Warren Poirier was fishing off the Outer Banks on June 7 when after a 45-minute battle he reeled in a massive 56-pound, ...

Two fishing buddies in West Virginia, Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley, set black crappie state records, in height and length, in less than two hours of one another.

Two fishermen in West Virginia set records on the same day after they caught a record-breaking redhorse sucker and a redear sunfish, as announced by WVDNR officials.

A fishing guide in West Virginia just set the new state-record length for blue catfish with, he says, the same fish he caught in 2020.

Virginia needs data to determine how menhaden fishing affects the Chesapeake Bay’s health, the Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association’s Steve Atkinson writes in a guest column.

This is part of a continuing occasional series on efforts to preserve Atlantic striped bass, which are Virginia’s state saltwater fish and vital to the economies of every Atlantic coast state.

A West Virginia angler just broke a fish record in the Mountain State. Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County.

From the Commonwealth’s state dog to Virginia’s official salamander, Virginia actually has quite a few state animals.

Virginia claims the Nansemond Indian tribe overbilled for Medicaid; tribal lawyers say the state is lying to hurt its new health-care provider.

On June 7-8, 2025, West Virginians and people from out of state can fish in public lakes and streams without a license. This weekend of free fishing is held every year and lets people experience ...

— Two West Virginia anglers caught record fish in different parts of the Mountain State on the same day. One of those anglers, John Plott of Oak Hill, W.Va., has been down this road before.