Fishing
Blue Catfish Sampling on the Pamunkey, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock Rivers
Blue catfish sampling found good numbers of multiple sizes of fish on the Pamunkey, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock rivers. Read more…
Try Crooked Creek WMA’s Fee Fishing Area for Summer Trout
The fee fishing area at the Crooked Creek WMA provides not only good summer trout fishing, but also great wildlife watching opportunities. Read more…
July 2021 Fishing Report
In this month's fishing report we highlight techniques for targeting quality largemouth bass on tidal systems such as the Chickahominy River. Watch…
Northern Snakehead Expansion Continues into Pamunkey River
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; impoundments like Smith Lake Anna are great for it 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…
Into the World: Harvesting and Releasing Striped Bass
Take a look at the methods used by warm water hatchery staff to harvest fish from production ponds for stocking in reservoirs such as Bugg's Island Lake. Watch…
June 2021 Fishing Report
If you live in an urban area you don't have to travel far to find good fishing opportunities here are a variety of angling opportunities that our program offers Watch…
Hatching and Raising Striped Bass for Stocking Virginia’s Lakes
Join Hatchery Manager Mike Gafford as he explains the methods employed by his crew to collect, produce, and raise striped bass for stocking in lakes. Watch…