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Lake Louisa Water Details - VA

Lake Louisa is a reservoir in Louisa County, VA. Use this named-water page to check the map, current conditions, and nearby water-quality monitoring; confirm public access, regulations, advisories, and fishability with local sources before fishing.

This named-water page is not a claim that fishing is legal, safe, or productive here. Check public access, local regulations, fish-consumption advisories, and posted closures before fishing.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · open Lake Louisa in OpenStreetMap or use coordinates 38.11430, -78.01111.

Current conditions & 3-day forecast

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Water temperature & water-quality monitoring

Check the official EPA assessment (impaired-waters status and fish-consumption advisories) for Lake Louisa at How’s My Waterway (EPA).

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Monitoring summaries from the Water Quality Portal.

State fishing records

Black Crappie 4 lbs. 14 oz. (1967) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Black Crappie 4 lbs. 10 oz. (1994) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Blue Catfish 143 lbs. (2011) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bluegill Sunfish 4 lbs. 8 oz. (1970) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bluegill Sunfish NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 2 LBS. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 17 lbs. 8 oz. (1964) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 16 lbs. 8 oz. (2004) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brook Trout 5 lbs. 15 oz. (2019) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brown Trout 18 lbs. 11 oz. (1979) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Brown Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. (1990) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Common Carp 49 lbs. 4 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 12 oz. (1974) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 10 oz. (1996) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Channel Catfish 32 lbs. (1980) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Channel Catfish 31 lbs. 8 oz. (1992) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Coho Salmon 8 lbs. 12 oz. (1971) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Fallfish 3 lbs. 13 oz. (2025) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Flathead Catfish 68 lbs. 12 oz. (2018) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Freshwater Drum 29 lbs. 6 oz. (2018) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Gar 25 lbs. 2 oz. (1987) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Hybrid Striped Bass 15 lbs. 13 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Lake Trout 5 lbs. 6 oz. (1966) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Largemouth Bass 16 lbs. 4 oz. (1985) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Muskie (including Tiger) 45 lbs. 8 oz. (2007) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Northern Pike 31 lbs. 4 oz. (1994) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Rainbow Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. (2024) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Redear Sunfish 4 lbs. 12 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Roanoke Bass 2 lbs. 9 oz. (2005) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Rock Bass 2 lbs. 2 oz. (1986) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sauger 5 lbs. 8 oz. (1972) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sauger 3 lbs. (2010) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Saugeye 6 lbs. 8 oz. (2023) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs. 1 oz. (2003) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Spotted Bass 6 lbs. 10 oz. (1976) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Spotted Bass 4 lbs. 12 oz. (2020) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Striped Bass 53 lbs. 7 oz. (2000) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Sunfish (all/other) NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 1 LB. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Walleye 22 lbs. 8 oz. (1973) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Walleye 15 lbs. 15 oz. (2000) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Bass 6 lbs. 13 oz. (1989) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Catfish 7 lbs. 6 oz. (1992) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Crappie NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 3 LBS. — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
White Perch 3 lbs. 2 oz. (2012) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Yellow Perch 3 lbs. (2010) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Blue Catfish 68 lbs. 14 oz. (2022) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Bowfin 10 lbs. 12 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Carp 60 lbs. (1970) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Common Carp 45 lbs. 7 oz. (2016) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Gar 23 lbs. 0 oz. (2021) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Goldfish 3 lbs. 9 oz. (2021) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Flathead Catfish 49 lbs. 3 oz. (2025) — Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Official VA state-record fish are published by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources — records there are the state's, not a MonsterRodHolders list.

Location facts

CountyLouisa
Water typereservoir