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Additionally, the Virginia state record freshwater drum was caught here in Virginia waters on March 26, 2018, weighing 29 pounds 6 ounces (13.3 kg). [4] The North Carolina state record freshwater drum was caught in Kerr Reservoir on March 20, 2013 on a plastic fluke lure. It weighed 23 pounds 8 ounces (10.7 kg).
Despite being a major fresh water source, Occoquan Reservoir is listed on Virginia's Dirty Water List, with recorded high levels of phosphorus, turbidity, low dissolved oxygen, the presence of copper sulfate and the growing presence of pharmaceuticals, largely due to human land uses, population pressure and poor management. [1]
The spot is a very important fish for both recreational and commercial fishing. In 2021 the total landing of spot in the Southern Atlantic sector of US waters was 322 t (317 long tons; 355 short tons) with 71% of that coming from recreational fishermen and 29% from commercial fisheries. 64% of the commercial landings were in Virginia. [11]
This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [1] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
In 1968, Virginia Electric and Power Company (now Dominion) purchased 18,000 acres (73 km 2) of farmlands in three counties along the North Anna and Pamunkey rivers. The aim was to provide clean, fresh water to help cool the nuclear power generating plants at the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station adjacent to the lake. [ 2 ]
The Pagan then opens to a large expanse of wetlands and marsh before bottle-necking into the James River. Unlike many of the tributaries along the James, it is largely untouched by development — 88 percent of its watershed is a mix of forest, pasture, grasslands and wetlands, according to a 2001 report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
On The Water is an American fishing and boating magazine, covering both freshwater and saltwater topics in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States..The majority of its articles are submitted by freelance authors, usually local fishermen and charter-boat captains.
The Visitor Contact Center is accessed via Sandpiper Road from the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, which is the southernmost area of development on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia. Most of the 9,062.45-acre (36.6744 km 2 ) [ 1 ] freshwater refuge is on the Currituck Banks Peninsula , which borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Back ...