Learn to Fly Fish for Smallmouth Bass

Our On-The-Stream Fly Fishing Schools for both Mountain Trout and Smallmouth Bass are beginning to fill.  If you are interested, give us a call to make sure your spot is reserved in the school you want.
Trout Schools

• April 12-13
• April 19-20
• April 26-27
• May 3-4

Smallmouth Bass School

• June 5-6
• June 12-13
• June 19-20
• July 31-Aug. 1

Winter seems to have settled in around the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Â The North and South Fork of the Shenandoah both have ice forming along the banks as well as running slush in the slower sections. Â The local trout streams continue to form ice along the banks and in higher elevations you will find ice on the bottom of many streams. Â The National Park Service has closed many roads along the Blue Ridge Parkway due to downed trees and dangerous road conditions. Â Nymph fishing continues to be my most productive method but even that is quite slow. Â I fished a local spring fed creek just west of Edinburg on Sunday for about an hour and I had one rainbow to hand and one refusal on #20 Mr. Rapidan Parachute. I snapped this picture on my way back to Edinburg.
Be sure to check out the Winter Classroom Schedule. Â Fly Tying Classes start January 30, 2010.