Guide To Virginia Fishing

All about fishing in the Old Dominion State

The state of Virginia offers a variety of fishing in lakes, ponds, streams and rivers for a vide variety if fish. Fish for big bass, monster stripers, plenty of fat crappies, huge walleyes, catfish and many kinds of perch and sunfish. Here, you can fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, white catfish, black crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill, rock bass, white bass, white perch, yellow perch, stripers, chain pickerel, muskie, northern pike and sauger in local lakes, rivers, ponds and/or streams.

Major Virginia Lakes & Species

Fishing lake sizes and locations in the state.

Carvins Cove Reservoir is a 630-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Roanoke.

Claytor Lake is a 4,500-acre lake in the southwest part of VA, at Radford.

Diascund Creek Reservoir is an 1,100-acre lake in the southeast part of the state, at Lanexa.

Flannagan Reservoir is a 1,143-acre lake in western VA, at Clinchco.

Kerr Reservoir aka Buggs Island Lake is a 49,000-acre lake on the southern border of the state, at Clarksville.

Lake Anna is a 9,600-acre lake in the northeast part of the state, at Bumpass.

Lake Chesdin is a 3,100-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Petersburg.

Lake Drummond is a 3,100-acre lake in the southeast part of the state, 10 miles southeast of Suffolk.

Lake Gaston is a 20,000-acre lake on the southern border of the state, at Gasburg.

Lake Moomaw is a 2,500-acre lake in the northwestern part of the state, at Perkins Point.

Leesville Reservoir is a 3,400-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Pittsville.

Occoquan Reservoir is a 2,100-acre reservoir in northeast Virginia, running northwest from Occoquan.

Philpott Lake is a 2,900-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Bassett.

Smith Mountain Lake is a 20,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Penhook.

South Holston Lake is a 10,000-acre lake on the southern border of the state, at Abingdon.

Swift Creek Reservoir is a 1,700-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Hallsboro.

Western Branch Reservoir is a 1,300-acre lake in the southeast part of the state, at Suffolk.

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State of VA Fishing Information

Apply for a Virginia fishing license here and find a great deal of fishing information at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website.

Visit AA-Boats-Boating.com to find information about a variety of fishing boats in Virginia, plus other boating information.

Virginia Fishing Guides. We are looking for information on local guides who offer services within Virginia. You can find a listing of VA fishing guides here. If you are a fishing guide in Virginia or know of a good resource, please send us information for consideration.

Be certain to visit the section dedicated to fishing activities for kids in VA. It includes fish photos and tips for where and how to take a kid fishing in Virginia.

All About Fishing wishes you the very best with your fishing endeavors in the great state of Virginia.

Fish for big bass

Excellent largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass fishing opportunities are abundant.

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