It’s a fishing day

Fishing near Alexandria, VA the closest public spots today

9 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly striped bass and white perch today. Jug Bay — Patuxent River scores best, 19 miles out.

Frost Advisory at 4 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 CountyStriped bass

61° water · 3 mph wind · incoming tide

98Go
Mason Neck State Park13 mi · ~19 min · Fairfax CountyStriped bass

61° water · 3 mph wind · incoming tide

98Go
Chapman State Park14 mi · ~20 min · Charles County, MDStriped bass

61° water · 3 mph wind · incoming tide

98Go
Burke Lake Park14 mi · ~20 min · Fairfax CountyMuskellungeFrost Advisory

5 mph wind

61Marginal
Occoquan Regional Park14 mi · ~21 min · Fairfax CountyStriped bassFrost Advisory

61° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide

81Worth the trip
Riverbend Park — Upper Potomac17 mi · ~24 min · Fairfax CountySmallmouth bassFrost Advisory

5 mph wind

59Marginal
Jug Bay — Patuxent River19 mi · ~27 min · Anne Arundel County, MDWhite perch

62° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide

100Go
Leesylvania State Park19 mi · ~27 min · Prince William CountyStriped bass

61° water · 3 mph wind · incoming tide

98Go
Chapel Point State Park23 mi · ~34 min · Charles County, MDWhite perch

63° water · 3 mph wind · outgoing tide

98Go
Kings Landing Park24 mi · ~34 min · Calvert County, MDWhite perch

64° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide

100Go
Friendship Farm Park25 mi · ~36 min · Charles County, MDWhite perch

63° water · 3 mph wind · outgoing tide

98Go

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

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