The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources became responsible for the fish and wildlife management programs at Fort Pickett in the fall of 1997.

To help fund these programs, a separate fishing permit is required. These permits are available online using the iSportsman platform available here. Access to some of the lakes is restricted due to military training exercises. Always be sure to check access restrictions using the iSportsman platform.

Most of the lakes at Fort Pickett contain largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and channel catfish. Some of the lakes contain chain pickerel.

Pickett Reservoir, a 384-acre impoundment on the Nottoway River, provides good largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie fishing. There is also a good carp fishery in this lake for these anglers. Where gasoline motors are permitted on the Fort Pickett reservoirs and ponds, there is a 25 mph speed limit.