Blue Catfish Fishing Trip

Currently Booked Full through Spring of 2020.  Now taking reservations for November/December 2020 and January-March 2021.

This fishing trip is offered from a 24-foot, covered pontoon boat and is great for two to six anglers. In the 1970's the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries stocked the James with blue catfish from the Mississippi River drainage.  These blue cats continue to grow and have attained weights of 85 pounds and more. On the Blue Catfish Fishing Trip, we'll target fish from 20-50 pounds and take everything else that comes with it. There is also a good population of smaller blues.

Come and enjoy another of the James River's amazing success stories.

Along with the world class blue catfish fishery, the James River is the home of many species of wildlife. Most notable is the bald eagle and the James is considered to be the site of the greatest comeback of the bald eagle in the entire continent. In the fall, the river also has a population of Atlantic sturgeon and their numbers seem to be growing more and more.  The Atlantic sturgeon is considered to be the fish that saved Jamestown and are 5 feet to 9 feet long, and can weigh over 300 pounds.  They return from the ocean each fall to spawn in the river.   

       Half-Day, 5-hour trip.  Up to three,  $450.   Additional guests, $50 each

       Full-Day, 8-hour trip.  Up to three,  $650.  Additional guests, $50 each

For more information or to book a Blue Catfish Fishing Trip:

For information and letter writing campaign to adjust the VMRC regulation

with the new Commercial Electro Fishing for Blue Catfish

and to sign the petition,

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