Lake Anna State Park, Spotsylvania County, VA
Largemouth Bass fishing today
Skip the Largemouth Bass trip today.
15/100
Why today scores 15
- Thunderstorms — Get off the water immediately when storms approach
Right now at Lake Anna State Park
- Water temp
- unavailable
- Air temp
- 83°F
- Wind
- 3 mph W
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:26 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
- Forecast
- Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
About Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides. Most popular gamefish in MD non-tidal waters. Ambush predator around cover — lily pads, submerged timber, docks, grass edges. Hits plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs, and topwater across the season.
Preferred water temp: 55–85°F (ideal 72°F). Preferred tide: either.
VA regulations
- Daily creel limit
- 5
Non-tidal VA: 5 per day in aggregate with smallmouth bass (can't combine to exceed 5 total). No statewide minimum size. Numerous water-specific exceptions: James River (Jackson/Cowpasture to Richmond fall line) has a 14–22 inch protected slot with only 1 fish/day over 22 in; New River (Fields Dam to VA-WV line) has the same slot; Shenandoah River (all forks) has an 11–14 inch protected slot; Lake Moomaw requires 12-inch minimum; Briery Creek has no 16-inch fish allowed. Check water-specific rules before keeping any fish.
Source: NTVA regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.