Fishing near Lorton in Fairfax County, VA

2.17 Rating based on 4 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Hickory Shad, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, American Shad, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 28
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 122
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Lorton Fishing Photos

At the Wall near Lorton

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 Lorton

Map of the area

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Top Fishing Spots near Lorton

Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek

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

Burke Lake
Burke Lake

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

Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 763

Occoquan Creek
Occoquan Creek

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 798

Lake Montclair
Lake Montclair

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 113

Mattawoman Creek
Mattawoman Creek

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 247

Lorton Area Fish Species

Recent Lorton Fishing Reports

Snake Head Fishing Report May 01, 2012

Snake Head

Occuaquan River -

caught my first snake head. What a beautiful, hard fighting fish....

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SHAD Fishing Report May 01, 2012

SHAD

Occuaquan River -

Tried the Occ River for shad. Good shad run here!...

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Shad day 2 Fishing Report May 01, 2012

Shad day 2

Occuaquan River -

trolling is the hot ticket. While I listed American Shad (because of the limited choices) I had only one American in three days of fishing. Almost a...

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04192013 Fishing Report Apr 20, 2013

04192013

Occuaquan River -

shad fishing...

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040113 Fishing Report Apr 02, 2013

040113

Occuaquan River -

shad fishing...

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033013 Fishing Report Apr 02, 2013

033013

Occuaquan River -

shad fishing...

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Baits and Tackle used near Lorton

Check Prices

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

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • chicken liver
    and a couple caught trolling cranks
  • liver

Minnow Check Prices

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Shad dart and spoon

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Caught 5 on a crankbait
  • 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.
  • last five came on crankbait in river section

Craw Check Prices

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

Crankbait Check Prices

  • deep diver
  • deep divers
  • trolled
  • Rapala yellow pearch
  • fire-tiger bomber
  • fish split evenly between spinnerbait and crank bait.
  • fire-tiger bomber model A
  • caught a couple of bass on an inline spinner
  • fire-tiger bomber model a
  • KVD square bill

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • pig and jig

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

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

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

Herring Check Prices

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • Gizzard Shad were caught including th3 16 inch one above

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • Panther Martin Spinner

Nymph Check Prices

Marabou / Bucktail Jig Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

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

Worm Check Prices

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

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • all hickories
  • Blue back Herring
  • shad rig

Other Check Prices

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

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