Virginia Fishing News

ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 21, 2010 - Are you buying a boat in a distant state and need to get her home? Or, have you thought about brushing up on your boat handling skills with some on-the-water tutoring from a pro? The online Professional Captains Locator Service at www.BoatUS.com/procaptains makes it easy for boat owners to find on-the-water transportation services and instruction with U.S. Coast Guard-licensed delivery captains.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 11, 2010 - A boater from North Carolina is $25,000 wealthier thanks to the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) Wave of Fortune Sweepstakes. Mr. Kerry Watts of Charlotte, NC, has won the grand prize capping off the yearlong event. Watts earned one sweepstakes entry last spring after a boating friend urged him to join the nationwide boat owners group.

(Virginia Beach, Va., December 15, 2009) - Anglers are invited to cast a line at the 7th Annual Waterman's Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout presented by the City of Virginia Beach and Bass Pro Shops, the largest and richest striped bass tournament in the country- with a total tournament payout to the top 14 teams of over $200,000. Hosted out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach and drawing participants from across the country, the Waterman's Rockfish Shootout runs from January 7-9, 2010.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA--Trout Unlimited (TU) commends Colorado Sen. Mark Udall for his bill introduced today, The Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009.

If enacted, the legislation would make it easier for groups like TU to clean up abandoned hard rock mines in the western United States.

WHEELING, W. Va. - Virginia's Jeff Freeman had a 2-pound lead going into the final day of the Bassmaster Federation Nation Mid-Atlantic Divisional, and he felt a limit was all he needed to clinch a wire-to-wire victory.

FLW collegiate anglers set to tackle Lake Gaston
WHAT: The National Guard FLW College Fishing Lake Gaston event. National Guard FLW College Fishing is the country's largest tournament fishing competition for college bass clubs where college clubs compete for lucrative scholarships and prizes and a chance to compete in the Forrest Wood Cup in 2010.

SOUTH HILL, Va. (Sept. 17, 2009) - The $6.5 million Stren Series™ is headed to Lake Gaston Sept. 24-26 for a $260,750 bass tournament. As many as 400 pros and co-anglers will be competing in the fourth Northern Division tournament of the season for top awards of $65,000 and $30,000, respectively.

Alexandria, Virginia- The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) supports the reintroduction of legislation (H.R. 718 and S. 1557) that would restore reasonable off-road vehicle (ORV) access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (CHNSRA). The legislation was originally introduced in 2008 during the 110th Congress. It was reintroduced this year by Representative Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC) and Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Kay Hagan (D-NC). The bill would reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use on CHNSRA, which was developed by the National Park Service to provide substantial protections for local wildlife while allowing for access to the beaches by ORVs.

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA- One. That is the number of hurricanes a national boat owners group says it takes to wreck thousands of recreational boats in only a few hours. And with tropical storm activity heating up over the last few days, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) is offering a no-cost, online storm preparation tool at www.BoatUS.com/hurricanes that can help boaters ensure their vessel makes it safely through the next storm.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - James Cassaday of Wirtz, Virginia, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Shenandoah Division tournament on the James River Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Cassaday $4,037 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Potomac River Regional Championship in Marbury, Md., Oct. 8-10, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.