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Tidewater Fishing Towns
Complete fishing guides for every town on the Chesapeake Bay, from Sandbridge to Kiptopeke.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake is Virginia's largest city by area, with the Northwest River, Deep Creek, and a long stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway. It is a freshwater-to-saltwater transition zone with great access to both.
Read Guide →Hampton
Hampton fronts the southern Chesapeake Bay with Buckroe Beach, a classic Bay fishing pier, and the Hampton River. Sheepshead, tautog, and speckled trout are key targets along this shoreline.
Read Guide →Kiptopeke
Kiptopeke is on the southern Eastern Shore at Kiptopeke State Park. The famous concrete ship piers are a premier spot for tautog, striped bass, and flounder in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read Guide →Newport News
Newport News runs along the James River where it widens into Hampton Roads. The Hilton area and the James River shoreline offer strong catfish, striper, and inshore fishing.
Read Guide →Norfolk
Norfolk sits at the mouth of the Elizabeth River where it meets Hampton Roads. The Ocean View waterfront on the Chesapeake Bay, Willoughby Spit, and the Lafayette River offer excellent surf and inshore fishing minutes from downtown.
Read Guide →Ocean View
Ocean View is Norfolk's Chesapeake Bay beach community, anchored by the Ocean View Fishing Pier. Bay fishing here produces croaker, spot, flounder, and speckled trout.
Read Guide →Portsmouth
Portsmouth sits on the south bank of the Elizabeth River with a historic waterfront. It is a gateway to the Western Branch and Nansemond River fisheries.
Read Guide →Sandbridge
Sandbridge is Virginia Beach's southern beach community, backed by Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park. It is a low-pressure surf-fishing destination with excellent red drum and speckled trout.
Read Guide →Suffolk
Suffolk lies along the Nansemond River with Lake Prince and Western Branch Reservoir providing excellent freshwater fishing close to the saltwater.
Read Guide →Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is the heart of Tidewater saltwater fishing — a 3-mile oceanfront on the Atlantic, Rudee Inlet, Lynnhaven River, Back Bay, and the Sandbridge beaches to the south. Red drum, speckled trout, cobia, flounder, and Spanish mackerel are all within reach from shore, pier, or boat.
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