Jerry Hall reeled in a new record fallfish weighing 3 pounds, 13 ounces and measuring nearly 20 inches. Hall landed the record-breaking fish in the Jackson River near Covington.

Botetourt County is now making it a little easier to find out everything you can do outdoors with its “Let’s Go BOCO” website.

Mentors and kids in foster care build trust and heal trauma along the riverbank.

Chris Thompson is a fish whisperer. He seems to always know where the fish are and what they are thinking. It's led to an impressive fifty-plus trophy catches in less than a year.

Sometimes fishing is like taking a test. You search and search for the proper solution to the problem. Sometimes you pass and sometimes you don't. 10 News Anchor John Carlin tried to make the grade trying to wrangle the trout in the cold clear Jackson River in Alleghany County, Va.

Shenandoah National Park will be closing its rivers and streams to fishing due to low flows and high water temperatures.

Carvin's Cove supplies drinking water to the Roanoke Valley, and as it turns out, it's a great place to fish. It's one of your choices if you want to participate in the Blue Ridge Games.

A local angler was fly fishing for bass, when he hooked the fish of a lifetime. He landed a trout over two feet long.

The Department of Wildlife Resources has got you covered with three days of free fishing from June 7 through 9.

The 11th annual event to benefit a local Hodgkins Lymphoma patient.

Kids in Salem were reeling in some fun on Saturday.

The top team caught 346 fish in just two hours, according to organizer Nikki Gregerson, but that team wasn’t the biggest winner of the event.

It's National Pet Day, and we know that all of you pet parents out there want to show off your furry friends!

Officials are warning fishers of a parasite found in Southwest Virginia recently.

If you know any avid hunters or fishers, make sure they are purchasing a license through the appropriate channels.

If you’re catching carp, health officials say limit how much you eat. On Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health issued a fish advisory that stretches from the head of the James near Iron Gate to Balcony Falls Dam downstream of Glasgow, near the Maury River. Recent fish tissue sample results from the Upper James River in 2018 and 2019 show polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels in carp exceed the amount considered safe for long-term human consumption. Over time, PCBs build up in fish tissue to levels that are many times greater than levels in the surrounding water. That’s why eating carp from this area may pose a health risk, but swimming or waterskiing is safe.

The species, which is in appearance, is nearly identical to the Spotted Bass, threatens both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass through competition and hybridization, according to DGIF. Although Alabama Bass, which are native to Alabama and parts of Georgia, can grow somewhat larger than Spotted Bass, DGIF says they have a tendency to become stunted, ultimately creating a fishery dominated by small bass. Here's a comparison between Alabama Bass, Spotted Bass and Largemouth Bass (iNaturalist Angling for Black Bass Conservation Project)DGIF believes that further spread of Alabama Bass may jeopardize bass fisheries in systems such as Smith Mountain Lake, Lake Anna, Lake Moomaw, South Holston Reservoir, the upper James River, and the Shenandoah River. Existing Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass populations saw negative impacts after Alabama Bass entered the water in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, according to DGIF. Contact DGIF at fisheries@dgif.virginia.gov or at 804 367-1293Anyone with information about intentioal stockings of Alabama Bass should contact DGIF law enforcement at 800-237-5712 or WildCrime@dgif.virginia.gov.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries established free fishing days on June 5, 6 and 7, 2020. To increase angling opportunities, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has removed the restriction to fishing designated stocked trout waters. Virginia’s diversified trout habitat offers a wide range of trout fishing prospects. All fishing regulations including size, season, catch limits, and gear restrictions, will remain in effect. The 2020 Freshwater Fishing and Boating Regulations can be found at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website at: www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/.com.