2013 Virginia Freshwater Fishing & Watercraft Owner's Guide

2013 Fishing Regs & WOG 11-15-12_Layout 1 11/16/12 1:01 PM Page 15Sub-type or Creel and Creel or Length LimitsType of Fish Locations Length Limit Geographic Exceptions for ExceptionsChain pickerel 5 per day Gaston and Buggs Island No daily limit(Kerr) reservoirsNo statewidelength limitsNorthern pike2 per dayNo pike less than20 inchesMuskellunge 2 per day New River–Fields Dam 1 per day(Grayson County) downstreamNo muskellunge to the VA–WV state line, No muskellunge lessless than 30 inches including Claytor Lake than 42 inchesBluegill (bream) 50 per day in the Gaston and Buggs Island (Kerr) No daily limitand other sunfish aggregate (combined) reservoirs and that portion ofexcluding crappiethe New River from the VA–NCrock bass (redeye) No statewide state line downstream to theand Roanoke length limits confluence of the New and Littlebassrivers in Grayson CountyCrappie 25 per day in the Gaston and Buggs Island (Kerr) No daily limit(black or white) aggregate (combined) reservoirs and that portion ofthe New River from the VA–NCNo statewidelength limitsstate line downstream to theconfluence of the New and Littlerivers in Grayson CountyFlannagan and South HolstonreservoirsNo crappie less than 10 inches;South Holston Res.–15 per dayin the aggregate (combined)Rock bass 25 per day Gaston and Buggs Island (Kerr) No daily limit(redeye)reservoirs and that portion of theNo statewide New River from the VA–NC statelength limits line downstream to the confluenceof the New and Little rivers inGrayson CountyNottoway and Meherrin riversand their tributaries5 per day in the aggregate(combined) with Roanoke bassNo rock bass less than 8 inchesSouth Holston Reservoir20 per dayRoanoke bass No statewide daily Nottoway and Meherrin 5 per day in the aggregatelimit rivers and their tributaries (combined) with rock bassNo statewidelength limitsNo Roanoke bass less than8 inches15