Fishing near Waynesboro, VA
Set in the Shenandoah Valley at the edge of Augusta County, Waynesboro is built around the South River, a spring-fed 52-mile river running straight through downtown. It is one of only two urban fisheries in Virginia, with over 50 species recorded and a year-round catch-and-release trout section. Within a short drive lie the nationally ranked smallmouth water of the South Fork Shenandoah River and the stocked lakes of Sherando.
Species & education
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Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Rainbow Trout
Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
Rock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Warmouth Sunfish
Lepomis gulosus
White Sucker
Catostomus commersonii
Fishing guides near Waynesboro
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Tony Sorrells
Insane Hunts
Insane Hunts Virginia’s Premier Hunting Charter
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John Prickett
Highland Outdoors Adventures
Fishing in Charlottesville, VA with John Prickett
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Clint Burke
Killer Outfitting
The Ultimate Hunting Adventure in Western Virginia
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