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Fishing regulations at Williams Creek, VA
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Fishing regulations in Virginia can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Regulations for top species
White perch
Gigging
Harvest by gigging prohibited.
Snagging
Harvest of this species by snagging (snatch hooking) is prohibited.
Spears
Harvest of this species by "spearing" is prohibited. Spearing includes the catching or taking of a fish by bow hunting, gigging, spearfishing, or by any device used to capture a fish by piercing the body.
No statewide daily bag limit. No statewide length limit.
Exceptions to statewide regulations:
Lake Moomaw: 10 perch per day
Tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay below the fall line: No yellow perch less than 9-inches total length
For more information, see Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Northern snakehead
VA Invasive
Invasive species may outcompete native species and directly harm native species and ecosystems. Unauthorized introduction (i.e., stocking) of fish or wildlife, including game, bait, and aquarium species, into new waters is illegal because it can harm the environment and destroy public fisheries.
VA Trotlines
Trotlines, juglines (noodles), or set poles (limb lines) may be used to take nongame fish and turtles provided they are not baited with live bait (worms are permissible), except on designated stocked trout waters, Department-owned lakes, and within 600 feet of any dam. Live bait other than game fish may be used on trot lines to take catfish in Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe counties, and in the Clinch River in Russell, Scott, and Wise counties. Any person setting or possessing the above equipment shall have it clearly marked by permanent means with his or her name, address, and telephone number, and is required to check all lines and remove all fish and animals caught each day. All trotlines, juglines, or set poles must be removed from public waters when not in use.
No statewide daily limit. No statewide length limit.
Anglers may possess snakeheads taken from Virginia waters if they immediately kill the fish and notify the headquarters or a regional office of the department; notification may be made by calling <a href="tel:804-367-2925">804-367-2925</a>.
Any common carp, grass carp, northern snakehead, goldfish, catfish, longnose gar, or bowfin taken with bow and arrow must be retained and must not be released back into or disposed of into the water. These fishes may not be disposed of on property abutting the body of water of capture.
For more information, see Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Blueback shad
It is unlawful to harvest, possess, land, purchase, sell, or exchange this species.
FAQ about Williams Creek fishing
- White perch - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Northern snakehead - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Blueback shad - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @lbethune49 reported a nice Blueback shad.
- @lbethune49 reported a nice Blueback shad.
- @lbethune49 reported a nice Channel catfish.
- @frederick-kyle reported a nice White perch.
- @w.odom reported a nice Northern snakehead.
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