About this episode

This episode discusses the first-ever fly-fishing tournament for warm water species on the Shenandoah River.

On this exciting episode of Fishing the DMV, I sit down with Megan Goin, Mark Harris, and Dustin Haymaker to break down the first-ever fly-fishing tournament for warm water species on the Shenandoah River! Hosted at Shenandoah River State Park in partnership with Downriver Canoe Company, along with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Shenandoah Riverkeeper, this event is bringing something completely new to the region—competitive fly fishing for smallmouth bass, sunfish, carp, a...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Arens

Guests: Megan Goin, Mark Harris, Dustin Haymaker

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• tournament
• Shenandoah River
• warm water species
• smallmouth bass
• competitive fishing

Keywords

• fly fishing
• tournament
• Shenandoah River
• smallmouth bass
• sunfish
• carp
• competitive fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Downriver Canoe Company, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Shenandoah Riverkeeper

Places: Shenandoah River, Shenandoah River State Park

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