Black Wolly bugger.

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

Nymph Check Prices

Terrestrial Check Prices

  • Home made Hopper fly. On a #8 hook with earth tone foam and Deer hair.

Worm Check Prices

  • 10 inch black worm, 10 inch pumpkinseed worm
  • 10 inch black berkley

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Shad dart and spoon

Craw Check Prices

  • Used rubber grayfish, grubs, as well as crank baits.

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Rapala yellow pearch
  • trolled
  • deep divers
  • fire-tiger bomber
  • deep diver
  • about half of the fish came on soft plastics
  • But some were caught on a spinnerbait and one or two on a grub
  • Mixed bag including a spinnerbait and a grub.
  • Topwater caught one early but the better bite was certainly on the crankbait. Also lost two decent fish.
  • also a grub and also topwater late in the day

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • pig and jig

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • Using a black, olive, and brown beaded wolly buggers
  • Black, olive, and brown wolly buggers

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

Herring Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • Gizzard Shad were caught including th3 16 inch one above

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • Panther Martin Spinner

Grub Check Prices

  • pumpkin seed
  • one or two came on crankbait
  • did catch one on a crankbait
  • one on a crankbait
  • Chartruse

Marabou / Bucktail Jig Check Prices

Live Baits Check Prices

  • nightcarwers cut and stink bait all work well
  • smaill shad,powerbait,nightcrawers,flys

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • all hickories
  • Blue back Herring
  • shad rig

Other Check Prices

  • stink bait
  • Shad dart and spoon. Almost all fish caught while trolling
  • shad dart and spoon
  • Shad dart
  • chicken livers
  • umbrella rig
  • chicken liver

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