Fishing guides on the James River.
The James River is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory, across Missouri and Virginia. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.
8 guides · Missouri and Virginia
The James River is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Forest, VA, Rockbridge Baths, VA, and Monroe, VA, plus 5 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, drift boat, and jet boat for rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and musky. 2 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example year round and mar to Nov). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.
8 guides on the James River
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Which guides fish the James River?
Angler's Lane, Blue Ridge Fishing Adventures, Jeremy Cunningham Fly Fishing, New River Outdoor Co., Ozarks Smallmouth FlyCo, and Roanoke Angler, and 2 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.
What fish can you catch on the James River?
Guides here run trips for rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, musky, striped bass, walleye, and brook trout. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.
What kind of trips run on the James River?
walk and wade, drift boat, and jet boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.
When can you fish the James River with a guide?
2 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example year round and mar to Nov).
Where is the James River fished from?
The guides listed here work out of Forest, VA, Rockbridge Baths, VA, Monroe, VA, Pearisburg, VA, Springfield, MO, and Roanoke, VA, plus 2 other towns.
Do you need a fishing licence?
Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Missouri Department of Conservation. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.
How do you book a guide on the James River?
You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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