Virginia Fishing Report Videos
June 2021 Fishing Report
If you live in an urban area you don't have to travel far to find good fishing opportunities in Virginia. Alex McCrickard, DWR Aquatic Education Coordinator, discusses the variety of angling opportunities that our FishLocalVA program offers. Watch…
May 2021 Fishing Report
In the May Fishing Report we highlight the new state record fallfish in addition to a respectable trophy smallmouth bass from our online angler recognition program. Watch…
April 2021 Fishing Report
Many anglers wait all year for the exciting spring shad run! In this month's report Gary Martel, DWR Deputy Director and former Chief of Fisheries, discusses tactics and techniques to catch shad with Alex McCrickard, DWR Aquatic Education Coordinator. Watch…
Virginia Fishing Forecasts
- Walleye Fishing Forecast
- Large Reservoir Fishing Forecasts
- Bass Fishing – Small Impoundment Ranking Report
- Largemouth Bass Fishing – Reservoir Ranking Report
- Smallmouth Bass Rivers Overview (PDF)
- Non-Tidal River Fishing Forecast
- Tidal River Blue Catfish Forecast (PDF)
- Tidal River Largemouth Bass Forecast (PDF)
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…