What a lovely site today. As I type this it is raining nice and steady, remnants of Hurricane Harvey. Unfortunately Harvey put a hurting on Houston, TX. The fly fishing community has come together to help though. The Orvis Company is sending waders for rescue workers and companies like Yeti, Nautilus Fly Reels, Howler Brothers, [...]
The topwater bite is going strong and will continue till late September. If you have that topwater fishing itch now is the time to scratch. The past trips on the James and Staunton Rivers have given up personal best bass each trip. I'm starting to see more big bass shallow along the banks looking for [...]
I remember my father telling me as a kid " its the Dog Days son, fishing is no good". That never stopped me then and surely not now. I have never seen any change in the fishing in August for smallmouth bass. They still have to eat, and as long as there is water in [...]
The heat is on now that its mid July. The rivers have gotten low quickly with the lack of rain. So now wishing we would get a fair amount so the drift boat doesn't suffer more than usual. Maybe a tropical storm will make its way north sometime in the near future. The smallmouth bass [...]
Smallmouth bass fishing has really turned on this past week on the James River. Warmer water temps and tons of insects have the fish on the banks looking for their next meal. Caught several fish this week with beetles and other types of insects in their mouth. Not that you need to throw small flies [...]
Its good to be back at the office. You won't find many folks that would say that but I truly love mine. I know I have one of the best jobs in the world and being on the water never gets old or teaching and sharing my knowledge with clients. It was a busy week, [...]
My favorite time of year in Virginia is here. The official first day of Summer is still a couple weeks away but the first of June is Summer to me. Summer means 6 weight rods, floating lines, floating flies, and hungry smallmouth bass. Most folks that know me know that smallmouth bass are my favorite [...]
Nothing much has changed here far as the weather. The typical pattern has been substantial rain each week towards the weekend. By the time the rivers get back in shape another system moves in. Hasn't slowed me down on trout fishing though. I have had to reschedule some due to high water on the Jackson [...]
This Spring as proven to be exact replica of last years Spring. Dry April then May brought heavy rains. I got out one more time after the stripers on the Staunton River at Brookneal, VA. I figured it was done after the last big rain but there was fish still around. Water was still very [...]
The rains have came and instead of guiding everyday this week I have been cancelling and rescheduling trips. My biggest competition is Mother Nature and she always wins. We do need the rain though, it has been dry and unseasonably warm for April. Everything has been early this year. Fish spawns like the smallmouth bass [...]
