Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) Tournaments
Contest dates and results for Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir), Virginia.
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- 17.5 lbavg win/day
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Each Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) row was read on the host page it links to; Virginia DWR posts no statewide contest calendar.
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) formats as the trails describe them: team, one day, five-bass limit; team, one day, open; individual, one day, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; read November 2026.
Listing notes for Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) trail days
MLF Phoenix BFL North Carolina Division (3 of 5) on Kerr Lake: Lucas Murphy, 16 pounds, 14 ounces. Event date not printed; MLF release dated 2026-05-04 (dateline HENDERSON, N.C.).
CATT Kerr Lake Fall Qualifier #5 (2026-11-21): printed as Kerr Lake; trail Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT Kerr Lake Fall Final (2026-11-28): printed as Kerr Lake; hosted by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT Kerr Lake Fall Open #3 (2026-12-13): printed as Kerr Lake; organizer Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, open (no membership); entry Entry Fee $60 online or $70 at Ramp; optional $50 side pot.
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #1 (2027-02-20): printed as Kerr Lake; listed by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #1 (2027-02-28): printed as Kerr Lake; run by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: individual, one day, five-bass limit (BassKings); entry Qualifier $140 / $150 at ramp; Final $200 / $210 at ramp; membership $50.
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #2 (2027-03-06): printed as Kerr Lake; posted by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #2 (2027-03-07): printed as Kerr Lake; trail Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: individual, one day, five-bass limit (BassKings); entry Qualifier $140 / $150 at ramp; Final $200 / $210 at ramp; membership $50.
Fishers of Men Virginia East – Classic – Buggs Island (2027-03-13): printed as Buggs Island; hosted by Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail; format: team, one day, five-bass limit.
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #3 (2027-03-20): printed as Kerr Lake; organizer Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #4 (2027-04-03): printed as Kerr Lake; listed by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #3 (2027-04-04): printed as Kerr Lake; run by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: individual, one day, five-bass limit (BassKings); entry Qualifier $140 / $150 at ramp; Final $200 / $210 at ramp; membership $50.
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #5 (2027-04-18): printed as Kerr Lake; posted by Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
CATT Kerr Lake Spring Final (2027-04-24): printed as Kerr Lake; trail Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT); format: team, one day, five-bass limit; entry Kerr Lake Division entry $90 to $130 (shop price range).
Details as posted on each host page linked in the tables; read November 2026.
Tournaments on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir), Virginia
Trail sheets in the Old Dominion credit Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) with 20 scheduled events; 20 remain, alongside 8 published results. Hosts booking Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir): Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT), B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia, Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail and Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League. Weigh-in and launch are listed at Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville, Occoneechee State Park and Occoneechee, Clarksville.
Mean winning bag over 7 dated one-day five-bass events: 17.46 pounds; best on file 20.86. Circle 2026-11-21 for CATT Kerr Lake Fall Qualifier #5.
Coming Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) blast-offs
| Date | Event | Organizer | Ramp | Locality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-21 | CATT Kerr Lake Fall Qualifier #5 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2026-11-28 | CATT Kerr Lake Fall Final | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2026-12-13 | CATT Kerr Lake Fall Open #3 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-02-20 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #1 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-02-28 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #1 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-03-06 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #2 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-03-07 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #2 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-03-13 | Fishers of Men Virginia East – Classic – Buggs Island | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-03-20 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #3 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-04-03 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #4 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-04-04 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #3 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Ivy Hill | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-04-18 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier #5 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-04-24 | CATT Kerr Lake Spring Final | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-05-01 | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia Youth State Championship | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-05-23 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #4 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-06-12 | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia 6 Man scholarship fund raiser | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-06-13 | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia Fun Tournament | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia | Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-09-11 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Qualifier #5 | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Occoneechee State Park | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-10-02 | CATT BassKings Kerr Lake Final | Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT) | Ivy Hill | Mecklenburg County |
| 2027-10-07 | 2027 Phoenix BFL Eastern All-American at Kerr Lake | Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League | Nutbush North, Henderson (North Carolina side) | Mecklenburg County |
Virginia trail listings, read November 2026.
