Manassas National Battlefield Park - Fish

Manassas National Battlefield Park by National Parks Service

The park has 5 easily accessible public fishing ponds and 1 fishing stream. They are located throughout the park and many have convenient roadside parking or a parking lot. You must have a Virginia State Fishing License in order to fish at the park. State Regulations are enforced. Fishing is open all year round. One additional regulation for Manassas National Battlefield Park's ponds is that any bass 14" in length or less must be released . The complete fishing regulations are posted at each fishing pond site. To report violations, call Park Law Enforcement at 703-754-8694. For further information, visit the Virginia Department of Game Inland Fisheries at http://www.dgif.state.va.us/.

Below is a listing of the fishing ponds, and directions to them:

Cundiff Pond, the Parks largest pond, is located 1/4 mile North of Stuart's Hill Visitor Center and Park Headquarters on Route 29 (Lee Hwy). Brown park signs are posted at the second metal gate on the right where there is a pull-off for vehicles. Follow the trail for 1/8 mile to the pond.

J. Dogan Upper and Lower Ponds are located by the Resource Management/J. Dogan House on Route 29. They are 1/4 mile from the Route 29/Route 234 intersection heading South on Route 29. Turn right into the Resource Management driveway and park at the top. The Upper Pond is to the NNW of the parking area near the forest edge. The Lower Pond is to the NE of the parking area closer to Route 29. Access to the parking area is only available during business hours, 8am - 5pm, M - F. The gate is locked at 5pm.

Headquarter Ponds are located at Park Headquarters on Route 29. From the Route 29/Route 234 intersection, head South on Route 29. 1/4 mile after Route 29 splits from a two lane highway into a four lane highway, turn left onto Pageland Road (Route 705), a gravel road, and another immediate left into the entrance for Park Headquarters. Park in the gravel parking lot. There are two small ponds visible from the parking lot. This is a great place to bring small children, as access is easy and blue gills are plentiful.

Seasonal Pond is located north of the Matthews Hill parking lot. Take the Bridle Trail from the parking lot and go left at the intersection of trails, remaining on a Bridle trail. The pond is approximatly 500 yards from the parking lot.

Bull Run is located at the eastern edge of the park. Heading North on Route 29 from the intersection of Route 29/Route 234, turn into the parking lot at the Historic Stone Bridge where Bull Run flows under the bridge. Fishing is allowed anywhere along Bull Run where state regulations apply (no additional restrictions).