Fishing
Angler Catches Unique Golden Largemouth Bass
A largemouth bass with a rare golden genetic mutation surprised an angler on the James River during an regular fishing trip Read more…
Musky Stocking Partnership Benefits Virginia Anglers
A partnership between DWR and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission helps keep musky in Virginia's waters. Read more…
Top Virginia Waters for Trophy Largemouth Bass in 2022
Throughout Virginia some locations create larger fish than others; here are the locations of the largest fish caught in Virginia for the year 2022. Read more…
Illegal Hybrid Striped Bass Found in Lake Chesdin Highlights Stocking Regulations
DWR stocks hybrid striped bass only into a few very specific waters, so finding one while sampling Lake Chesdin caused concern. Read more…
Smith River Sampling Seeks Out Native, Non-Game Fish and Young Brown Trout
Sampling fish populations on the Smith River targets non-game fish and juvenile brown trout, but shows an encouraging picture of the fish populations. Read more…
Bring on the Bugs for Late-Summer Smallmouth
It's officially the ebbing of summer, a time frame that fly anglers cherish when it comes to sight-fishing for smallmouth bass. Read more…
Use the Tide When Chasing Virginia’s Tidal River Largemouth Bass
We were fishing a tidal stretch or river where not croakers, spot, or sea trout were king, but the freshwater angler’s favorite gamefish: the largemouth bass. Read more…
Fishing for Giant New River Strain Walleye
We're on the hunt for a unique genetic strain of walleye found no where else in the world but the New River system. Watch…
Seventeen Tips for Catching Walleyes
If you’ve devoted most of your fishing efforts to largemouths and bluegills or brookies and rainbow trout then give walleyes a try. Read more…