Gerald Almy

Crawling the artificial lure along the edge of a bed of milfoil, I tensed expectantly. Then suddenly my instincts were confirmed.

Over the years, this column has delved into the joys of building, owning, hunting and fishing in ponds. But as time passes, some ponds develop problems.

After discovering that our property's largest pond was failing, it was time to consider options to save it.

Those who have followed the events depicted in this three-part series know that we are now at one of the most crucial and difficult phase of the project of saving

Perennial clover fields offered whitetail deer, bears, turkey, rabbits, and waterfowl lots of good forage during spring.

Floating along with the tide in the lower Chesapeake Bay, I suddenly felt a sharp tap, then a heavy weight on the thin graphite fishing rod.

Fishing Lake Anna on a warm spring day, Bill Mathias and I slowly pumped our shiners back across a rough piece of deep offshore structure.

This week’s column continues our look at catching gamefish on live bait. We’ll start with shad.

It had already been a good day on the water. As I worked my way along the limestone trout stream I had taken half a dozen rainbows and browns, releasing all of them.

Most fishermen in Virginia devote the majority of their efforts to catching trout, bass, and panfish such as crappies, bluegills, and rock bass.