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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Parks and Rec Annual Fishing Carnival is June 1
- Parks and Recreation annual children’s fishing carnival is June 1. The annual event features fishing as well as outdoor related activities, food and prizes. Bring a fishing pole! Botetourt Children”s Fishing Carnival – June 1 from 9am to 1pm at the ...
- Roanoke Times
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- 5/21/2013 6:35:42 PM
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Living Well Church of the Nazarene fish fry is Saturday, May 25 in Salem
- Come join us at Living Well Church of the Nazarene’s 2013 Spring Fish Fry on Saturday, May 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. Living Well Church of the Nazarene is located at 3631 Evelyn Drive in Salem. The cost is free, but donations are welcome. The meal will include .
- Roanoke Times
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- 5/20/2013 11:13:05 AM
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Families talk about food, fish, at VIMS Marine Science Day
- GLOUCESTER—Lunch for one fish might not be the same for the next fish. That's one thing Rylen Barnett, 13, of Gloucester, said he learned at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Marine Science Day on Saturday. The annual open house in ...
- Daily Press
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- 5/18/2013 11:47:04 PM
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Fishing report for May 17
- Lonnie from Castaway (804 706-9100) reports the following catches: Willie Nunnally and Jessie Smith (Colonial Heights) caught 25 bream, six largemouth bass, one 14-inch and a 13-inch crappie; Michael Eggleston (Chester) 10-2 bowfin. Crappie are coming ...
- timesdispatch.com
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- 5/17/2013 3:24:11 AM
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Invasive fish move into Rappahannock River
- FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The invasive northern snakehead fish has moved into the Rappahannock River. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologist John Odenkirk tells the Free Lance-Star (http://bit.ly/19xVk6j) that an angler caught a snakehead last
- NBC 12
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- 5/16/2013 2:02:28 PM
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Fishing report for May 16, 2013
- Nightcrawlers are working well for channel catfish. Stripers are massing near the dam and Craddock creek and will attempt their hapless spawn around the May 24 full moon. At Lake Moomaw, trollers are picking up some nice brown and rainbow trout.
- Roanoke.com
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- 5/16/2013 4:29:48 AM
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Outdoors: Cicadas could provide once-in-a-lifetime fishing opportunity
- It’s like waving a red cape in front of El Toro ... It was the year of the cicadas, and on a few occasions, one of the 3-inch bugs would land in the pond and didn’t stay around long. The trout blasted them. I searched my fly box and found 4 of the ...
- Daily Progress
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- 5/16/2013 12:19:16 AM
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Loss of right arm leads to fly-fishing career
- In 2011, Orvis selected the fly as one of the patterns it sells in its stores and online. Williams gets royalties ... As busy as that makes him, he still finds time to work with patients at the Salem VA Medical Center, where he and some friends started ...
- Roanoke.com
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- 5/15/2013 5:52:43 PM
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Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fishing explosives: official
- TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A blast that killed three people in Libya's second city Benghazi was caused by fishing explosives that detonated accidentally, not a car bomb as originally thought, a local government official said on Tuesday. But rights ...
- Daily Press
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- 5/14/2013 2:40:37 PM
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Almy: Beavers create fishing spots
- Beavers create great fishing spots, both on big water lakes with the cover they provide, and when they dam up small streams and build ponds. Both spots are good bets for some great largemouth bass sport right now. Consider beaver ponds first. Often when ..
- Northern Virginia Daily
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- 5/14/2013 2:23:19 AM
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Offshore tournament fishing - it's big money
- Today marks the beginning of the 2013 North Carolina Governor’s Cup offshore fishing competition, with registration and the captains’ meeting of the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open. Fishing starts Wednesday and continues through Saturday ...
- HamptonRoads.com
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- 5/13/2013 11:53:00 PM
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Irene E. Fish
- Irene Elizabeth Fish, 61, of Spotsylvania County passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at home. Survivors include daughters Christina Flores (Douglas Payne) of Spotsylvania and Julia Roop (Sean Roop) of Manassas; grandchildren Lukas Cramer, Alanna Budnovitch ..
- Free Lance-Star
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- 5/12/2013 4:05:55 AM
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Freaky Friday fish toss at Fountain Square
- There was something fishy going on at Fountain Square Friday afternoon. It was the Freaky Friday fish toss - and it was a soggy one! After the fish were loaded into buckets, teams of four had one minute to toss the raw fish down a 50 foot course ...
