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Fishing regulations at West Yeocomico River, 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.
Atlantic croaker
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Snagging
Harvest of this species by snagging (snatch hooking) is prohibited.
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