Fishin' in Va

“I got orders to Norfolk a few months back and all ive heard pretty much are horror stories about the base and area. Prior navy i was big into fly fishing, i was wondering if any one knew of any prime spots to go to cause i know theres gotta be some somewhere. or if there was anyplace relatively close to go backpacking.”

“should be lots of saltwater fishin to be done. lots of creeks and backwater type areas off the bay.

as far as bpin' goes, its about 4 o4 5 hours to the mtns in the western part of the state, the George Washington National Forest.”

“many will have fishing trips, equipment for rental. And, some bases have rod and gun shops.
Also, check with the local bait shops, or tackle shops.

Good luck, yes, once a fisherman always one.”

“ive never been to interested in salt water fishing..mostly just fresh water lakes and rivers...4 to 4.5 hours away, damn, that sucks”

“guess ill just have to drive fast”

“http://www.riversmallies.com/ Check out riversmallies come theres quite a few folks on there from VA. The Greenbriar and the New rivers both have excellent Smallie fishing!!”

“Oops!! That were suposed to be Riversmallies.com Eh well”

“its cool, it still worked.”

“4 to 5 hrs away... that really sucks. i don't wanna move to va now! i have hiking less than an hour away here in PA.”

“batman luke...ahve Scorchie meet you in Front Royal, Va. for a long weekend. You can float the South Fork of the Shenandoah and also hike part of the AT, which is right there. Awesome 3 or 4 day trip. The South Fork offers some of the best Smallie fishin' in the east!”

“Shenandoah is a great place to backpack!!! Old Rag MTn is awesome!”

“sounds like a good idea to me, whatcha think babe?”

“It's been YEARS since I lived in VA, but I used to love fishing for LM Bass at Lake Anna. Not really that bad a drive for you, 84 to Richmond, then north on 95. I still have a number of "sweet spots" indelibly etched in my memory, lemme know if you ever go there & I'll send you something that may be helpful.

I used to BP in Shenandoah & fly-fish a little there, but it was also long ago & from what I read the trails I used to hit are now over-run with that awful parasite...people. Stick to fishing.

BTW, salt-water surf-casting can be a blast. Very different from the elegance of fly-fishing, but still fun.”

“batman...I spent some time across town at Little Creek (the amphib base) and can tell you that the town in general just sucks A** if you feel like getting outside. Virginia Beach is okay, but you got to go a long way to get away from the concrete jungle around Norfolk.

Not that I'm the sort to attend these kind of establishments....but what's up with the strip clubs in Norfilk not allowing stripping? You can see more at the beach than in the gentlemen's clubs around there...”

“if i head to lake anna ill let you know

dont know about the strip clubs..havent been to any”

“You can also check out Roanoke Rapids & John Kerr reservoirs... maybe even closer to Norfolk than Lake Anna. Larger lakes, used to be good LM Bass fishing.”

“Front Royal, Va
"sounds like a good idea to me, whatcha think babe?"

Hell yea it does!

dont know about the strip clubs..havent been to any"

Well, we'll just have to get you to one!”

“awesome thanks for your help

scorchy im happy with what ive got”

“precious.

but we'll still have to go. strip bars are fun.”

“if you want, but no touching babe”

“who me? why would i wanna touch strippers. it's just a fun party atmosphere.

take advantage of it, goofnut. how many other girlfriends would go with their boyfriends to a strip club.”

“yeah you...NO TOUCHING..i will take advantage of it.”

“hahaha, yes dear.”

“OK you two, get a room, or a private chat room for Pete's sake. Luke, we'll have to get together for a flyfishing trip sometime. I checked out the Mt. Rogers area last time I was there but didn't have time for any fishing. Maybe we could plan a Smokies or Shanandoah trip sometime with hiking/fishing combined.”

“karo, sounds like a plan, i wont be there for another 5 months, and i wont be doing to many trips at first, but when we get settled in we could figure something out.”