Fishing Times for
Virginia, US 🇺🇸

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The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 10:42 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
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  • New Moon - 3% illuminated New Moon
Next Full Moon in 16.64215146625 days on 5th November
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    398,562 km
    Proximity:
    16.7 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Virginia
Last Quarter: Mon, 13 Oct - 01:14 pm
New Moon: Tue, 21 Oct - 07:25 am
Full Moon: Wed, 5 Nov - 07:20 am
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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    04:40 am - 06:40 am
  • major Time:
    10:31 am - 12:31 pm
  • minor Time:
    04:22 pm - 06:22 pm
  • major Time:
    11:05 pm - 01:05 am
All times are displayed in the America/Chicago timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -5 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a New Moon at 3% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a average day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -1 hour and -26 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Sun, 19 Oct 15:55 • 47.523, -92.537
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Current Fishing Weather
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7 Day Fishing Weather
The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Virginia, United States of America
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset
October Fishing Report

Cooler October water has Chesapeake Bay and coastal rivers turning on. Schooling striped bass are pushing bait along channel edges at dawn and dusk; work points with topwaters early, then switch to soft swimbaits or bucktails on moving tides. Speckled trout and red drum are active on grass flats and creek mouths; suspending twitchbaits and shrimp imitations excel, while cut bait tempts roaming bluefish.

Inshore wrecks and nearshore rips hold false albacore—watch for surface feeds and cast small metals fast. After windy spells, stained water favors brighter profiles; when it clears, natural hues produce more bites.

Freshwater is steady statewide. Smallmouth bass on the James and New chase crayfish along rocky seams; finesse jigs and ned rigs shine under high pressure. Reservoirs like Smith Mountain and Lake Anna see largemouth pushing shad shallow—spinnerbaits and squarebills around wind-blown banks. Crappie stack on mid-depth brush; small jigs in pearl or chartreuse are reliable. Big blue catfish bite well on fresh cut shad during stable weather.

Top tip: Track overnight lows—when mornings stay above 50°F for a few days, expect a consistent shallow bite; drop back to deeper edges after sharp cold fronts.

Best Fishing Spots in the greater Virginia area

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Virginia. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Virginia Lake - 0.82327695703km , Manganika Lake - 4.1903271273km , Mashkenode Lake - 4.99708008382km , Fayal Pond - 6.81023041914km , Majestic Lake - 9.35677399401km , Kendall Lake - 10.14157742083km , Saint Marys Lake - 10.39641845766km , Admiral Lake - 10.66466609901km , Little Sandy Lake - 11.85890549468km , Kapla Lake - 12.18843960094km , Doherty Lake - 12.38186323277km , Britt Creek - 12.76734157284km , Forge Lake - 12.8566188955km , Yates Lake - 13.06115509838km , Kalleva Island - 13.38818662428km , Salt Lake - 13.91467455006km , Harvey Lake - 14.29220040966km , Mulden Lake - 14.47416444399km , Keenan Lake - 14.51068399821km , New Richmond Lake - 14.57149289369km , Esquagama Lake - 15.05473594132km , Wagon Wheel Lake - 15.06574069901km , Little Esquagama Lake - 15.14077455413km , Little Jammer Lake - 15.58636398901km , Sand River - 15.78746684403km , Jammer Lake - 15.85723196251km , Ely Creek - 15.96042585903km , Wouri Creek - 16.09577383879km , Borg Lake - 16.12938592138km , Long Lake Creek - 16.66216104743km , Severson Lake - 16.8802087416km , Lola Lake - 16.97066386762km , Embarrass Lake - 17.02026166892km , Embarrass River - 17.08271135243km , Bradley Island - 17.36192012964km , Mud Hen Creek - 17.54523692904km , Heikkala Lake - 17.62305046946km , McNiven Lake - 18.28587651438km , Little Tony Lake - 18.37458407779km , McNiven Creek - 18.47580395248km

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