Our March speaker will be Chris McCotter of McCotter’s Lake Anna Guide Service…
Chris will be speaking on the fishing opportunities available at Lake Anna with a little history thrown in as well as the future outlook. VDGIF has stocked Hybrid Stripers and this could prove to be a fantastic fishery. Although most of his clients use conventional tackle he welcomes flyfishers.
The founder of McCotter’s Lake Anna Guide Service has fished Lake Anna for the past 30 years and began guiding 20 years ago. Long since over his competitive fishing days, McCotter’s passion now lies in teaching others, a philisophy obvious after just a few moments on the water. From the tournament contender to the father and son out for some quality time, McCotter has taken care of them all. He is the most experienced fishing guide on the lake.
Clients have caught largemouth bass up to 10 pounds with C.C. and countless striper and crappie. The MLAGS founder has been featured in BASSMaster, Fishing Facts, BASSIN’, CRAPPIE, InFisherman, Virginia Game & Fish, Woods & Waters and many other magazines. McCotter’s vast storehouse of Anna knowledge comes from living on the shores of the lake with his family since 1986. His dedication and stewardship to Anna is also evident from his directorship of the annual Fish Structure Enhancement Program. He and his fellow volunteers have created or enhanced 12 Fish Structures in Lake Anna. (Call him if you want to help.) Another project McCotter initiated, the annual Lake Anna Cup Invitational, grew to 76 teams in 2009 and has become one of the most prestigious events on the lake to win.
“We are totally immersed in guiding and caring for Anna. That’s it. My philosophy was to fish one lake, try and master it and then teach others. What makes Anna so special is that if you can learn to catch fish here, you can catch them anywhere.”
McCotter is a founding member of the Concerned Bass Anglers of Virginia, a member of the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association and his sponsored by High Point Marina, Anna Point Boat Sales, Nitro boats, Mercury outboards, Pure Fishing (ABU Garcia, Berkley, Fenwick, Spider, Mitchell) Lowrance/Eagle electronics, Dave’s Tournament Tackle and Fishing ProTech.
You can follow his day-to-day guiding at Facebook/McCotters Lake Anna Guide Service
Also, don’t miss our….March Special Afternoon Session
Shad & Stripers in Downtown Richmond4pm-6pm at the Salisbury Club
Join your fellow flyfishers for a seminar/open discussion led by Rob Thomas on the fantastic spring fishery that occurs in our own backyard. We will discuss the tackle, flies and techniques needed for a successful day on the water. A map will be provided to mark the “hotspots”. Learn all the rules and regulations as well as identification of species. Historically the Shad show up mid-March and stay until the first of May. Stripers sometimes stay into June. And there are big Stripers in the River. 2011 there were 14 citations(20lbs or greater) issued and 2012 saw 8 citations. We will also have a demonstration on tying some “favorite” flies for Shad and Stripers.
**All seminar participants will be entered into a drawing for a dozen flies that have proven deadly for this fishery.**.
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