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,...

To be completely honest, I often put the fly rod down and throw a spinnerbait when the water is higher than usual, and with any...

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'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...

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...

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...

The inaugural smallmouth camp, hosted by Charlottesville-based fishing rod manufacturer, Reilly Rod Crafters at Fariss Farms and Iron...

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...

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 last month has proven hot and cold. Fluctuating water levels that flirt with the high side of ideal before bouncing up again,...

After a long spring of high water and unfishable flows, the temps are breaking 90 and the rivers are clearing up. And the smallmouth are...

High water. It’s the bane of any river fisherman or fishing guide, and I’m sure I’ve opened my last three columns bemoaning it. When the...