I survived a ten day stretch of guided trips in 90 degree plus weather. The heat was wearing me down but every time one of my anglers stuck a 18-20 inch smallmouth bass on the surface I was rejuvenated. The past ten days has been great though. Plenty of fish eating on the surface and [...]
Its been a steamy summer so far. Feels like most days have reached 90 degrees lately but that hasn't slowed down the bite on the James River. Big smallmouth bass have been out cruising the banks or hanging in the shade during the afternoon heat. I'm starting to see more and more fish in the [...]
I have always said Mother Nature is my biggest competition. She decides if the river will be good enough for my trips to be successful. She can also make the river more dangerous than it already is. After the flood waters came down over a week ago on the Jackson river near Covington, VA, a [...]