By Mossy Creek Oiutfitters The peak brook trout season is basically here. Water levels are still under average flow but hopefully this snowfall and rain later in the week will help. Keep an eye out for nasty wind through Thursday. We are hopeful warm weather will return by the end of the weekend and the brook trout fishing will fire back up again. Keep your fingers crossed for more wet weather … [Read more...]

Many are unaware that Virginia has a superior walleye fishery on the New River. Want proof? Above, Captain Forest Pressnell, guide for New River Charters, shows proof holding this 10 lb. 4 oz. walleye that he caught in Virginia’s famed western river. The Upper New River walleye are in full swing feeding mode for the upcoming spawn, which should occur around the March 12th on the full moon. … [Read more...]

By VDGIF   Dale Russell Lowe, Jr. has caught big catfish before, just not this big. He was fishing the Ice Bowl Tournament on Buggs Island Lake. “My cousin Stephen Faircloth fishes that tournament with me every year,” said Lowe. “I had two of the most important people in the world with me on the boat. It was a bonus to have Stephen and my son Chase with me.” Lowe had good reason … [Read more...]

  There are Bluefin Tuna out there when the boats can get to them. A 447pound Bluefin was caught out of Pirate’s Cove over the weekend. At Nags Head, nothing is happening in the surf. The water temperature is 46 degrees. Some hardy anglers on Jennette’s Pier were catching all the skates they wanted. One keeper puppy drum was also caught at Jennette’s.   Hatteras Surf Last … [Read more...]

As winter begins its stretch run, the best place for cabin fever-stricken anglers may well be farm ponds. Smaller bodies of water warm more quickly than do their larger counterparts. Plus, a full day’s sun in the shallow end of a farm pond can increase 5 or 6 degrees in a single day. Cold blooded as they are, fish gravitate to warm water, now is a great time to fish for big bass in farm … [Read more...]

Russell Holmes, a Beaverdam regular from Richmond, reeled in 9 yellow perch citations over the weekend. He fished alone away from the crowd on the north side of the lake. Russell released every single fish caught alive and well. Park Supervisor Michelle Maynora-Hostinsky says the water is 40 degrees and the pool is full. Numerous citations were caught last week, including bass, crappie and … [Read more...]

Dr. Ken Neill, III It is a time of closures in Virginia’s fisheries. Sea bass, one of our best wintertime fisheries, is closed. The bay striped bass season is closed. You can still fish for them in the bay. Some anglers were doing just that in the New Year, right up to the snow. You can even release a citation for these fish…at least as long as we have a citation program. There have been … [Read more...]