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Virginia Casts

Casts covering Virginia’s featured freshwater waters — Smith Mountain Lake, Kerr / Buggs Island (VA), Lake Anna, Lake Gaston (VA / Steel Bridge), Lake Moomaw, Philpott Lake, Occoquan Reservoir, Chickahominy Lake, Leesville Lake, and Claytor Lake. Pick a water below — free email signup unlocks the full Cast.

Fishing Virginia

Virginia’s freshwater fishing spans Smith Mountain Lake, Kerr / Buggs Island on the VA shore at Clarksville, Lake Anna, Lake Gaston at the Steel Bridge VDGIF ramp in Bracey, Lake Moomaw, Philpott, Occoquan Reservoir, Chickahominy Lake at Walkers Dam, Leesville Lake, and Claytor Lake — largemouth, striped bass, and smallmouth fisheries managed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with USACE and Appalachian Power partners. Expect big Piedmont power lakes, mountain storage at Moomaw and Philpott, and a hard VA-shore boundary on Kerr and Gaston (NC bank is separate). No Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Shore ocean, or Hampton Roads salt products. Licenses are issued by Virginia DWR; buy through Go Outdoors Virginia and confirm inland regs before you keep fish.

Click here to get a Virginia fishing license (Go Outdoors Virginia / DWR licenses) Regs & seasons: Virginia DWR Fishing

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Virginia Casts

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