Fishing near Chesapeake, VA
An independent city on Virginia's southeastern edge, Chesapeake packs roughly 45 fish species into about 30 miles of lakes, rivers, canals, tidal estuaries, and swamp water. The Chesapeake Bay frames the city to the north and east, while Lake Drummond — one of only two natural freshwater lakes in Virginia, set inside the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge — and the tidal Elizabeth River anchor a uniquely varied urban fishery.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Chesapeake, Virginia and what's needed to catch them.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Bowfin
Amia calva
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Fishing guides near Chesapeake
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Preston Hukill
Puttin’n Sportsfishing
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Top Virginia Beach Inshore Fishing Charters!
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Greg Allman
Earning Stripes Sportfishing
5.0 (9 reviews)
Explore Cape Charles Fishing With A Local Expert!
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Kaleb Underwood
Nauti Dog Sportfishing
5.0 (3 reviews)
Virginia Beach Fishing Charters
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Pat Foster
Alanna Kay Sportfishing
5.0 (2 reviews)
Virginia Beach Fishing Adventures Awaits
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David Hall
Remedy Sport Fishing.
5.0 (2 reviews)
Norfolk VA inshore and offshore fishing trips
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Lou Hocker
Prowler Fishing Charter
5.0 (2 reviews)
Experience Premier Fishing Charters in Norfolk, VA
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