Ready to find your perfect catch?
Within an hour’s drive anywhere in the Commonwealth anglers can find excellent bank, pier and boat fishing.
Trout
Virginia has more than 2,800 miles of trout
streams, in addition to numerous ponds,
small lakes and reservoirs. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries stocks trout
in designated stocked trout waters from
October 1 to June 15, but experienced trout
anglers can find good fishing opportunities
year round. Try fly fishing
Lakes and Rivers
Tackle bass and sunfish and many other
species in one of our public fishing lakes.
Visit one of our many scenic rivers for
fantastic smallmouth fishing or cast for a
monster catfish. Virginia currently holds the
IGFA World Record blue catfish caught in
Bugg’s Island Lake.
List of Lakes and Rivers from DGIF.
Tidal Waters
Virginia’s tidal waters are home to world
class blue catfish angling and offer a
destination for some of the most prized
shallow water angling for striped bass and
flounder fishing on the East Coast.
Chesapeake Bay and
the Atlantic Ocean
Come and enjoy some of the best cobia,
croaker, drum, flounder and striped bass
fishing on the East Coast.
Charter a boat for
amazing blue water fishing for marlin, tuna,
dolphin and more.
- Information about wildlife and boating in Virginia
can be found at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) website at www.dgif.virginia.gov.
- Saltwater fishing information can be found at Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) website at www.mrc.virginia.gov
- Fish Virginia First links Virginia’s fisheries
with anglers, travelers, outdoor television
networks and tournament organizers from
across the nation. www.fishvirginiafirst.com
