Fishing At

James River

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70 Catches

James River is located in Nelson County, Virginia. Download FishAngler to find the best places to fish at James River. Get local fishing reports with detailed catch information, weather conditions, top baits and more.

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37.655737, -78.718345

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Recent Catches At James River

Reed Owens

2025-09-09

•

Campbell County, Virginia

Gear 2

8 likes

Justin Rosser

2024-09-06

•

Amherst County, Virginia

Species Channel catfish

12 likes

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Michael Hartsook

2024-07-28

•

Buckingham County, Virginia

Species Channel catfish

5 likes

Michael Hartsook

2024-07-28

•

Albemarle County, Virginia

Species Channel catfish

7 likes • 1 comment

Michael Hartsook

2024-07-21

•

Buckingham County, Virginia

Species Channel catfish

Weight 1 lb

Gear 1

6 likes

Matthew Gilbert

2024-06-17

•

Amherst County, Virginia

Small Mouth. Swallowed the whole thing got it out tho.

Species Smallmouth bass

Weight 2 lb 6 oz

16 likes

Heather Bryant

2023-08-30

•

City of Lynchburg, Virginia

Species Channel catfish

21 likes • 2 comments

brooks thomas

2024-08-01

•

Albemarle County, Virginia

Caught on 7.5 culprit worm. Rented a kayak from James River Runners...awesome people and got me on some great smallmouth.

Species Smallmouth bass

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Most Caught Fish Species At James River

Smallmouth bass

Flathead catfish

Channel catfish

Largemouth black bass

Longear sunfish

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