Fishing Report

Beaverdam

Beaverdam Reservoir Fishing Report March 20, 2016 Submitted by: Park Ranger Michelle Dawn M-h The water temp has averaged 64 degrees during the height of the day in most of the lake. The entire lake has flipped over and the fish are active with the Spawn. Crappie are still being caught in...

PSWSFA Fish News

Water temperatures have reached into the 50s inside the bay and she is waking up. Crabs are active and now that the potting season is open, getting crabs for tautog bait will be much easier. Tog have been caught on the ocean wrecks all winter long but have been rather dormant in the bay. That has...

Beaverdam

Chickahominy

Chickahominy

PSWSFA Fish News

Cobia is on everybody's minds and what is going to happen to our season this summer. Things will become much clearer over the next month. There is going to be a closure in federal waters sometime this summer. There is likely to be a closure in state waters also. This would be devastating to many...

PSWSFA Awards Banquet

The Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman's Association held its Annual Awards Banquet on Friday to celebrate the 2015 fishing year. Many awards were presented including awards for released trophy fish and awards for the first, second, and third place fish of each species. Special awards were presented...

Beaverdam

Beaverdam Reservoir Fishing Report February 22, 2016 Submitted By: Park Ranger, Michelle Dawn M-H The winter temp for the water this week tops out at 50 degrees. The pool is full and the grass is not an issue at all. The water clarity is stained in the deeper water but crystal clear in the...

PSWSFA Fish News

There are some rumblings which cobia anglers need to be aware of. Cobia are managed under an Annual Catch Limit. According to MRIP data, the recreational catch more than doubled that limit last year. Due to this, a proposal at the SAFMC is to close the cobia season coast wide June 15. This closure...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the very low 40's in the lower and upper main lake on Wednesday (2/10/2016), and will drop over the weekend. The lake level was...

Beaverdam

Beaverdam Reservoir Fishing Report February 5, 2016 Submitted by: Park Ranger Michelle Dawn M-h The water temperature on the lake is 40 degrees at 5 feet, the pool is high and the grass is gone. The fish bite has been awesome at the lake despite the cold temperatures we have been experiencing....

Chickahominy

Ed Allen's Boats and Bait chickahominy Lake Fishing report Lake level normal and clear. Water temperature in the upper 30's. Bass, Pickerel and Crappie action excellent. Twenty two bass over 5 lbs checked in the month of January, topped with a 9 lb 11 oz and an 8 lb bass. Lake frozen from1/15...

PSWSFA Fish News

Local angler and scientist, Dr. John Graves, has been selected to be inducted into IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame at their fall meeting. The IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame recognizes extraordinary achievements in recreational fishing around the world by anglers, captains, scientists, conservationists, writers,...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the high 30's in the main lake on Wednesday (1/20/2016). Most of the lake was ice-covered, with a large open area just above the...

PSWSFA Fish News

Cold and windy weather along with a lack of rockfish has really slowed down fishing activity. Anglers trying for rockfish in the open coastal waters did not find any fish this week. There were still some being caught to our north so there is hope that this cold weather will finally push them down...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the low 40's in the main lake on Wednesday (1/13/2016). The lake level was a few inches above top of the dam. The water was medium...

PSWSFA Fish News

This is the time of year when we should be catching all the rockfish we can handle all along the oceanfront. That fishery has not happened the past few years and it has not happened yet this year either. We have some hope for this winter as there was a good coastal fishery to our north and there...

Another Trophy Sunfish Catch

Eleven year old B.Connor Suttle caught this one pound four- ounce bream in Kerry Lake on November 27, 2015 near his grandfather's house in the Denbigh Section of Newport News. Connor lives in York County and the fish was released back into the lake. Eyewitnesses were his grandfather, Ron Suttle,...

PSWSFA Fish News

Happy New Year! One of the first things we need to do is to make sure all of our fishing licenses are current. With the New Year, we have some season closures. The bay striped season is closed. It is still legal to catch and release striped bass inside the bay but if you wish to keep fish, you...

SWS Seminar

For the first time ever, the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series will visit the Peninsula. On January 9, George Poveromo and his faculty will be at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia. The local Bass Pro Shops was a factor in why Hampton was chosen as a stop for the Seminar...

PSWSFA Fish News

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the high 40's in the main lake on Wednesday (12/23/2015). The lake level was about 6 inches above top of the dam. The water was...

PSWSFA Fish News

The Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament Committee held its annual meeting this week. The citation and state record programs were discussed. Consideration was given to requiring a photograph of fish on a ruler for release citations even when a witness is available. Also discussed was whether to...

PSWSFA Fish News

A fairly epic December tuna bite has developed in the Norfolk Canyon area over the past week. Boats making it out there are coming in with limits of yellowfin tuna and even some dolphin. Some bigeye tuna are also being caught. We don't know how long this early Christmas present will last so you...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the low to mid 40's in the main lake on Wednesday (12/9/2015). The lake level was a few inches above the top of the dam. The water...

Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament

Last update for the year.This item was posted by a community contributor.

Beaverdam

Beaverdam Reservoir Fishing Report December 8th, 2015 Submitted by: Park Ranger, Michelle Dawn M-h The lake is getting colder with temperatures between 50-54 degrees. The grass is less of an issue with the Winter birds coming in, they eat a fair portion and the wind is taking care of the rest....

PSWSFA Fish News

The big rockfish are here. Fish up to 65.4 pounds have been weighed in so far. There have been others pushing the 60-pound mark and many over 30 pounds caught. These large fish are primarily being caught by anglers fishing with live eels. There has been good action on 20 something inch fish under...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the high 40's to low 50's in the main lake on Wednesday (12/2/2015). The lake level was about even with the top of the dam. The...

Wolf Trap Light

Wolf trap light was decommissioned about an hour ago after 120 yearsor service. The structure will remain but the light has been removed.Wolf Trap is located just east of Milford Haven, along the western shore ofthe Chesapeake bay. It will probably be reported by many boaters asextinguished. Please...

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the high 40's in the lower lake and the low 40's in the upper lake on Wednesday (11/25/2015). The lake level was a few inches above...

Beaverdam

Beaverdam Reservoir Fishing report November 22, 2015 Submitted by: Park Ranger Michelle Dawn M-H The Fall has been producing a lot of fish for anglers. The lake has turned over with a water temperature of 61 degrees. The water is stained and the grass has been dying off. The grass is floating...

Chickahominy

Ed Allens Boats and Bait Chickahominy Lake Fishing report Water level slightly up and clear. Water temperature in the mid to low 50's. Fishing pressure light. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin action excellent on minnow and minnow like lures. Crappie action picking up on small minnows and jigs in 12-15...

PSWSFA Fish News

Big bluefin tuna are being caught out of Morehead City. There should be some bluefin off of our coast somewhere. We just need enough boats to go looking for them. When boats can get out of Oregon Inlet, yellowfin tuna fishing is good. Boats that have gotten offshore out of Virginia have been bottom...

It's sea bass season | Fishing report

This is the last report of the season. Though the fishing reports are ending, fishing certainly is not. Some of our fisheries are just getting started. All of our freshwater fish will be available throughout the cold-weather months, and this is the best time to tangle with monster blue catfish....

Chickahominy

Capt. Art Conway of Conway's River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen's Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the low 50's in the main lake on Wednesday (11/18/2015). The lake level was a few inches above the top of the dam. The water was...