VA · REGULATIONS

VA saltwater bag limits.

Per-species minimum sizes, daily bag limits, possession limits and slot rules for Virginia recreational saltwater fishing. Verified against the VMRC guide.

All VA species

Click any species for the full per-species rule.

Striped Bass Min 28 in Bag 1 Summer Flounder (Fluke) Min 16 in Bag 4 Red Drum (Redfish) Min 18 in Bag 3 Spotted Seatrout Min 14 in Bag 5 Cobia Min 43 in Bag 1 Bluefish No min Bag 5 Black Drum Min 16 in Bag 1 Sheepshead No min Bag 4 Tautog Min 16 in Bag 4 Black Sea Bass Min 13 in Bag 15

Source & verification

All limits sourced from the VMRC recreational saltwater fishing regulations. Per-species verification dates are shown on each detail page.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish.

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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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