THE SMALLMOUTH TRAIN IS ROLLING
For the first time in almost a decade, we were able to enjoy a relatively full spring smallmouth season. Moderate amounts of...
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Matt Reilly
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
SPRING SMALLMOUTH FISHING IN FULL SWING
In the month since our last fishing report, in true spring-in-Virginia fashion, we've seen just about everything--high water, cold water,...
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Matt Reilly
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
FOGGY MORNING CANNIBALISM
The big rivers are blown out. Hurricane rain from whoever-we’re-up-to-now flooded the watershed, and it’s looking like slow mornings and...
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Matt Reilly
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
THE CAST & BLAST--RULES OF THE RIVER
If October is a month of transition, November is the month when we embrace the new season. Squirrels have been legal game for two months....
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Matt Reilly
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
FAREWELL TO SUMMER
The world is changing. The leaves are turning. Consecutive cold fronts are cooling the rivers, and the smallmouth and musky are in...
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Matt Reilly
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
THE BEAT GOES ON
We're officially in the Dog Days in southwest Virginia--the peak of summer--and good days on the river have been rolling steady. Heavy...
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Matt Reilly
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
A GREAT START TO THE SEASON
It's been an interesting year in every sense of the word, and it's difficult to believe that we're already living in July--well into the...
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Matt Reilly
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
TRUCKIN' ON TOWARDS SUMMER
We've fallen out of the habit of publishing regular fishing reports because our guiding operations were halted for a spell during the...
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Matt Reilly
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
"BAD CONDITIONS"
Fish enough, and keep track of the weather and conditions, and certain patterns begin to emerge. Like, for example, when it’s worth going...
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Matt Reilly
- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
SPRING IS COMING!
For the better part of February, we've been battling high water in southwest Virginia, keeping us off the big river and prepping for...
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Matt Reilly
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
FROM THE TRENCHES OF ICY RIVERS--THE BEST IS SOON TO COME
As of this writing, we are on the back end of some very wet and very cold weather. January fishing has been good, but not without its...
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Matt Reilly
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
2019 IN REVIEW
The older I grow, the less I care about material things. Sure, as an angler, material things—such as boats, gear, etc.—can facilitate...
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Matt Reilly
- Nov 25, 2019
- 2 min
FALL FISHING IN FULL SWING
Fall is halfway gone, and it's safe to say that conditions have been a total contradiction to last fall. Low, clear water and warmer...
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Matt Reilly
- Nov 19, 2019
- 3 min
MURPHY, YOUR GIRLFRIEND, AND SALMONID AGGRESSION
It is generally unwise to state rules in fishing, without qualifiers. I’ve learned so quickly in answering questions from clients on the...
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Matt Reilly
- Aug 25, 2019
- 2 min
THE GOLDEN HOUR OF SMALLMOUTH SEASON
As wild as it seems, it's nearly September--my favorite month of the year, and the month when the most giant smallmouth seem to grace the...
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Matt Reilly
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
BUG SEASON IS HERE
For the smallmouth bass angler, the summertime represents one of the most exciting times of the year, when fish, big and small, will...
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Matt Reilly
- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
Smallmouth Season Off to an Exciting Start
As I write this, the New River is on the rise thanks to heavy rains in southwest Virginia and western North Carolina, and it seems to...
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Matt Reilly
- May 10, 2019
- 2 min
Spring Has Sprung!
When I wrote my last fishing report, I had just finished my last musky trip of the winter season, the nights were still cold, and...
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Matt Reilly
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
CHANGING SEASONS
Though the first day of spring was officially over a week ago, it's now that I'm feeling the seasons change. Water temps on the bigger...
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Matt Reilly
- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
THE FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING
For the last several weeks, my weekends have been tied up with attending fly fishing shows around the country. Thankfully, last weekend's...
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