Fishing the Shenandoah Valley

There's always more to fishing than just getting a line wet.

While sparsely populated, the Greenbrier Valley is home to some of the richest outdoor recreation resources in the mid-Atlantic. Boasting a combination of unspoiled backcountry, featuring spectacular gorges and falls and major resorts, including both Snowshoe Mountain and the venerable Greenbrier Hotel, the area draws legions of campers, hikers, anglers,

Books about The American Angler

Populations of brook trout in streams of Shenandoah National Park were reduced drastically early in the past decade by a succession of unusually severe droughts and floods. The drying of stream beds, predation, and scouring were principal factors in the loss of fish. The park was closed to fishing in

Offers readers excellent advice on where, when, and how to catch more fish in the lakes and rivers of Virginia's Highlands, from the Alleghany Highlands in the north to the Blue Ridge/Grayson Highlands in the southwest. Original.