Smallmouth Float Trips, Week of November 17, 2025
Well, it’s mid November which means a couple things. First, the weather is changing fast. Less daylight, cooler days and nights coupled with falling water temperatures. This means, smallmouth are set-up and staging in their normal winter holding areas. As these fish wait out another winter they will still feed and can be caught however angler's techniques need to change accordingly. For example, fishing deeper and slower presentations can be productive. Another tactic, especially on warmer days, try fishing during the warmest part of the day, typically the early afternoon. Fish should be the most active during this timeframe in search of a quick meal. Remember, during the winter months fish don't like to travel great distances and exhaust their energy. When you locate fish willing to eat, spend some time in that area. Unfortunately, for us here at Old Dominion Outfitter and Guide Service, with the change of seasons we bring to close another highly successful and fun season of smallmouth fishing. We spent countless days floating and fishing with some great people. We're already looking forward to the 2026 season. Remember, smallmouth float trips are some of our most popular guided trips and spots fill quickly. If you.re interested in booking a trip for 2026, give us a call, email, or direct message for details. Second, as a result of the smallmouth season ending we now officially change gears and focus on musky and trout fishing. If you’ve ever wanted to chase Virginia’s most elusive freshwater fish (musky) now is the time. We offer the opportunity to chase these fish with both, conventional fishing gear and fly fishing gear. Third, if musky fishing isn’t your thing, we’re also resuming walk and wade trout fishing. All trout trips are fly fishing only and offer anglers the opportunity to chase both small stream, mountain brook trout and spring creek rainbows and brown trout. We offer half-day, full-day, and multi-day trip options. Located in the heart of Western Virginia in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. We are a quick drive from Northern Virginia, Richmond, Virginia and many other localities. Give us a call, email, or direct message to book your.

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