Virginia Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Virginia?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Virginia Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Virginia Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Virginia's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Virginia Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Virginia.
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DNA tests rule out Virginia man convicted in 1978 rape
- Now, the state has proof that he is innocent. Tests conducted in 2010 on material from Barbour's old case file as part of the Virginia Department of Forensic Science's post-conviction DNA project identified the DNA of a known offender in biological ...
- HamptonRoads.com
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- 2/6/2012 5:08:28 PM
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Virginia House panel rejects voter registration by party
- An effort to allow Virginia voters to register by party affiliation was shot down today by a House of Delegates subcommittee. Del. James LeMunyon’s bill, HB628, would have added party affiliation to the information an applicant is asked to provide when ...
- HamptonRoads.com
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- 2/6/2012 12:07:49 PM
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Virginia Senate votes to repeal one-gun-a-month
- The Virginia Senate voted 21-19 today to repeal the one-gun-a-month restriction on handgun purchases that has been in place since 1993. (This has been a breaking news update. Check back for more details as they become available. Read more in ...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
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- 2/6/2012 10:49:04 AM
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Profile for Michael Martz
- He is a native of Petersburg and graduate of the University of Virginia. He began his career in Leesburg at the Loudoun Times-Mirror, a weekly community newspaper. You can reach him at (804) 649-6964 or e-mail mmartz@TimesDispatch.com Key legislators on ..
- Charlottesville Daily Progress
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- 2/6/2012 6:45:42 AM
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Thousands take part in Polar Plunge in Virginia Beach
- VIRGINIA BEACH — A plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean was well worth it for more than 3,500 people who raised money for Special Olympics Virginia. The Polar Plunge in Virginia Beach on Saturday raised $1.12 million, the most in the event's ...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
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- 2/6/2012 3:10:57 AM
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Family gets a behind-the scenes look at Maymont Nature Center
- "They're pretty brave," the girls' father, Kevin Stoudt, said afterward, noting that his daughters touched another snake Saturday at the Science Museum of Virginia ... Sunday's menu consisted of fish and meatballs. It was a tour filled with ...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
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- 2/5/2012 8:58:43 PM
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Super Bowl Monday great reminder to recycle
- As outdoorsmen, we should be working to clean up the areas where we hunt, fish, and hike. This means not only picking up trash, but making less of it. * As parents, we should use this opportunity to teach our children the dangers of a "throw-away society."
- Culpeper Star Exponent
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- 2/5/2012 8:58:43 PM
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Post-Love, protective orders rise
- The number of requests for restraining orders in Virginia has exploded in the past six months ... to file a protective order against another neighbor who had put a dead fish on her doorstep. Other clerks said some landlords appear to be filing ...
- Charlottesville Daily Progress
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- 2/5/2012 6:06:55 PM
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More schools turn to the outdoors for learning
- “Our boys are out twice a day, at recess and during sports (soccer, archery, fishing, lacrosse ... including a week-long backpacking trip in Dolly Sods, West Virginia, where we teach the group to cook, pitch tents, take care of themselves ...
- Charlottesville Daily Progress
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- 2/5/2012 4:55:20 PM
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Virginia Beach man in custody after barricade
- VIRGINIA BEACH – An armed man who barricaded himself inside his Virginia Beach home Sunday afternoon is in custody, according to Virginia Beach police. The man, whose identity has not been released, was arrested at his home on Elon Drive ...
- Daily Press
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- 2/5/2012 4:55:20 PM
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More schools turn to the outdoors for learning
- “Our boys are out twice a day, at recess and during sports (soccer, archery, fishing, lacrosse ... including a week-long backpacking trip in Dolly Sods, West Virginia, where we teach the group to cook, pitch tents, take care of themselves ...
- Daily Progress
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- 2/5/2012 4:55:20 PM
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Thousands brave cold waters for Virginia Beach Polar Plunge
- A plunge into the frigid Atlantic Ocean was well worth it for more than 3,500 people who raised money for Special Olympics Virginia. The Polar Plunge in Virginia Beach on Saturday raised $1.12 million, the most in the event's 20-year history.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
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- 2/5/2012 11:11:44 AM
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Learning from eggs to trout
- Trout in the Classroom has come to Rockingham County through the Dan River Basin Association after only being available in Virginia. Education Outreach ... that they’re responsible for where they fish.” Trout in the Classroom comes from ...
- GoDanRiver.com
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- 2/5/2012 2:57:49 AM
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Enjoy talking about films and eventually hoping to make one?
- That's one of the reasons that a chapter of Virginia Production Alliance has created a chapter in Staunton. Bill Funk's passion is our earth. He grew up hunting and fishing in Kentucky, learning to respect and love the outdoors. He went on to ...
- Staunton News Leader
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- 2/4/2012 10:47:16 PM
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Drawing lessons from Virginia Beach plans
- Virginia Beach began the year with a smart move, delaying indefinitely a controversial plan to build a headquarters hotel for the convention center that would have used nearly $67 million in public money. The delay offered city officials and a split City .
- HamptonRoads.com
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- 2/4/2012 10:18:38 PM
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Menhaden rules may lead state to leave
- ... meal and other fish products, and its plant in Reedville, in the Northern Neck, is one of Northumberland County's major employers. Menhaden fishing has long been a contentious issue in Richmond. Stuart said he and other Virginia members were willing ..
- Free Lance-Star
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- 2/4/2012 9:28:32 PM
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Residents, workers collect hundreds of dead fish in Henrico
- One resident estimated the haul at more than 500 fish. Virginia environmental officials believe chlorinated water from a waterline break Jan. 27 killed the fish. Henrico officials are skeptical of that, saying lines have broken before without ...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
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- 2/4/2012 8:59:54 PM
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Tax rate debate comes to Virginia
- Del. David Englin brought the debate to Virginia when he said that a cashier pays the same state income tax rate as a millionaire hedge fund manager. Was he right? Speaker: Del. David Englin Statement: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays ...
- Daily Press
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- 2/4/2012 6:58:13 PM
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Stuart takes on the state game officers
- The other would have removed from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries the authority to enforce fishing and boating laws in certain tidal waters. Stuart yanked those two bills, he said, with assurances from the DGIF that there will be ...
- Free Lance-Star
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- 2/4/2012 5:46:38 PM
Virginia Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Virginia Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Virginia.
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