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Matt Reilly
Oct 25, 20182 min read
SUMMER FISHING RECAP
Late summer proved a difficult time in southwest Virginia. The rain was heavy and the rivers were full more often than they weren't. With...
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Matt Reilly
Aug 1, 20181 min read
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
The last month has proven hot and cold. Fluctuating water levels that flirt with the high side of ideal before bouncing up again,...
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Matt Reilly
Jun 30, 20181 min read
TOPWATER SEASON IS HERE
After a long spring of high water and unfishable flows, the temps are breaking 90 and the rivers are clearing up. And the smallmouth are...
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Matt Reilly
May 18, 20182 min read
A RESPITE FROM HIGH WATER
Last weekend and the early part of this week, we enjoyed a short respite from the high water that's been plaguing the early spring. The...
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Matt Reilly
May 7, 20181 min read
THE TIME IS NOW
The past few weeks we've been battling high water, and I've been battling the last few weeks of my college career. Both are finally over....
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Matt Reilly
Apr 9, 20181 min read
IS IT SPRING YET?
The last several weeks have been two-faced--warm, sunny weather for a few days, then cold, snowy, dreary weather for a few days. Luckily,...
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Matt Reilly
Mar 14, 20181 min read
MAKING THE MOST OF SPRING HIGH WATER
It's that time of year again. The secondary streams are swollen and stained, rainbows are entering into their pre-spawn bulk-up mode,...
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Matt Reilly
Feb 16, 20181 min read
OH LORD, HASN'T IT RAINED?
Starting a little over a week ago, southwest Virginia has received over five inches of rain, and it's predicted we'll get about two more...
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Matt Reilly
Jan 24, 20182 min read
WINTERTIME AND THE FISHING IS GREAT
Two weekends ago, January 12-14, I was blessed to be able to make it up to Doswell for the Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival, an...
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