Striped Bass Trophy Season
Regulation 4VAC 20-252-10 ET SEQ. requires all striped bass kept during the trophy season be reported.

FISHING SEASONS:
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries: May 1 - June 15
Coastal Virginia waters: May 1 - May 15
Potomac River tributaries: April 16 - May 15

TROPHY POSSESSION SIZE: 32-inch minimum size; except for Potomac River Tributaries, where a 33-inch minimum size is in effect.

POSSESSION LIMIT: 1 trophy-size fish per person. When fishing from a boat or vessel, where the entire catch is held in a common hold or container, the possession limit shall be for the boat or vessel and shall be equal to the number of persons on board, legally eligible to fish, multiplied by the applicable personal possession limit. The captain or operator of the boat or vessel shall be responsible for any boat or vessel possession limit.

GEAR: Hook and Line fishing only

courtesy of Virginia Marine Resource Commission
https://www.vasaltwaterjournal.com/