jtlambo, I'm thinking I am about 6 hours from Virginia Beach and Deep Creek Lake is 50 or so minutes from me. I think you will be a little closer to 7 hours from Deep Creek. There is ice to be had closer to you then Deep Creek. I just appears a little later and sometimes not at all. We catch mostly yellow perch at Deep Creek and occasionally a walleye. There is northern pike also, but you don't catch many. The wurst thing about ice fishing Deep Creek is getting a place to park. The only guaranteed place is at the state park. Since you are from Maine, I assume you like to trout fish. West Virginia started their trout stocking program this week. You can find the trout stocking schedule online at wvdnr.gov. It does not tell you the day they will stock but will tell you after they already stocked. The stocking hotline # is 1-304-558-3399. If you private message me I can keep you updated on the current ice conditions. I could possibly take you ice fishing if possible. You can get good information on fishing Deep Creek at fishdeepcreek.com then go to message board. There are good guys on there posting about the fishing.
