Fishing
How Do Low Water Flows Affect Fish?
How much do skinny water conditions affect smallmouth bass and other gamefish as well as the prey they feed on? Read more…
Chasing the Trout Slam Challenge
What happens when you don't try for a Virginia Trout Slam Challenge? You guessed it... Read more…
Whirling Disease FAQ
Information about whirling disease in trout. Read more…
Avoid These Eight Fly-Fishing Mistakes
Many pitfalls await the newcomer to fly fishing, even after you get the basic back-and-forth stroke mastered. Here are eight common fly-fishing mistakes to avoid to help you enjoy a productive and enriching day on the stream. Read more…
How You Can Help Improve Virginia’s Fisheries
Anglers can take an active role in helping to improve Virginia's waterways and fisheries. Learn how! Read more…
Trout and Bass Headline the Fisheries Update from Western Virginia
The western area of Virginia is well known for trout and bass angling, but fisheries biologists need to manage multiple non-native species and their effects on populations. Read more…
Renovations Bring Front Royal Fish Cultural Station’s History into the Future
Updating the fish hatchery’s infrastructure allows the historic facility to replenish smallmouth bass in local river systems. Read more…
Small Water, Big Fun: Retention Ponds can be Great Places to Hone Your Fishing Skills
If you're looking for water to get started fishing, sometimes you don't have to look any further than your own neighborhood retention pond. Read more…
Alabama Bass and other Invasives Headline the DWR Southwest and Central Virginia Fisheries Update
If there is a common topic among the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources’ (DWR) regional fisheries managers, it is their concerns about the presence—and spread—of Alabama bass. The southwest and central Virginia fisheries share that concern. Read more…