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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC20-620-70: Recreational fishing season

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  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
  3. Chapter 620. Pertaining to Summer Flounder

A. The recreational fishing season for any tidal waters of Virginia, except the Potomac River tributaries, shall be open year-round.

B. The recreational fishing season for the Potomac River tributaries shall be the same as established by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission for the mainstem Potomac River.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing recreationally to take, catch, or possess any summer flounder during any closed recreational fishing season.

D. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the landing of summer flounder in Virginia that were legally harvested in the Potomac River.

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