Dedication | p. V |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Overview | p. 1 |
Hazards and Precautions | p. 1 |
Catch-and-release Fishing | p. 6 |
How to Use This Guide | p. 6 |
Map Legend | p. 8 |
Saltwater Fishing | |
The Eastern Shore | p. 9 |
Angling the Eastern Shore | p. 9 |
Directions to the Eastern Shore | p. 11 |
The Atlantic Ocean Side | p. 13 |
Chincoteague | p. 13 |
Assateague Island | p. 16 |
Gargatha | p. 18 |
Wachapreague | p. 19 |
Quinby | p. 19 |
Oyster | p. 23 |
The Chesapeake Bay Side | p. 25 |
Saxis | p. 25 |
Onancock Creek | p. 26 |
Occohannock Creek | p. 27 |
Cape Charles | p. 28 |
Kiptopeke State Park | p. 30 |
The Western Shore | p. 32 |
Colonial Beach | p. 32 |
The Great Wicomico River (Reedville Area) | p. 32 |
Rappahannock River | p. 35 |
The Piankatank River | p. 35 |
Gloucester Point Fishing Pier | p. 37 |
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge | p. 40 |
James River Bridge | p. 40 |
Ocean View Pier | p. 43 |
Virginia Beach | p. 44 |
First Landing State Park | p. 46 |
False Cape State Park | p. 46 |
Freshwater Fishing | |
Northern Virginia | p. 51 |
Great Falls National Park | p. 51 |
Riverbend Park | p. 52 |
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir | p. 53 |
Lake Frederick | p. 54 |
Burke Lake | p. 54 |
The Occoquan River | p. 56 |
Occoquan Reservoir | p. 57 |
Lake Brittle | p. 58 |
The North Fork of the Shenandoah River | p. 59 |
The South Fork of the Shenandoah River | p. 62 |
Arrowhead Lake | p. 64 |
Leesylvania State Park | p. 64 |
The Upper Rappahannock River | p. 66 |
Abel Reservoir (Safford County Reservoir) | p. 68 |
Lake Orange | p. 68 |
The Lower Rappahannock River | p. 69 |
Lake Gordonsville (Bowlers Mill) | p. 70 |
Lake Anna | p. 71 |
Gardy's Mill Pond | p. 74 |
Chandler's Mill Pond | p. 75 |
The Mattaponi River | p. 75 |
The Pamunkey River | p. 78 |
The Piankatank River/Dragon Run | p. 79 |
Southeastern Virginia | p. 81 |
Diascund Creek Reservoir | p. 81 |
Little Creek Reservoir | p. 83 |
The Lower James River | p. 84 |
The Lower Chickahominy River and Lake | p. 87 |
Lakes Whitehurst and Smith | p. 89 |
Lake Airfield | p. 89 |
The Nottoway River | p. 90 |
Western Branch Reservoir | p. 92 |
The North Landing River | p. 93 |
Back Bay | p. 95 |
South-central Virginia | p. 97 |
The Upper James River | p. 97 |
Bear Creek Lake | p. 99 |
Holliday Lake | p. 99 |
The Appomattox River | p. 101 |
Pocahontas State Park: Swift Creek Lake and Beaver Lake | p. 102 |
Lake Chesdin | p. 103 |
Briery Creek Lake | p. 104 |
Sandy River Reservoir | p. 105 |
The Meherrin River | p. 106 |
Brunswick County Lake | p. 107 |
Great Creek Watershed Lake | p. 108 |
Lake Gordon | p. 109 |
The Dan River | p. 109 |
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) | p. 112 |
Lake Gaston | p. 113 |
Southwestern Virginia | p. 115 |
The Jackson River | p. 115 |
Lake Moomaw | p. 117 |
St. Marys River | p. 118 |
The Maury River | p. 119 |
The Pound River | p. 121 |
Flannagan Reservoir | p. 122 |
The New River | p. 123 |
Gatewood Reservoir | p. 126 |
Claytor Lake | p. 127 |
Smith Mountain Lake | p. 128 |
