Virginia offers excellent, extremely diverse angling opportunities. With over 176,000 acres of public lakes and 27,300 miles of fishable streams, Virginia is sure to provide something for every freshwater angler.
Notes from the Field
Northern Snakehead Expansion Continues into Pamunkey River
Virginia DWR staff have been monitoring the expansion of Northern snakehead from established areas and discovered one in the Pamunkey River during a sampling event. Read more…
Planer Board Trolling for Striped Bass on Lake Anna Can be Like Cardio
You don’t have to travel to the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries to find striped bass in Virginia. Large impoundments like Smith Lake Anna provide excellent land-locked striped bass opportunities that some anglers overlook. Read more…
What’s Going on in the James and New River Smallmouth Fisheries?
Nice size smallmouth on the James and New, like this one caught and released on the James, are not as numerous as they previously were. Read more…