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) champions, as posted
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day bag (lb) | Big fish | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia State Qualifier 2026-06-20 | Cavin Young – Rob Wells | 16.76 (5/5) | 16.76 | 4.79 lb (winner's big fish column) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2026-05-02 | CATT VA – Kerr Lake Final 2026-05-02 | Eddie Fore & Randy Waterman | 18.14 lbs | 18.14 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-05-02 | Fishers of Men Virginia East – Classic – Buggs Island 2026-05-02 | Doug Wharton Conner Wharton | 15.94 (net wt) | 15.94 | 4.08 lb (as printed) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2026-05-02 | B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia State Qualifier 2026-05-02 | Brody Luckey – Griffin Sheets | 17.93 (5/5) | 17.93 | 4.73 lb (winner's big fish column) | Mecklenburg County |
| 2026-04-19 | CATT VA – Kerr Lake 2026-04-19 | Danny Moss & Josh Tucker | 14.93 lbs | 14.93 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-04-18 | Fishers of Men Virginia West – Legacy – Buggs island lake 2026-04-18 | Jon Simmons Cole Simmons | 10.25 (net wt) | 3.82 lb (as printed) | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-04-04 | CATT VA – Kerr Lake 2026-04-04 | Kevin & Joey Dawson | 20.86 lbs | 20.86 | Mecklenburg County | |
| 2026-03-22 | CATT VA – Kerr Lake 2026-03-22 | Shane Doughtie & Evan White | 17.65 lbs | 17.65 | Mecklenburg County |
Winners as the trails posted them, each linked.
Pounds that took first on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
For Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir), 20.86 pounds at CATT VA – Kerr Lake 2026-04-04 in 2026 is the top one-day five-bass bag.
Winning weights across 7 events: 14.9 at the low end, 20.9 at the top.
Dated one-day five-bass winning bags only; two-day totals and Legacy Series weights are not averaged.
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) on a Virginia weekday with no field out
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) covers 48,900 acres in Mecklenburg County. DWR files the lake under DWR Region 2. Buggs Island (Kerr) and Gaston Virginia or North Carolina state fishing licenses and permits are honored on those waters lying east of Union Street Dam on the Dan River in Virginia and the mouth of Difficult Creek on the Staunton River of Kerr Reservoir to the Gaston Dam on the Roanoke River, including all tributary waters accessible by boat from the main bodies of the reservoirs, or from the Island Creek sub-impoundment. Note: North Carolina regulations apply on North Carolina portions of these waters.
A Virginia freshwater license is $23 a year for residents and $47 for nonresidents 16 and older. Because Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) is shared with Kerr, the Virginia digest prints a reciprocity rule for that water; the lake page quotes it.
Virginia DWR Public Fishing Lakes layer (outline, motor rule, region number), read November 6, 2026.; Acres as stated on the Virginia DWR waterbody page, read November 6, 2026.; USACE Wilmington District pool as reported through the NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge KERV2, read November 6, 2026 (one dated reading, not live; feet as published, datum not printed).; read November 6, 2026.
Digest limits for fish kept from Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
| Species as printed | Where it applies | Creel | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth, Smallmouth Bass | statewide | 5 per day in the aggregate (combined) | No statewide length limits |
| Alabama, Spotted Bass | statewide | No statewide daily limit | No statewide length limit |
| Landlocked Striped Bass and Landlocked Striped Bass X White Bass Hybrids | statewide | 4 per day in the aggregate | No fish less than 20 inches |
| Walleye, Saugeye | statewide | 5 per day in the aggregate | No walleye or saugeye less than 18 inches |
| Sauger | statewide | 2 per day | No statewide length limits |
| White Bass | statewide | 5 per day | No statewide length limits |
| Chain Pickerel and Northern Pike | statewide | 5 per day | No statewide length limits |
| Muskellunge | statewide | 1 per day | No muskellunge less than 40 inches |
| Bluegill (bream) and other sunfish excluding Crappie, Rock Bass (redeye) and Roanoke Bass | statewide | 50 per day in the aggregate (combined) | No statewide length limits |
| Crappie (black or white) | statewide | 25 per day in the aggregate (combined) | No statewide length limits |
| Rock Bass (redeye) | statewide | 25 per day in the aggregate with Roanoke bass | No statewide length limits |
| Roanoke Bass | statewide | 25 per day in the aggregate with rock bass | No statewide length limits |
| Perch (yellow and white) | statewide | No statewide daily limit | No statewide length limit |
| Trout | statewide | 6 per day | 7 inch minimum size |
| Channel, White, and Flathead | statewide | 20 per day | No length limits |
| Blue | statewide | 20 per day | No statewide length limits |
| Other native or naturalized nongame fish | statewide | 20 per day | No length limits |
| Threatened and endangered species | statewide | No possession | no length limit printed |
| Grass Carp | statewide | No statewide daily limit | No statewide length limit |
