Mason Neck State Park, Fairfax 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 Mason Neck State Park
- Water temp
- 69°F
- Air temp
- 80°F
- Wind
- 2 to 7 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:22 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
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.