Leesylvania State Park, Prince William County, VA
Blue Catfish fishing today
Drop everything — ideal day for Blue Catfish.
86/100
Why today scores 86
- 69°F water — Right in Blue Catfish's ideal range
- 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 Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus. Invasive apex predator, now abundant throughout the tidal Potomac, Patuxent, and Nanticoke. MDDNR actively encourages harvest. Caught on cut bait (bunker, white perch, gizzard shad) fished on bottom. 50+ lb fish are routine on the Potomac.
Preferred water temp: 55–85°F (ideal 72°F). Preferred tide: either.
VA regulations
- Daily creel limit
- no daily limit
Potomac River main stem (PRFC): invasive, no size limit, no daily creel limit, open year-round. PRFC, MDDNR, and VDWR all encourage harvest on the Potomac. The tidal Potomac produces 50+ lb fish routinely; it's a destination trophy fishery.
Source: PRFC regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.