The fly vanished, swallowed by something just under the surface. “Got him,” exclaimed New River Fly Fishing guide Alex Wise as he quickly stripped line. Soon, a chunky brown trout came to the net.

Easing quietly up to the water’s edge, the angler delivers a tiny fly towards a small dimple in the crystal-clear stream. As ...

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 ...

BASSETT, Va. (WFXR) — The fly drifted gently about ten feet downstream. Gulp! The fly vanished, swallowed by something just under the surface. “Got him,” exclaimed New River Fly Fishing guide Alex ...