Fishing the Greenbrier Valley: An Angler's Guide

By M.W. Smith

Book Overview

While sparsely populated, the Greenbrier Valley is home to some of the richest outdoor recreation resources in the mid-Atlantic. Boasting a combination of unspoiled backcountry, featuring spectacular gorges and falls and major resorts, including both Snowshoe Mountain and the venerable Greenbrier Hotel, the area draws legions of campers, hikers, anglers, hunters, paddlers, horseback riders, and bird-watchers each year. In his new guide, Fishing the Greenbrier Valley, M. W. Smith extends his ongoing tour of the Commonwealth's greatest fishing spots to West Virginia, offering readers excellent advice on where, when, and how to catch more fish in the Greenbrier Valley.

Though the Greenbrier Valley is well known for its excellent smallmouth bass and trout fishing, many anglers don't realize that white bass, catfish, and walleye also can be found there. Smith draws on a wealth of first-hand experience to convey how to find these fish, providing everything from driving directions, locations of put-in and take-out spots, float-fishing suggestions, and detailed descriptions of the different species of fish that can be found in the Greenbrier Valley. Complete with a comprehensive map of the valley streams and notes on specific fishing locations keyed to maps in DeLorme's West Virginia Atlas and Gazetteer, Smith's guidebook is both compact and informative.

Whether one is new to the region or a longtime resident, novice fisher or pro, Fishing the Greenbrier Valley will prove an indispensable guide to every fishing adventure you undertake in the Greenbrier Valley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813923743
• ISBN13: 9780813923741
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 7.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The essential book for the Greenbrier Valley

Dr. Smith has really created a great guide to anyone interested in fishing the Greenbrier River Valley. The book has a clear and concise format that makes it very easy to read and follow. Dr. Smith lists many of the more popular trout streams in the valley along with stocking schedules, lure suggestions, and clear driving directions. He even goes so far as to list the page in The West Virginia Atlas and Gazetteer where the streams can be located. For Bass fishing, Dr. Smith lists some really great float trips on the Greenbrier (including directions to the put in and takeouts, trip length, best time of year to go), as well as a few trips that can be taken on Bluestone Lake. Make no mistake this is not a story book. It is a well written guide book that can helpful to those of us who have fished in the Greenbrier valley most of our lives. As essential as the West Virginia Atlas and Gazetteer.