- WLWT 5
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- 5/10/2013 7:24:32 PM
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Bill could end popular fish dishes in North Carolina
- That's if North Carolina lawmakers pass a bill naming spotted sea trout - popularly known as speckled trout - and two other species as game fish. House Bill 983 would ban the commercial catching and sale of spotted sea trout, red drum and freshwater ...
- HamptonRoads.com
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- 5/10/2013 8:54:37 AM
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Fishing report for May 9, 2013
- It appears that the rain that has smothered the region for the past few days will be out of here in time for the weekend. But the impact of the precipitation will be felt for a while yet. The region's big rivers were really rolling on Tuesday ...
- Roanoke.com
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- 5/9/2013 1:49:17 PM
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Study questions fish oil benefit before heart attack
- Five years after the study began, 11.7 percent of the 6,244 patients taking a capsule containing one gram of fish oil daily had died or been hospitalized for heart problems, compared to 11.9 percent for the 6,269 volunteers who instead received ...
- Daily Press
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- 5/8/2013 8:52:49 PM
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QUICK FISH
- Clean the fish fillet, pat dry and place on a microwave safe plate. Rub with lemon juice, then olive oil. Dust generously with lemon pepper and Old Bay seasoning, then cover generously with paprika. Microwave on full power for two minutes. If fish does not
- Martinsville Bulletin
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- 5/7/2013 11:45:48 PM
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Ralph’s big striper, and thoughts on SML fishing derby
- Some of you already know that Wild Lifer Ralph Barton made an exception to his “no tournaments” rule and entered the Optimist Tournament over the weekend. He finished second in the striper category with this dandy, which tipped the scales at 17.58 pounds.
- Roanoke Times
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- 5/7/2013 3:10:24 PM
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Fish back to 'legendary' Shenandoah River levels
- Regardless of the cause of the kills, fish have rebounded, according to Kelble. "The smallmouth bass made the fastest recovery, followed by the sunfish," he said. "The rock bass has still not recovered by all sort of measures, so, we don't know if they ...
- Northern Virginia Daily
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- 5/6/2013 7:29:17 PM
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Center in the Square Adds Fish to Reef
- On Friday, photographer Kyle Green was at Center in the Square for the release of the first fish into their new reef. Children from Fishburn Elementary were there to lend a hand. Center in the Square’s grand opening date is set for May 18.
- Roanoke Times
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- 5/6/2013 5:27:36 PM
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Fishing Report
- Although cod are occasionally in Virginia and North Carolina waters during the winter months, this tasty Newfoundland staple is a pleasant surprise for local wreck anglers, who are catching scores of cod around 9 pounds. These fish have a delicate ...
- timesdispatch.com
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- 5/5/2013 11:55:20 PM
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Notes: Charter captains sentenced for fishing violations
- Check out more of Mark Taylor's Outdoors columns. Visit our Outdoors page to get the latest headlines from Mark Taylor's The Wildlife blog and The Roanoke Times. NORFOLK - A pair of captains licensed to run charter boats in Virginia were sentenced on April
- Roanoke.com
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- 5/5/2013 3:52:44 AM
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Kids Fishing Day is Saturday at Pandapas Pond
- The Forest Service will be sponsoring Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, May 4. The annual event starts at 8 a.m. at Pandapas Pond. Kids younger than 16 can fish for free and enter their catches in the competition. Area game wardens will be on hand to measure .
- Roanoke Times
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- 5/3/2013 10:14:30 AM
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Outdoors: Q&A with James River Park manager Nathan Burrell
- I didn’t want to (lose) all that effort and collective work ... You know what you’re doing. Go do it. Whereas I tend to be a little bit more hands-on. Maybe that kind of comes from the background of trails and needing to be a little more hands- ...
- timesdispatch.com
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- 5/3/2013 3:40:48 AM
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Fishing report for May 3
- Lonnie from Castaway (804 706-9100) reports the following catches: Arthur Eggleston (Chesterfield) 12-pound, 2-ounce garfish; Elizabeth Batterby (Chester) 45 blue cat; Lacy Mega (Chester) 16-2 blue cat; James Griffin (Chesterfield) 1.0 sunfish. The shad ..
- timesdispatch.com
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- 5/3/2013 3:40:48 AM
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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