Leesville Lake | p. 131 |
Philpott Reservoir | p. 131 |
Bark Camp Lake | p. 132 |
The Clinch River | p. 133 |
The North Fork of the Holston River | p. 135 |
The South Fork of the Holston River | p. 136 |
The Middle Fork of the Holston River | p. 137 |
South Holston Reservoir | p. 138 |
The Whitetop Laurel Creek | p. 139 |
Trout Fishing | p. 141 |
The Catchable-trout Stocking Program | p. 141 |
Delayed Harvest Trout Streams | p. 148 |
Accotink Creek (Fairfax County) | p. 148 |
Back Creek (Bath County) | p. 148 |
Chestnut Creek (Carroll County) | p. 148 |
Hardware River (Fluvanna County) | p. 148 |
Holliday Creek (Appomattox/Buckingham Counties) | p. 148 |
Holmes Run (Fairfax County) | p. 149 |
North Fork of Pound River and Pound River (Wise County) | p. 149 |
North River (Augusta County) | p. 149 |
Passage Creek (Warren County) | p. 149 |
Peak Creek (Pulaski County) | p. 149 |
Pedlar River (Amherst County) | p. 149 |
Roanoke River (Roanoke County and City of Salem) | p. 149 |
South River (Augusta County) | p. 149 |
Fee Trout-fishing Areas | p. 149 |
Clinch Mountain Fee Fishing Area | p. 150 |
Crooked Creek Fee Fishing Area | p. 150 |
Douthat Lake Fee Fishing Area | p. 150 |
The Fingerling Stocking Program | p. 150 |
Laurel Bed Lake (Russell County) | p. 151 |
Lexington City Reservoir (Rockbridge County) | p. 151 |
Mills Creek and Coles Run Reservoirs (Augusta County) | p. 151 |
Skidmore Lake (Switzer Dam, Rockingham County) | p. 152 |
Smith Creek (Alleghany County) | p. 152 |
Snake Creek (Carroll County) | p. 152 |
Buffalo Creek (Rockbridge County) | p. 152 |
The Dan River (Patrick County) | p. 152 |
Roaring Run (Botetourt County) | p. 152 |
Smith River (Henry County) | p. 153 |
The Wild Trout Program | p. 153 |
North Fork Moormans River (Albemarle County) | p. 153 |
Buffalo River (Amherst County) | p. 154 |
Ramsey's Draft (Augusta County) | p. 154 |
North Creek (Botetourt County) | p. 154 |
North and South Forks of Stewart's Creek (Carroll County) | p. 154 |
Little Stony Creek (Giles County) | p. 154 |
East Fork of Chestnut Creek (Carroll County) | p. 154 |
Big and Little Wilson Creeks and Their Tributaries (Grayson County) | p. 155 |
Conway River/Devils Ditch (Greene County) | p. 155 |
Rapidan River (Madison County) | p. 155 |
Little Stony Creek (Shenandoah County) | p. 155 |
Trout Heritage Day Program | p. 155 |
Urban Fishing | |
Charlottesville | p. 156 |
Ragged Mountain Reservoirs | p. 156 |
Rivanna Reservoir | p. 156 |
D.C. Metropolitan Area in Virginia | p. 156 |
Algonkian Regional Park | p. 156 |
Cameron Run Regional Park (Lake Cook) | p. 156 |
Fountainhead Regional Park | p. 158 |
Mason Neck State Park | p. 158 |
Richmond | p. 158 |
Bryan Park | p. 158 |
Byrd Park | p. 158 |
Dorey Park Lake | p. 158 |
Great Shiplock Park | p. 158 |
James River Park | p. 160 |
Virginia Beach and Surrounding Areas (Hampton Roads) | p. 160 |
Bayville Farms Park | p. 160 |
Lake Prince | p. 160 |
Little Island Park | p. 160 |
Mount Trashmore Lake | p. 160 |
Index | p. 161 |
About the Authors | p. 164 |
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