I got to the put-in earlier than I needed to. Christmas brought with it a blast of arctic air that nearly had the river on its knees....

If October is a month of transition, November is the month when we embrace the new season. Squirrels have been legal game for two months....

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

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

Musky are curious critters. If you follow this column, you know that I spend what probably amounts to an unhealthy amount of time...

Fish enough, and keep track of the weather and conditions, and certain patterns begin to emerge. Like, for example, when it’s worth going...

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...

The older I grow, the less I care about material things. Sure, as an angler, material things—such as boats, gear, etc.—can facilitate...

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...

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...

Late summer proved a difficult time in southwest Virginia. The rain was heavy and the rivers were full more often than they weren't. With...

The rapid was still in sight. Its white symphony took first chair to the wind, and the cold followed third—silent and subtle, but heard....