It’s a fishing day

Fishing near Alexandria, VA the closest public spots today

8 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly white perch and smallmouth bass today. Chapel Point State Park scores best, 23 miles out.

Small Craft Advisory at 3 spots
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The 12 closest spots

On the Virginia bank of the tidal Potomac River, governed by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC). Mason Neck and other Northern Virginia tidal-Potomac access points sit south.

Pohick Bay Regional Park12 mi · ~17 min · Fairfax CountyWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory

62° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

70Worth the trip
Mason Neck State Park13 mi · ~19 min · Fairfax CountyWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory

62° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide

62Marginal
Chapman State Park14 mi · ~20 min · Charles County, MDWhite perch

62° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide

87Go
Burke Lake Park14 mi · ~20 min · Fairfax CountyLargemouth bass

16 mph wind

55Marginal
Occoquan Regional Park14 mi · ~21 min · Fairfax CountyWhite perch

62° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide

87Go
Riverbend Park — Upper Potomac17 mi · ~24 min · Fairfax CountySmallmouth bass

15 mph wind

72Worth the trip
Jug Bay — Patuxent River19 mi · ~27 min · Anne Arundel County, MDWhite perch

63° water · 14 mph wind · outgoing tide

95Go
Leesylvania State Park19 mi · ~27 min · Prince William CountyWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory

62° water · 17 mph wind · outgoing tide

62Marginal
Chapel Point State Park23 mi · ~34 min · Charles County, MDStriped bass

63° water · 13 mph wind · incoming tide

100Go
Kings Landing Park24 mi · ~34 min · Calvert County, MDWhite perch

64° water · 13 mph wind · incoming tide

75Worth the trip
Friendship Farm Park25 mi · ~36 min · Charles County, MDWhite perch

63° water · 13 mph wind · outgoing tide

100Go
Seneca Creek State Park — Clopper Lake27 mi · ~39 min · Montgomery County, MDLargemouth bass

17 mph wind

60Marginal

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Alexandria. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.

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