This story, “Float to Wild Trout,” appeared in the August 1987 issue of Outdoor Life. For the last mile or so, I have been sitting relaxed with the canoe paddle across my lap, lulled by the stunning ...

OK, so you can’t catch trout on a fly like you used to — boo hoo. Thankfully, there’s always someone who knows a little more, the proverbial bigger fish. Dave McCool of McCool Outdoors is a local ...

BASSETT, Va. – The Smith River … A gem hidden in plain view. You might question the part about “hidden.” After all, it’s well-known in some circles. Many circles even. Yet in Virginia, when it comes ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Trout fishing in Virginia is allowed all year, but trout stocking began in October and will continue until June. Trout are raised in hatcheries and then released into rivers ...

HELEN – I have had a love affair with this community dating back to the first time I ventured here in the 1960s, which came about when a far-sighted man suggested that Helen was a special place. He ...