2026 Monsters of The James
🎣 Monsters of the James Fishing Tournament
📅 Saturday, May 16 at 7:00 AM
Spend this year’s Dominion Energy Riverrock weekend casting and catching with the Department of Wildlife Resources at the Monsters of the James Fishing Tournament! Teams of one or two anglers can paddle up and down the Mighty James in this catch and release tournament. Get ready to school the competition!
📌 Competition Format
Competition will begin at approximately 7:00 AM, following a release notification (“blast-off”) from the tournament director. All kayaks must be in the proximity of the release location at this time. All competitors must be back at the launch area by 1:00 PM.
This is a catch and release event and to be eligible for scoring, all fish must be released alive.
🚧 Help Us Maintain Our World Class Trail System & Riverfront
The James River Park System and the Richmond Riverfront are extremely important asset to Richmond, and Dominion Energy Riverrock provides the opportunity to celebrate the Park System and Riverfront and all of the outdoor recreation opportunities RVA has to offer. Please consider a donation to benefit Richmond’s outdoor amenities. Your gift will help maintain, improve and enhance the James River Park System trails and Richmond’s riverfront. Donations and volunteerism make both our trails and riverfront nationally acclaimed… they would not be what they are today without the hard work of countless volunteers throughout the year and it is donations like yours that make this work possible. In the past Dominion Energy Riverrock donations were able to support not only general trail maintenance but also very specific infrastructure and equipment improvements like supporting the universal access ramp at Huguenot Flatwater, funding a Northbank retaining wall, the purchase of a chainsaw & trimmers to maintain trails, two new trail ramps, the replacement of all bike pumps at the bike repair stations around the James River Park System, and the Brown's Island improvement project. The James River Park System and riverfront continues to see heavy use so donations to maintain and make improvements are important to the overall sustainability of this RVA asset.
📖 Our Story
We live and work by Richmond’s picturesque riverfront. With a network of trails and amazing views just steps away from a vibrant downtown, we knew we had to let everyone in on the secret that was Richmond, VA. And what better way to celebrate than with the nation’s premier outdoor sports and music festival?!
Sports Backers and Venture Richmond both work to make RVA a vibrant place to live. Bringing our two nonprofit organizations together to create one of the nation’s most beloved outdoor festivals was a no-brainer! Venture Richmond provides the entertainment, and Sports Backers brings the athletes. It all adds up to a great showcase of Richmond’s riverfront and all it has to offer!
Sports Backers is a nationally recognized nonprofit whose mission is to inspire people from all corners of our community to live actively. Since 1991, Sports Backers has fostered a culture of active living in Central Virginia through its participatory sporting events and community-based programs that have inspired hundreds of thousands of people in the region to set fitness goals and pursue an active lifestyle. In everything that we do, we strive to promote health equity and create accessible opportunities for active living throughout our region. We fulfill our mission by: (1) advocating for bike and pedestrian infrastructure; (2) energizing the community through events; and (3) building a network of community-led group fitness programs in schools and neighborhoods.
Venture Richmond is a nonprofit organization formed to engage business and community leaders in partnering with the City to enhance the vitality of the community, particularly Downtown, through economic development, marketing, promotion, advocacy and events, to include: Friday Cheers, the 2nd Street Festival, the Richmond Folk Festival, and more.
🚨Cancellation Policy
Entries are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-deferrable, even in the case of a event cancellation, postponement, event format changes, and/or if you are unable to participate.
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