| Longnose Gar | statewide | July 1 to April 14: 5 per day | April 15 to June 30: 1 per day No statewide length limits |
| Bowfin | statewide | July 1 to April 14: 5 per day | April 15 to June 30: 1 per day No statewide length limits |
| Northern Snakehead | statewide | No statewide daily limit | No statewide length limit |
| American Eel | statewide | 25 per day; no eel less than 9 inches | no length limit printed |
Water rules on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
| Water as printed | Species | Rule as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Buggs Island Lake/Kerr Reservoir | Largemouth, Smallmouth Bass | Only 2 of 5 largemouth or smallmouth bass less than 14 inches |
| Buggs Island Lake/Kerr Reservoir including the Staunton (Roanoke) River and its tributaries to Leesville Dam and the Dan River and its tributaries to the Union | Landlocked Striped Bass and Landlocked Striped Bass X White Bass Hybrids | October 1–May 31: 2 per day in the aggregate (combined) No striped bass or hybrid striped bass less than 20 inches or greater than 26 inches; June 1–September 30: 4 per day in the aggregate (combined) No length limit |
| Buggs Island Lake/Kerr Reservoir including the Staunton (Roanoke) River and its tributaries to Difficult Creek, Charlotte County; and the Dan River and its trib | Crappie (black or white) | No crappie less than 9 inches |
| Buggs Island Lake/Kerr Reservoir including the Staunton (Roanoke) River and its tributaries to Difficult Creek, Charlotte County; and the Dan River and its trib | Blue | 20 per day, except only 1 blue catfish per day longer than 32 inches |
Water-specific exceptions as printed, 2026 Freshwater Fishing in Virginia digest (eRegulations, linked from the Virginia DWR regulations page), read November 6, 2026.
Statewide creel and length limits as printed (page updated August 17, 2026), 2026 Freshwater Fishing in Virginia digest (eRegulations, linked from the Virginia DWR regulations page), read November 6, 2026.
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Ramps on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) for a trail day
- Steel Bridge boat ramp on Lake Gastondock and ramp, 1 ramp, barrier-free, freshwater, South Hill
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) trail organizers
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) locality links
- Mecklenburg County
Rods and baits for a Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) field
Jerkbaits and shaky heads
For docks and riprap
Spinning and casting rods
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Fluorocarbon line
For deep, clear water
Fish care
For hot-weather weigh-ins
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Virginia trail waters besides Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
- Chickahominy River7 events
- Claytor Lake1 event
- Lake Anna7 events
- Lake Chesdin3 events
- Lake Gaston7 events
- Lake Moomaw2 events
- Leesville Reservoir3 events
- Philpott Lake4 events
- Smith Mountain Lake15 events
- South Holston Reservoir1 event
- Tidal James River11 events
Sorting out the Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) species by sight
Photo: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Water near the Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) launch sites, photographed
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Photo: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
Asked before a Virginia trail day on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)
How many contest dates does Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) have in Virginia?
20 trail dates on file, 20 still ahead, plus 8 published results.
What is the first upcoming Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) date?
CATT Kerr Lake Fall Qualifier #5 on 2026-11-21.
How heavy is a winning Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) bag?
7 dated one-day five-bass wins on this water average 17.46 pounds; the best bag is 20.86.
Who runs the Virginia contests on Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir)?
Carolina Anglers Team Trail (CATT), B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia, Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail and Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League.
Where is blast-off for a Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) contest?
Ramps the Virginia hosts name: Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville, Occoneechee State Park and Occoneechee, Clarksville.
Who won the most recent Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) contest?
Cavin Young – Rob Wells won B.A.S.S. Nation of Virginia State Qualifier 2026-06-20 (2026-06-20), weighing 16.76 (5/5).
Which fishing license fits a Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) field?
A Virginia freshwater license is $23 a year for residents and $47 for nonresidents 16 and older. Because Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) is shared with Kerr, the Virginia digest prints a reciprocity rule for that water; the lake page quotes it.
How does a team get into a Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) field?
Entries go to the trail itself; the event name in each row links to its page.
Can a host post a Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) tournament?
Any Virginia host can use the Add a tournament button at the top.
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