Trout Hike – Roaring Run (VA)
Looking for trophy trout? Don’t look here.
Virginia
Trout Hike – Smith Creek (Clifton Forge)
Maybe this place is OK right after stocking, but it was a narrow, shallow mess in September when I visited.
Trout Hike – Back Creek (Gorge Section)
Very pretty section. Tough fishing in the middle of summer
Trout Hike – Accotink Creek
The crowded parking lot might put you off, but the creek is just a stone’s throw away
Trout Hike – Pedlar River (FR39)
It’s a drive, but it’s worth it.
Trout Hike – Chopawamsic Creek (Quantico MCB)
A first class trout, er, sunfish stream…
Trout Hike – South River (Lexington)
Another great river… but it’s road fishing again… the difference is promise.
Trout Hike – Bullpasture River (North end)
The north section of the Bullpasture is a bit of a disappointment
Trout Hike – Irish Creek (VA)
Irish Creek is bad news – road fishing at it’s worst.
Trout Hike – South Fork of the Piney
This place is pocket water on steriods with one drawback – it’s road fishing…
Trout Hike – North River (Elkhorn)
The North River stretches for several miles – nice looking water
Trout Recon – South River (VA – Lower Section Near SNP)
South River near the SNP is “road fishing”
Trout Hike – Ramsey’s Draft (VA)
We enjoyed three miles of decent brook trout water. Not as good as some of the water in the SNP, but worth the trip
Trout Recon – Hazel River (VA – SNP)
Tough call on how to get to the Hazel. The evidence seems to indicate that you can park and walk in from the south without trespassing.
Swift Run (Stocked Water Section Outside the SNP)
What looked good on the map, looked bad on the ground.
Trout Hike – Cedar Run (VA)
Cedar Run – tough going with a jewel at the top
Trout Hike – Middle Rose River (VA)
The middle section of the upper Rose River lives up to my high hopes
Trout Hike – White Oak Canyon (VA)
Another Shenandoah treasure – great water, plenty of trout
Trout Hike – Hogcamp Branch
Easy walk, deep pools… this one is a winner
Trout Hike – Hughes River (VA)
I thought the Rose was good until I saw the upper Hughes…
Jeremy’s Run
Jeremy’s Run – a winner or a loser?
Trout Recon – Passage Creek
Passage Creek has a good reputation… what did I find?
Trout Hike – Rose River VA – Upper)
SPECTACULAR!!! Walk in from Skyline and get to work.
Trout Recon – Little Stony Creek
This is written up in all the Virgina books on fishing – but I think it is a loser.
Cedar Creek (VA)
We had heard good things about Cedar Creek, but was it accessible?
Trout Recon – Quantico Marine Corps Base
Quantico sports a trout stream, but is it worth messing with?
Trout Trip: Skidmore Fork (Above Switzer – VA)
The lower Dry River paralleling Route 33 is heavily fished – but the upper holds more promise…
Trout Hike: Buffalo Creek (VA)
Buffalo Creek promises trophy trout… does it deliver?
Trout Recon: Conway River (VA – Middle)
The middle Conway River is an enticing network of pocket water – full of productive holes
Trout Trip: Jackson River (Hidden Valley – North)
Wide and Remote….We made the trek out to the Jackson River in August – was it worthwhile?
Trout Recon: Hughes River
Anxious to start fishing – headed out to look at some water that I had not been to yet
