Lower Rapidan Trout Fishing (VA – Graves Mill)
I checked out the Rapidan River trout fishing at the Graves Mill entrance
I checked out the Rapidan River trout fishing at the Graves Mill entrance
Staunton River Trout Fishing is an alternative to the Rapidan River
Here is what Staunton River trout fishing water looked like a few years ago.
All the details are in my book, but I felt like I needed to put up a posting about something in the Blue Ridge as the water begins to heat up in late February. If you’re going to fish the Rapidan, the area above Camp Hoover is essentially a waste of time.
The trail leading up to the Staunton River runs on a very gradual uphill slope. It’s easy to find the turn
Park in one of the two turnouts and walk down the steep path past a nice campsite and begin fishing upstream. If you walk up the road, you’ll need to bushwhack your way over to the river before it enters a steep “canyon” that would make access more of an exercise in climbing than fishing.
I began to work at the pool and was totally stunned to tie into a 14-inch trout on the third or fourth cast
The pools were nice. Every large rock formation here marks a pool that is a few feet deep.