Virginia Hunting & Fishing

Virginia stretches from the Atlantic barrier islands across the Tidewater and Piedmont to the Appalachian highlands, and its hunting and fishing reflect every step of that range. Hunting guides in Virginia work the eastern farm country and the western mountains for whitetail deer, with the state's growing elk herd in the southwest coalfields adding a rare Eastern opportunity. Black bear, wild turkey, and Chesapeake waterfowl round out the calendar.

Fishing charters in Virginia are anchored by the Chesapeake Bay, one of the great striped bass fisheries on the East Coast, with the bay also holding cobia, red drum, and speckled trout. The Atlantic coast offers offshore tuna and billfish. Inland, mountain streams hold wild brook trout and the rivers and reservoirs hold smallmouth and largemouth bass. From the bay to the Blue Ridge, Virginia offers a full spectrum of opportunity.