Leesylvania State Park, Prince William County, VA
White Perch fishing today
Workable day for White Perch.
68/100
Why today scores 68
- 69°F water — Inside White Perch's active range
- incoming tide — White Perch prefers outgoing tide
- 7 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Leesylvania State Park
- Water temp
- 69°F
- Air temp
- 76°F
- Wind
- 3 to 7 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:23 AM / 7:51 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
About White Perch
Morone americana. Smaller cousin of the striped bass and arguably the Bay's most popular panfish. Schools heavily in tidal rivers and creeks; hits bottom rigs with bloodworms, grass shrimp, or small jigs. Spring spawning run into the freshwater ends of tributaries is the marquee fishery.
Preferred water temp: 50–78°F (ideal 65°F). Preferred tide: outgoing.
VA regulations
- Minimum size
- 8"
- Daily creel limit
- 10
Potomac River main stem (PRFC): 8-inch minimum, 10 per day for recreational hook-and-line. More restrictive than either MD or VA tidal rules — PRFC caps the creel where neither state does. Spring tributary runs (Pomonkey, Mattawoman, Nanjemoy) are the marquee fishery.
Source: PRFC regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.