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Virginia Named Waters

Browse all 1,435 named waters across 117 counties in Virginia. Gear up at the MonsterRodHolders shop before you plan a trip.

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Accomack County (17)

Albemarle County (57)

Alleghany County (4)

Amelia County (10)

Amherst County (18)

Appomattox County (6)

Augusta County (29)

Bath County (8)

Bedford County (16)

Bland County (1)

Botetourt County (4)

Bristol (city) County (1)

Brunswick County (7)

Buchanan County (1)

Buckingham County (11)

Buena Vista (city) County (1)

Campbell County (20)

Caroline County (51)

Carroll County (3)

Charles City County (3)

Charlotte County (16)

Chesapeake (city) County (2)

Chesterfield County (42)

Clarke County (3)

Colonial Heights (city) County (1)

Craig County (3)

Culpeper County (10)

Cumberland County (22)

Danville (city) County (3)

Dickenson County (6)

Dinwiddie County (19)

Essex County (14)

Fairfax County (31)

Fauquier County (40)

Floyd County (2)

Fluvanna County (10)

Franklin County (9)

Frederick County (25)

Fredericksburg (city) County (1)

Giles County (5)

Gloucester County (14)

Goochland County (16)

Grayson County (3)

Greene County (15)

Greensville County (13)

Halifax County (10)

Hampton (city) County (5)

Hanover County (39)

Harrisonburg (city) County (1)

Henrico County (18)

Henry County (12)

Isle of Wight County (24)

James City County (28)

King and Queen County (17)

King George County (10)

King William County (21)

Lancaster County (10)

Lee County (4)

Loudoun County (30)

Louisa County (31)

Lunenburg County (6)

Lynchburg (city) County (5)

Madison County (5)

Martinsville (city) County (1)

Mathews County (1)

Mecklenburg County (14)

Middlesex County (12)

Montgomery County (4)

Nelson County (10)

New Kent County (15)

Newport News (city) County (12)

Norfolk (city) County (4)

Northampton County (14)

Northumberland County (19)

Norton (city) County (3)

Nottoway County (10)

Orange County (9)

Page County (6)

Patrick County (6)

Petersburg (city) County (2)

Pittsylvania County (21)

Poquoson (city) County (2)

Portsmouth (city) County (6)

Powhatan County (22)

Prince Edward County (24)

Prince George County (19)

Prince William County (20)

Pulaski County (6)

Rappahannock County (6)

Richmond County (7)

Richmond (city) County (7)

Roanoke County (5)

Roanoke (city) County (4)

Rockbridge County (6)

Rockingham County (11)

Russell County (9)

Salem (city) County (1)

Scott County (3)

Shenandoah County (11)

Smyth County (1)

Southampton County (15)

Spotsylvania County (27)

Stafford County (12)

Staunton (city) County (1)

Suffolk (city) County (27)

Surry County (8)

Sussex County (33)

Tazewell County (3)

Virginia Beach (city) County (24)

Warren County (13)

Washington County (5)

Waynesboro (city) County (1)

Westmoreland County (28)

Williamsburg (city) County (3)

Wise County (10)

Wythe County (3)

York County (20)

Virginia state fishing records

Black Crappie 4 lbs. 14 oz. (1967) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Black Crappie 4 lbs. 10 oz. (1994) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Blue Catfish 143 lbs. (2011) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bluegill Sunfish 4 lbs. 8 oz. (1970) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bluegill Sunfish NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 2 LBS. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 17 lbs. 8 oz. (1964) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 16 lbs. 8 oz. (2004) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brook Trout 5 lbs. 15 oz. (2019) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brown Trout 18 lbs. 11 oz. (1979) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brown Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. (1990) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Common Carp 49 lbs. 4 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 12 oz. (1974) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 10 oz. (1996) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Channel Catfish 32 lbs. (1980) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Channel Catfish 31 lbs. 8 oz. (1992) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Coho Salmon 8 lbs. 12 oz. (1971) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Fallfish 3 lbs. 13 oz. (2025) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Flathead Catfish 68 lbs. 12 oz. (2018) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Freshwater Drum 29 lbs. 6 oz. (2018) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Gar 25 lbs. 2 oz. (1987) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Hybrid Striped Bass 15 lbs. 13 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Lake Trout 5 lbs. 6 oz. (1966) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Largemouth Bass 16 lbs. 4 oz. (1985) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Muskie (including Tiger) 45 lbs. 8 oz. (2007) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Northern Pike 31 lbs. 4 oz. (1994) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Rainbow Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. (2024) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Redear Sunfish 4 lbs. 12 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Roanoke Bass 2 lbs. 9 oz. (2005) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Rock Bass 2 lbs. 2 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sauger 5 lbs. 8 oz. (1972) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sauger 3 lbs. (2010) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Saugeye 6 lbs. 8 oz. (2023) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs. 1 oz. (2003) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Spotted Bass 6 lbs. 10 oz. (1976) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Spotted Bass 4 lbs. 12 oz. (2020) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Striped Bass 53 lbs. 7 oz. (2000) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sunfish (all/other) NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 1 LB. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Walleye 22 lbs. 8 oz. (1973) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Walleye 15 lbs. 15 oz. (2000) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Bass 6 lbs. 13 oz. (1989) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Catfish 7 lbs. 6 oz. (1992) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Crappie NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 3 LBS. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Perch 3 lbs. 2 oz. (2012) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Yellow Perch 3 lbs. (2010) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Blue Catfish 68 lbs. 14 oz. (2022) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 10 lbs. 12 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Carp 60 lbs. (1970) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Common Carp 45 lbs. 7 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Gar 23 lbs. 0 oz. (2021) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Goldfish 3 lbs. 9 oz. (2021) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Flathead Catfish 49 lbs. 3 oz. (2025) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Official VA state-record fish are published by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources — records there are the state's, not a MonsterRodHolders list.