For the first time in almost a decade, we were able to enjoy a relatively full spring smallmouth season. Moderate amounts of...

In the month since our last fishing report, in true spring-in-Virginia fashion, we've seen just about everything--high water, cold water,...

The world is changing. The leaves are turning. Consecutive cold fronts are cooling the rivers, and the smallmouth and musky are in...

We're officially in the Dog Days in southwest Virginia--the peak of summer--and good days on the river have been rolling steady. Heavy...

It's been an interesting year in every sense of the word, and it's difficult to believe that we're already living in July--well into the...

We've fallen out of the habit of publishing regular fishing reports because our guiding operations were halted for a spell during the...

For the better part of February, we've been battling high water in southwest Virginia, keeping us off the big river and prepping for...

As of this writing, we are on the back end of some very wet and very cold weather. January fishing has been good, but not without its...

I can’t remember my first hunt. The first time my dad took me, gun-toting, afield in the pursuit of real game. But I know that it was a...

Fall is halfway gone, and it's safe to say that conditions have been a total contradiction to last fall. Low, clear water and warmer...

As wild as it seems, it's nearly September--my favorite month of the year, and the month when the most giant smallmouth seem to grace the...

For the smallmouth bass angler, the summertime represents one of the most exciting times of the year, when fish, big and small, will...

As I write this, the New River is on the rise thanks to heavy rains in southwest Virginia and western North Carolina, and it seems to...

When I wrote my last fishing report, I had just finished my last musky trip of the winter season, the nights were still cold, and...

On May 5 - 7, 2019, Reilly Rod Crafters hosted its inaugural Smallmouth Camp at Fariss Farms and Iron Heart Winery on the banks of the...

Though the first day of spring was officially over a week ago, it's now that I'm feeling the seasons change. Water temps on the bigger...

For the last several weeks, my weekends have been tied up with attending fly fishing shows around the country. Thankfully, last weekend's...

In just one short week, it'll once again be winter by the calendar, but by the weather report, winter is already upon us. Southwest...

Before the few days of rain we had this week, the New River was settling into a steady winter level. The water was clear, and the morning...

A few weeks ago I woke up to see the field outside of my window coated in an even coat of frost for the first time this year. The season...