The holidays are upon us and want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Thank you for the time spent on the water over this year. Its crazy how fast Christmas got here, maybe its my age but the years seem to be getting shorter.
Trout fishing has been good this Fall on the Jackson river tailwater section above Covington, VA. We continue to deal with low flows but we have started to get some good rains here finally. The days have gotten short and the water as gotten colder but if you put in the work you'll catch fish this time of year. Water temps on the trout water are ranging 40 to 45 degrees depending on daytime temperatures. Fishing the water throughly and making sure your getting your nymphs down will bring success.
Ran my last smallmouth bass trip a few days ago. We were able to get on some fish but with this year being colder than previous years we worked much harder for bites but had some success.
With the New Year around the corner I will start doing more musky trips. I will also continue guiding trout through the cold months. I will be at the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival January 13 and 14 2024. I have a couple Winter trout fishing schools happening next month. One of them is full but January 20th still has spots open. This will be held on private water and will focus on the habits of trout in Winter and best tactics to catch them, email me if interested.
Looking forward to 2024 and spending the majority of my days on the water! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and hope you get to spend some quality time on the water!
