Fishing
Safe Practices for Summer Trout Fishing
During summer heat, use precautions when trout fishing to help keep trout safe and carry a landing net to quickly land your fish Read more…
A Surprise Fallfish Turns into a State Record for Josh Dolin
In Cowpasture River, Josh Dolin thought he had caught a trophy brown trout. But when he landed the fish, it was a state record for a different species. Read more…
Bluegills Three Ways
For sheer fishing fun and fast action on the water, it’s hard to top an outing for bluegills which can be caught with fly fishing, live bait or lure fishing. Read more…
5 Great Places to Fish After Work in Richmond
Check out these five great Richmond fishing locations if you want to get out to fish before or after work for a few hours. Read more…
Catch a Tagged Walleye on South Holston Lake? Here’s What to Do.
DWR fisheries staff have tagged walleye as part of an angler exploitation study and are asking anglers who catch a tagged walleye to tell them for a $20 reward. Read more…
Beaver Creek: Fish Local at an Overlooked Urban Trout Fishery
Located within the city limits of Bristol, Virginia, Beaver Creek is a spring-fed creek that provides some great #fishlocal opportunities. Read more…
Update on the Upper James River’s Smallmouth Populations
DWR biologists answer some common questions anglers have about smallmouth bass populations on the upper James River. Read more…
Largemouth Bass Tagging Project Assesses Fish Translocation Between Chickahominy and James Rivers
A 2021 DWR largemouth bass tagging project south to assess fish movement between the James and Chickahominy Rivers. Read more…
Target Shad with Spin or Fly on the Rappahannock
Wade fishing in the Rappahannock near Fredericksburg is a great way to participate in the annual rite of spring—shad fishing! Read more…