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Despite the recent snow, spring is here, and the weekend will be warm. I’m thinking the fishing will be pretty decent. I would like to hike into a river, but that hike could be as little as 5 minutes, or as much as an hour or so, depending on what people want to do. Some rivers on my mind: > …

Let’s get out Saturday! It’s the only day without precipitation in the coming days – certainly the only gap for the weekend. My plan, hopefully is not too surprising, would be to get some fishing in. This trip is intended for those interested in fishing, but I may allow non-anglers on the trip. Non-anglers should be able to entertain themselves …

I did this trip last spring, and I thought it was quite successful. Although I personally prefer to get out on a river, a few advantages that fishing at a private stocked pond has are: (1) No license required! (2) Stocked trout will likely be larger than wild trout (3) Easy access and casting The primary intention of this trip …

I’m open to suggestions for a destination stream. That said, my default plan is to head to the Jackson River: the Hidden Valley section. From the confluence with Muddy Run (the confluence is roughly 2 miles from the trailhead), upstream 3 miles, the river has a 16″ minimum on keeping fish (and max of 2 fish per day). My goal …

There are many fishing festivals that occur in spring in Virginia. It is a high season for fishing, be it for trout, bass, or something else yet. You already know about the fly fishing film tour, but you may not have realized that there have been Trout Unlimited fishing shows occurring in their respective chapters. Beyond that, there is a …

Every time I take 29 south to go to Lynchburg, I’ve noticed the wayside by the passing of Rockfish River, and have thought that the water looks like it could have reasonable fishing. I haven’t yet found the excuse to try it, but before the Creekathon is a good chance to do so. I don’t expect the river to have …

Rather than fish a mountain stream, it has been suggested to try a privately stocked trout pound, especially for an introductory trip. A few advantages that fishing at a private stocked pond has are: (1) No license required! (2) Stocked trout will likely be larger than wild trout (3) Easy access and casting The primary intention of this trip is …

With the colder air temperatures comes colder water temperatures. Fall and Spring have the optimal water temperatures for trout. Although fishing for wild trout in mountain streams is the quintessential fly fishing scenario, it does have its limitations. Rather than fish a mountain stream, it has been suggested to try a privately stocked trout pound, especially for an introductory trip. …

Virginia has a wide range of fishing opportunities, many of which can be tackled with fly fishing. However, to effectively fly fish, some degree of casting proficiency is required, thus I propose we make a trip out to the North Fork of the Moormans River. If you are casting line without a hook on it, then you do not need …

If you missed (or were waitlisted) on the previous intro to fly fishing trip, here is another chance! While you will have to buy a fishing license for this trip, I’ll also see if we can bring a canoe along. Let’s plan to meet at Echols at 12:30 and head over to Walnut Creek Park. I’ll probably fish until 3 …

If you’ve ever wanted to learn to fly fish, here is a great opportunity! First and foremost, the club has 3 sets of equipment to be borrowed. Second, for the intro part, no fishing license is required! My plan is for there to be two cars such that after fishing at the pond on Roland’s land, one car can leave …