Smith River Fishing Reports and Blog Posts

As we progress through our guiding seasons we will try to continue to update you all through our fishing reports and informational posts regarding the Smith. We love the feedback you all have given with past posts, if you have any questions or would like to see anything featured specifically feel free to reach out via the contact section at the bottom of the page.

Fishing Reports

Winter Fly Fishing on the Smith River in Bassett, Va

Hope everyone had a great holiday season, and time well spent with friends and family throughout Christmas and into the New Year. I am back again with another blog installment highlighting the Smith River and its Winter fishing seasonality. I have alluded to in prior articles a general overview of fishing throughout the four seasons here on the Smith, we will call this one “Winter”, but speak on the varying temperatures it has produced. Christmas Eve brought us a high of 72

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2 days ago4 min read

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Year Round Fly Fishing on the Smith River - Fly Fishing Smith River Virginia

As we are progressing through our fall season well out here on the Smith River in Bassett Virginia, we are finding fish transitioning into new trends based on temperatures and flows. It really highlights the luxury of our resource here in the foothills of the blue ridge region and our accessibility to viable trout fishing year round! Heading into colder temperatures has us reflecting on season changes we fish throughout the calendar year and how it all comes full circle. The

luckystripsflyco

Nov 12, 20257 min read

Seasonal Changes on the Smith River

Fall fishing is here and we are beginning to see those seasonal changes associated with the altering of seasons on our tailwater system. Not only do our fish undergo seasonal changes that have been outlined in prior articles but our entire waterway undergoes two main seasonal shifts. This variability created by nature of being a tailwater and reaping the effects from the dependent release of water from Philpott Lake. Even throughout these seasonal shifts the almighty Smith pr

luckystripsflyco

Oct 29, 20255 min read

Navigating the Tangle Tax, When Casting a Double Nymph Rig

Hey everyone, Matt here with Lucky Strips Fly Co. I wanted to give another quick check in and provide thought into casting a double nymph rig and share tips that I have found productive in casting these rigs. On our guided float trips throughout the course of the year a double nymph rig is one of our most widely used tactics, whether placed under a standard indicator or under a large hopper. The double nymph rig is referring to taking a nymph (aquatic insect), imitating a fly

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Oct 15, 20256 min read