Virginia DWR reference

Virginia Fishing Guides and Charters

Chesapeake and Atlantic charters plus freshwater guides, with phones and websites.

Piscifun Viper X spinning reelAngler pickPiscifun Viper X spinning reel50% OFFSale $39.99 $79.99

Photo of James River: Tony Alter, CC BY 2.0

Guides and charters

Virginia fishing charters and guides

This list holds 54 Virginia fishing businesses from directory listings: 51 charter services, most working the Chesapeake Bay, the Eastern Shore and the Virginia Beach inlets, and 3 freshwater or fly fishing guides.

Only business names, cities, phones and websites are printed; prices and schedules are not listed, so call ahead.

54listings
51charters
3guides
21towns
Charters

Virginia saltwater charter services

BusinessTypeCityLocalityPhone
Cape Charles Fishing AdventurecharterCape CharlesNorthampton County(717) 572-7589
Fishing ConnectioncharterChesterChesterfield County(804) 748-3197
Captain Jay's AdventurescharterChincoteague IslandAccomack County(757) 894-4620
Island Queen Inland CharterscharterChincoteague IslandAccomack County(757) 990-2404
Potomac River CharterscharterColonial BeachWestmoreland County(804) 224-1400
White Lightning Sport FishingcharterFredericksburgSpotsylvania County(703) 407-2700
York River CharterscharterGloucester PointGloucester County(757) 645-8397
Carson Custom CharterscharterGoodviewBedford County(540) 580-8436
Easternshore Adventure CharterscharterGreenbackvilleAccomack County(410) 251-1912
Captain Hogg's CharterscharterHamptonCity of Hampton(757) 876-1590
Four Winds CharteringcharterHamptonCity of Hampton(757) 713-2275
Hampton Roads CharterscharterHamptonCity of Hampton(757) 868-3474
Seaduction FishingcharterHamptonCity of Hampton(757) 329-5137
Captain Billy's CharterscharterHeathsvilleNorthumberland County(804) 580-7292
Crabbe Charter FishingcharterHeathsvilleNorthumberland County(804) 453-3251
Fisher's Bay Charters CaptaincharterHeathsvilleNorthumberland County(804) 580-2548
Peake Tide FishingcharterKilmarnockLancaster County(804) 338-0109
Matt Miles Fly Fishing, LLCcharterLynchburgCity of Lynchburg(434) 238-2720
Bay Charter ServicecharterNewport NewsCity of Newport News(757) 591-9009
C.R. Ryan Marine Charters LLCcharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(804) 317-2423
Fishing Charter FINAO SportsfishingcharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(757) 652-8260
Harrison CharterscharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(757) 587-9630
KeyDreams Charter Boat ServicecharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(757) 406-0943
Ocean View Fishing PiercharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(757) 583-6000
Sally T FishingcharterNorfolkCity of Norfolk(757) 515-3051
capt jims h b charterscharterNorth Prince GeorgePrince George County(804) 943-7152
Blue Ridge Fishing AdventurescharterRockbridge BathsRockbridge County(719) 205-5466
Knot Tell'n Fishing CharterscharterVa. BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 409-5526
A-Aa Four Winds CharteringcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 464-4680
AAA Ryno CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 679-3474
AfishinadoVB Fishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 748-0488
Aquaman Sportfishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 200-0200
Big Time Charters InccharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 496-1040
E Fishin Sea SportfishingcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 985-6255
E-Fishinsea Sport Fishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(970) 946-7071
First Landing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 708-0707
Four Reel Fishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 567-8900
Knot Wish'n Custom CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 641-0139
Legacy CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 404-5406
Legrande Slam Sportfishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 620-6397
Marine Concepts Yacht Sales & ChartercharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 313-8787
Matador Sportfishing CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 749-6008
Mega Byte SportfishingcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 412-8791
Payback Sport FishingcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 230-4396
Reel Karma Charters, LLCcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 630-6691
Salty Hooker Charter FishingcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 618-7460
Sea Change SportfishingcharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 615-9755
Seaduction CharterscharterVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 287-4477
Marlin Magic CharterscharterWachapreagueAccomack County(757) 787-1908
Scott Capt CaptcharterWoodbridgePrince William County(703) 670-5716
laid back charterscharterYorktownYork County(804) 758-4778

Business directory listings (Yellow Pages), read November 6, 2026.

Guides

Virginia freshwater and fly fishing guides

BusinessTypeCityLocalityPhone
Chesapeake Bay Sport Fishingfishing guideVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(410) 703-2760
Puttinn Sportsfishingfishing guideVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(336) 624-5294
Flyn Fish Sportfishingfly fishing guideVirginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach(757) 560-3828

Business directory listings (Yellow Pages), read November 6, 2026.

Where they sail

Virginia ports and towns where the charter listings cluster

Virginia Beach23 listings
Norfolk6 listings
Hampton4 listings
Heathsville3 listings
Chincoteague Island2 listings
Cape Charles1 listings
Chester1 listings
Colonial Beach1 listings
Fredericksburg1 listings
Gloucester Point1 listings
Before the trip

Licenses and limits for a guided Virginia day

A Virginia freshwater license is $23 a year for residents and $47 for nonresidents 16 and older, and a saltwater license is $17.50 for residents and $25 for nonresidents.

The tidal boat license is available to any boat owner, resident and nonresident. The license is a special combined sportfishing license that gives the boat owner a license to fish in saltwater and freshwater within Virginia.

Photos

Lake, river and tidewater scenes for Virginia Fishing Guides and Charters

Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir), Virginia
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
Photo: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
Claytor Lake, Virginia
Claytor Lake
Photo: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
Flannagan Reservoir, Virginia
Flannagan Reservoir
Photo: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0
Lake Moomaw, Virginia
Lake Moomaw
Photo: Will Fisher, CC BY-SA 2.0
Answers

Virginia guide and charter questions

How many Virginia fishing charters are listed?

51 charters and 3 guides, 54 listings in all.

In which Virginia town are charters most concentrated?

Virginia Beach, with 23 listings.

Does a charter cover my saltwater license?

A boat with a tidal boat license covers passengers in Virginia tidal waters, per the digest. The tidal boat license is available to any boat owner, resident and nonresident.

Are there freshwater guides in Virginia?

3 are listed here; most Virginia listings are saltwater charters.

Are prices listed?

No; contact the business.

Why are addresses missing?

Only business names, cities, phones and websites are printed.

Which localities have the most listings?

City of Virginia Beach (24), City of Norfolk (6) and Accomack County (4).

How do I add a business?

Use the contact page with the name, city and phone.