Virginia Outdoorsman - A Sporting Store For All Seasons
"Offering Expert Advice And Assistance To All…..Novice To Professional"

Professional Guide Services And Fishing Workshops

Looking for a professional licensed guide at Smith Mountain Lake? Look no farther.

We have the right guide for your next  SML fishing adventure.

We specialize in matching lake visitors and anglers with the Charter Captain best able to deliver a quality experience. Every customer party is different. Each party is made up of people with different levels of experience, different interests and different expectations. Each Charter Boat Captain is different as well. About the only thing they have in common is a love of the water and a USCG Captains License. We are licensed guides and we know and have fished with or around most of the guides on "Smith Mountain Lake". Each of us offer different amenities, styles of fishing and specialties. Let us help you find the "right Captain" for your next trip.

The Virginia Outdoorsman has been booking Fishing Charters with Smith Mountain Lake guides successfully for over 10 years and we have hundreds of repeat customers. We will find the licensed guide who can best meet your individual situation.

Whether you are a family with young children on vacation, a local resident who wants to find the right guide for lake visitors, a group of women getting together for a "girls getaway reunion weekend at the lake" or a new angler who wants to learn how to fish local waters...

......we can help you find the Charter Captain who will deliver a quality experience at a reasonable rate.


Fishing Workshops

Whether you are new to the lake and are interested in learning how to fish for the different species at different times of the year or are an experienced angler seeking information about the latest techniques or a few new tips, we offer workshops in the summer on a variety of topics that will appeal to everyone from the beginning angler to one who is at the intermediate level. These are fun, "hands-on" workshops that cover topics ranging from "Fishing Basics" for the beginning angler or one getting re-introduced to fishing here at the lake to subjects like "Summer Patterns For Bass" and "Trolling For Stripers" which will help the more experienced angler learn about new techniques, lures and seasonal patterns or pick up that special tip or two that will help them improve their success the next time they get out on the water.

Click here for the 2011 Fishing Workshop schedule:

        
To receive a copy of our "2011 Workshop Schedule" and all revisions and additions via email, you can also send a request to us at virginiaoutdoorsman@gmail.com and ask to be added to the "2011 Workshop and Store Specials List". You will receive a copy of the current years schedule (above) and be notified of all promotions, special discopunts and sales. When you decide which of the workshop sessions are of interest, just call or stop by the shop to reserve a seat. In order to afford each participant personal attention, we limit each workshop to 18 attendees. Scheduling is on a first come - first served basis and sessions often fill up, so reserve your seat early.

If you are looking for a guide we also suggest you make those arrangements as early as possible. In the peak season, every guide on the lake stays booked for weeks at a time. Many of the guides we work with also have a number of repeat customers who fish with them regularly, so for the best selection......book your trip early.

When you have a date in mind give us a call and we'll help get you started!!!

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2011 Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report