Over 1.3 million saugeye and walleye fish have been stocked by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) into ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The hybrid “Saugeye” fish is still new to Virginia, but has made a big splash — quite literally. The Department of Wildlife Resources awarded their first ever record for the ...

DICKENSON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — In an effort to expand walleye and saugeye populations in Virginia, wildlife officials are ...

CHURCH ROAD, Va. (WFXR) — There is an invader in an impoundment on the Appomattox River; an invader that could threaten the genetic integrity of the Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay striped bass. That ...

MARION, Va. – Officials had to euthanize 40,000 trout in Virginia to prevent the spread of whirling disease, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced Thursday. Whirling disease is ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Did you know you can fish without a license in Virginia during three days in early June? For Virginia’s Free Fishing Days, folks of any level can come out to public waters and ...

(STACKER) – Anglers all over the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at any time, weighed on an International ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The candy darter is a small, brightly colored fish found in streams across Virginia and West Virginia. But since 1932, nearly half of the 35 known types of candy darter have ...

What does electricity have to do with fishing? When it comes to fisheries management and preserving Virginia’s world-class fishing resource, quite a bit. Electrofishing is a method the Virginia ...