Fishing At

James River

4.0

(25)

878 Catches

James River is located in City of Newport News, Virginia. Download FishAngler to find the best places to fish at James River. Get local fishing reports with detailed catch information, weather conditions, top baits and more.

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37.122936, -76.641418

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Recent Catches At James River

Daniel Carter

4 days ago

•

Prince George County, Virginia

Caught 7 fish last night no bigguns but still some fun catches.

Species Blue catfish

Gear 5

18 likes

Robert BOWEN

1 week ago

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City of Newport News, Virginia

Was a rought day. But they coming in on some size now over by mmbt

Species Spot croaker

6 likes

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Daniel Carter

1 week ago

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Prince George County, Virginia

Caught 10 fish 2 biggest 20lb 10oz & 14lb 13oz.

Species Blue catfish

Weight 20 lb 10 oz

Gear 12

22 likes • 4 comments

Daniel Carter

3 weeks ago

•

Chesterfield County, Virginia

Was chasing them last night. Ended up catching 3 #CatchKing

Species Blue catfish

Weight 10 lb 10 oz

Gear 9

18 likes • 1 comment

Daniel Carter

3 weeks ago

•

Chesterfield County, Virginia

Caught 3 fish including this one which is my 4th biggest catfish. Love the drag screamers. #CatchKing

Species Blue catfish

Weight 52 lb 13 oz

Gear 9

23 likes • 3 comments

Daniel Carter

3 weeks ago

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Charles City County, Virginia

#CatchKing My Son’s PB catfish his first trophy size catfish. Only fish he caught this morning but it was a fun catch and going to be submitting it for an IGFA Junior length record. Congratulations Son 🎉🐟💪🥇

Species Blue catfish

Weight 38 lb 10 oz

Gear 11

18 likes • 3 comments

Liam Roberts

4 weeks ago

•

City of Norfolk, Virginia

Species Whitemouth croaker

Weight 1 lb

Gear 1

5 likes

Daniel Carter

4 weeks ago

•

Prince George County, Virginia

Slow start from an about 30 minute storm to the first 4 hours with no bites. Ended up hooking to this 41lber towards the end. #CatchKing

Species Blue catfish

Weight 41 lb 10 oz

Gear 11

65 likes • 6 comments

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Most Caught Fish Species At James River

Largemouth black bass

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