A favorite for scuba divers, the reservoir serves as a cooling pond for the Dominion 1,600 megawatt Mount Storm Power Station, which provides electricity to more than two million customers in Northern Virginia. Temperatures are typically in the upper 80s to 90s during the summer and are rarely below fifty in the winter. It is outfitted with dive platforms at 30, 50, 75, and 120 feet and is regularly used by divers as a place to test equipment, maintain skill, enjoy a dive, and further training.Try tubes with shad raps and bottom bouncer rigs with leeches and crawlers.

Our bait recommendations

Here's the baits that our Pros love for this lake.