Stocking will take place at select rivers and streams around the state. While the daily stockings are not announced in ...

Trout stocking has returned to lakes and streams across West Virginia, marking the start of another season of expanded ...

Anglers looking to wet a line in the new year may want to review the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources' stocking ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has restocked select lakes and streams around the state with trout to support recreational fishing.

Hunters and anglers will need to pick up their new licenses before participating in the 2026 season. The West Virginia ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters and anglers that they must purchase a new license and ...

A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caught a state record channel catfish in the pond on his father's farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a ...

On Aug. 8 West Virginia angler Lindell Marker broke the state’s black crappie record while fishing a lake with his friend Dwight Priestley. Marker wouldn’t hold that record for long, though. Because a ...

A West Virginia fisherman set a new record only for it to be beaten in less than two hours by the man right by his side. Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley were spending the day together fishing for ...

Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days will return June 8–9, and anglers and their families are encouraged to take advantage of the annual opportunity to fish for free in ...

The West Virginia Legislature has under consideration in its final week the Highway Aquatic Tourism bill. HB 9341 would introduce West Virginia to the fledgling industry of “micro fishing.” Micro ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Requirements for a license to fish in West Virginia are waived for this weekend. June 10 and 11, 2023 are Free Fishing Days for the Mountain State. “It’s pretty much open fishing ...