Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Page Bridge Access VA DWR - Hanover Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.78867, -77.37004 | Hand launch two miles north of Hanover on Rt 301, on the non-tidal river. |
| 2 | Pamunkey River near Hanover USGS 01673000 - real-time stage and flow | USGS gauge | 37.76764, -77.33220 | Roster gauge for this water, just below Little Page Bridge. It is the only flow reference on the river above tidewater. |
| 3 | Lestor Manor Access VA DWR - King William Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.58611, -76.98457 | Ramp reached from King William Court House by Rt 30 south, Rt 633 and Rt 673, well down the tidal river. |
Gauge: USGS 01673000 — PAMUNKEY RIVER NEAR HANOVER, VA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Shad, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Bowfin, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Hickory Shad, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Gar, Redbreast Sunfish, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch
Regulations: dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Hanover gauge vicinity - roadside and bridge access to the upper, non-tidal river.
White House Landing in King William County - the main public ramp on the middle river.
Lester Manor Landing - a developed ramp giving access to the tidal bends.
Romancoke area landings - lower river and York confluence access.
Northbury Landing - a quieter cartop and trailer put-in.
US 360 crossing near Aylett - bridge access and a canoe put-in for the upper tidal reach.
Sweet Hall Marsh reach - paddle access to the lower marsh guts and creek mouths.
Spring: the best weeks of the year - shad and hickory shad run, stripers follow, and the water warms fast.
Summer: hot and low-oxygen in the shallows; fish the deep bends early for catfish and work the cypress for bass.
Fall: excellent and underfished, with bass and crappie feeding hard and comfortable weather on the water.
Winter: slow but productive for big blue catfish holding in the deepest ho