C.C. McCotter

The founder of McCotter's Lake Anna Guide Service has fished Lake Anna for the past 20 years and began guiding 15 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.

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. He fishes from a 20'4" Nitro NX 898 with a 200 OptiMax Mercury.

You can follow his day-to-day guiding at www.mccotterslakeanna.blogspot.com

Tony Ferrari

Tony is our newest addition and he specializes in live bait trips for striper. He fished out of a 21' Sea Pro center console with a T-top. It's a great striper rig that can accommodate up to four anglers. Tony was close with Doug Ball and learned much from this great MLAGS associate as a boy.

Chris Craft

Our newest largemouth and crappie guide, Chris Craft has been a friend for many years as well as a successful tournament competitor on the lake. He joins McCotter's for 2009 using a 20' Gambler with a 225hp. If you want to go crappie fishing and I'm guiding or in the office, we now have someone that really specializes in and excells with this type of trip. I think you'll really enjoy Chris' boat manner and guiding style.

Andrew Roberts

One of our most popular largemouth and crappie guides, Andrew lives locally and fishes from a 20' Ranger Z Series rig powered by a 225 hp Mercury - it's an beautiful craft. Andrew is well spoken and at ease guiding you, your family and business associates on Anna. He is a licensed Coast Guard Captain and offers trips on the Potomac River, too.

Doug Ball

We lost Doug May 11 after a brief battle with cancer. His family was with him to the end. This is a difficult loss for those of us that knew and fished with him. Doug was the best striper guide on Lake Anna because of his personality, character and ability to catch fish. Humility and dignity were lessons he taught daily. No one can compare to this man. I have so many great memories from both on and off the water adventures with Doug. If you'd like to share one of yours, please use our Contact Us section to send us an email.

John Barlow

John is back with McCotter's and we are better for it. He runs a 22' Sea Pro powered by a 225hp Yamaha 4-stroke with plenty of room for your large group needs. Barlow knows the intricasies of running up to 12 lines of bait for striper and his easy-going manner is one of our greatest assets.

Rob Grike

Rob is a well known and high successfull regional tournament angler that is ready to take both the recreational and competitive fisherman out for a day on the lake. He runs a Pop's Marine Triton 20X powered by a Mercury OptiMax 225 Pro XS outboard. He specializes in teaching jig pitching and sight fishing tactics.

John Hutchins

Part of the powerful Hutchins/Newton fishing team that has set the standard for tournament fishing on Lake Anna for the past two years, Hutchins runs a Beaver's Marina Triton 21X powered by a Mercury OptiMax 250 XS outboard. He has 10 years guiding experience out west and is an excellent teacher with a laid back California attitude and quick wit. He specialized in teaching the Shaky Worm and dropshotting.

Rich Newton

The other half of Hutchins/Newton, Rich runs a Pop's Marine X Series boat and loves to show clients how to fish Lake Anna. His sense of enthusiasm is matched only by his love of the sport.