Fishing Virginia

02/11/2024

Fall is a great time for tent camping paired with lake or river fishing. Cold weather makes you feel alive.

02/11/2024

Have you checked out Virginia State Parks? Stay the night and enjoy fishing year round.

Virginia is blessed with a wide variety of great fishing, from native trout in the western mountains to monster striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay. And state parks give you access to the best the commonwealth has to offer.

17/07/2024

Bank fishing basics for bass.

Summertime fishing can be downright brutal. The bass are trying to recover from a grueling spawning process, often positioning themselves in deeper waters. These fish are unreachable by anglers fishing...

12/07/2024

Summer fishing tips

Following best practices will help to prevent unintended angler-induced mortality when practicing catch and release throughout the year.

11/07/2024

One of the best fly fishing instructors, Harry Murray of Murray’s Fly Shop. This short video gives a preview of Mastering Mountain Trout Streams.

Harry Murray, from Murray's Fly Shop in Edinburg, VA, shows a few excerpts from his Video Mastering a Mountain Trout Stream where he demonstrates the most pr...

27/03/2024

Have you fished Claytor Lake? Here’s a little info from DWR for your next trip.

Overview Fishing Regulations Maps & Directions Facilities More Information Claytor Lake, a 4,363-acre impoundment of the New River, stretches northeastward across the Pulaski County countryside for 21 miles. Possible catches from Claytor Lake range from bass to carp. Smallmouth, Largemouth, and Spot...

12/01/2024

New Virginia Fishing Regulations for 2024.

An article detailing Virginia's Freshwater Fishing regulations

04/01/2024

Richmond, Va Fishing Expo Jan 19-21.

The largest array of tackle, combined with some of the finest professional talent around, offering a weekend of fishing only at the Richmond Fishing Expo.

15/12/2023

Upcoming event January 13-14, 2024 Doswell, VA.

The Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival attracts fly anglers from across the United States.

28/10/2023

FISHING IN VIRGINIA STATE PARKS - Virginia has some of the best state parks. Along with that comes some great fishing in and around the parks.

Virginia’s waters offer a wide variety of fish, from native brookies in the pristine Shenandoah waters, to schools of striped bass making their way up the James. Land a bull brown trout in the Southwest Virginia tailwaters and try to spot the elusive tiger trout. Muskellunge lurk in the upper James while the lower James offers world-class small and largemouth habitat.

The early bird gets the worm so spend the night at a comfy cabin or lodge and hit the water first thing. Need a boat? No problem. Many parks rent boats. Plenty of parks also offer pier, dock and shoreline fishing.

30/09/2023

Largemouth bass in the Fall.

Fall is a dynamic time of the year for largemouth but presents great opportunities.

24/08/2023

No Tech Required!

Not having access to technology doesn’t mean you have to fish blind. There are a few tips and resources that can help you “read” the water without an electronic fish finder.

22/06/2023

Catch and Release

Whether you are fishing for inland reservoir striped bass or the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for anadromous striped bass, following these best practices can help to conserve our striped bass fisheries for the future when practicing catch and release.

28/03/2023

Here’s a follow up to the two men caught cheating at the Walleye Tournament last fall. Justice or not?

Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky pleaded guilty to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals as part of a plea deal over a scandal at a walleye tournament.

02/03/2023

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island
May 3–5 - Buggs Island Reservoir, Clarksville, VA

01/03/2023

Check out this fishing podcast - Tackle Talk
This episode, 6 Fishing Tips that Cost you Nothing.

‎Show Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast, Ep 6 Fishing Tips That Cost You $0 - Nov 14, 2022

21/02/2023

Fishing Tournament - ABA Division 7 Virginia Western - Philpott Lake - Twin Ridge Marina - April 22, 2023