Diascund Reservoir

About: 

 Built in 1963 when an earthen dam was built across Diascund Creek just above Lenexa. Diascund Reservoir was created for Newport News Waterworks.

Size: 1,110-acre water supply reservoir for the City of  News.

Location: along the New Kent James City County line.

Year: 1963

SPECIES PRESENT: largemouth bass, bluegill, chain pickerel and black crappie carp, bowfin, spotted bass, and longnose gar

AVAILABLE FORAGE: Gizzard shad and blueback herring are the main forage species. 

Ramps/Marinas/Landings: 

Diascund Landing Boat Launch Ramp

RECORDS:

Largemouth Bass

 9lbs 12oz.(9.75lbs) 25 3/4" (25.75") caught 6/12/2005 by Christopher Ellington

 9lbs. 12oz.(9.75 lbs) 23" (23.00") by Kenneth Hoffman 3/26/2000.

Blue Catfish

50lbs 0oz (50.00lbs) 48" (48.0")

Bowfin/Grindle

13lbs 11oz (13.69 lbs) caught 9/16/2021 by Wesley Griggs

Carp

18lbs 10oz (18.63lbs) caught 10/2/2021 by Kenneth Latimer

Chain Pickeral

5lbs 8oz (5.50lbs) 26 1/4" (26.25") caught by David Stewart Jr. on 5/20/2001

5lbs 8oz (5.50 lbs) 25" caught 2/25/2021 by Gregory Bowyer

Crappie

2lbs 12oz (2.75lbs) 17 3/4" (17.75") caught by Dorothy Wray on 11/6/2015

2lbs 15oz. ( 2.94lbs) 15 1/2" (15.5") by James Witte on 4/10/2005

Gar

15lbs 2oz.  (15.13 lbs) 47 3/4" (47.75") by John Nicholson on 3/13/2009

Sunfish

1lb. 2oz. (1.13 lbs) 13" (13.0") by Don Photakos  on 9/24/2011

Yellow Perch

1lb. 10oz  (1.63lbs) 14" (14.0") by Tyree Bryant on 7/2/2015

SPECIAL REGULATIONS:

• Open 1 hour before sunrise til 1 hour after sunset.

• Bank fishing is permitted in designated areas adjacent to the public boat ramp

• Only electric trolling motors are allowed

• Outboard motors can be left on the boat if:  

 A) motor is kept out of the water at all times  

 B) Portable fuel tanks must be removed from the boat.   

 C) Built in fuel lines must have the shut-off valves closed.

• Sailboards, floating platforms, PWCs (Personal Water Craft, jet skis etc) are not allowed

• Conoes and kayaks are allowed