Woods & Waters Magazine

21/11/2024

Here’s a rare opportunity for you to get that trophy buck! Don’t delay, this will be grabbed up fast! 🦌

I still have two more Trophy Buck hunts available due to a cancellation. Dates are Dec. 7 & 8, 2024. PM me with an email address for additional information. First come-first served.

Brian Bodine
Razorback Guide Service, LLC
Scottsville, Virginia 24590

20/11/2024

Got a gun you've been wanting? This is the last big gun show before Christmas...

20/11/2024

We have an article by Chris Gorsuch on how to fish the F**t Premium Lures Chillee Willee for river smallies in the upcoming December edition of W2!

The new owner of F**T Premium Lures sent Capt Carl a handful of new brighter yellow Bumblebee Chillee Willee for us to test. With low/clear water, I wasn’t sure about the bright yellow working.

But with my clients blessing (we don’t usually fish with clients) I made 2 casts and hooked up with it his Beauty.

I guess the yellow is a winner in clear water as well.

19/11/2024

You may have read about this motor leash device pretty much saving the life of several anglers that have struck underwater obstacles and had their outboard swing up into the boat. Now you can get one installed on your rig!

19/11/2024

Now that’s a bruiser rainbow! Question is, was it hatchery raised and stocked as a state record or did it grow for years. We’ll see if we can get more details.

Virginia Angler Breaks 30-Year State Rainbow Trout Record! 🏆

What started as a regular day on the water became history when Grant Bentz from McGaheysville, VA, landed a massive 14 lb., 12 oz. rainbow trout in Spring Creek—breaking a record that’s stood since 1993! Bentz’s catch, which surpasses Michael Lowe’s record from Greers Pond, was unforgettable. “I never thought I’d be in this position,” Bentz said. “I’m not a record-chaser, but the existing record had stood for more than 30 years. After I recognized what I had, I figured I had to seize this opportunity.”

Congratulations to Grant Bentz on hooking this monster rainbow! Read more: https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/virginia-angler-breaks-30-year-state-rainbow-trout-record/.

📷: Grant Bentz

19/11/2024

From the looks of this 21-pound limit Brian Boog's Small Waters piece on Chickahominy Lake for our November edition was perfectly timed! You can read it at www.woodsandwatersmagazine.com

Winning bag from our tournament this past weekend!!! 🎣🎣🎣
21lbs

19/11/2024

Congratulations to Clayton Gatewood and Jeff Parrish for winning this annual event at Lake Anna. This team has been winning many of the weekly events on Anna this season and are long time Lake Anna anglers. You can review results from many of the state's top circuits like VAElite, the Alpha Team Series, the Potomac River Teams, the Jon Boat Elite Series, the James River Weekend Series, Fishers Of Men and more on the Tournament Results pages in each edition of Woods & Waters Magazine viewable online at www.woodsandwatersmagazine.com

18/11/2024

Always wanted a Lund? Virginia’s Lund dealer is The Dry Dock at Lake Anna and they have boats in stock!

14/11/2024

Want to better understand why deer are using certain areas of the property you hunt? Check out our article on the relationship between deer and acorns...

Deer, bear and turkey hunters know that the annual acorn crop can be an important indicator of what kind of season lies ahead. Plentiful acorns often mean

13/11/2024

If you haven't yet read our November Destination File article on our outstanding grouse hunting trip to the North Maine Woods with Ross Lake Camps, Inc. it's ready for your review...

It had been 11 years since I’d made the journey to the North Maine Woods to loose myself for a bit and hunt ruffed grouse.

13/11/2024

Here's news: F**t Premium Lure has been acquired and production of the popular River Darter line of soft plastic jerkbaits is up and running. According to smallmouth guide Chris Gorsuch of Reel River Adventures and C.C. McCotter of McCotter's Lake Anna Guide Service, this is the best soft plastic jerk bait they've ever used....

Darter, River Darter, river, bass, pan fish, fluke, striper, largemouth, smallmouth, jigging, drop shot,jig, stream, lake, river, creek, north branch

13/11/2024

Check out this 19.13 lbs., four-bass limit from Sandy River Reservoir recently... then click the link below to view our article on a late summer visit. This is a HOT lake to fish this winter!
https://woodsandwatersmagazine.com/destination-file-sandy-river-reservoir/

12/11/2024

Our annual woodcock camp in Canaan Valley, WV was a success and even included grouse this year! We'll have the story in our December edition. Woodcock season is now open in Virginia through November 30 and then again December 27 through January 20. Your limit is three birds per day. Good luck! If you are interested in upland hunting and shooting, be sure and catch Kate Ahnstrom's Winged Wisdom featured each month in W2. She's a Paragon Certified Shooting Instructor, a dog breeder, fine hunter and a great writer!

12/11/2024

With archery and muzzleloader season openers in the rear view mirror and rifle/general fi****ms nearly here, we wanted to remind you we are giving away a $75 Green Top Hunt Fish gift card, W2 cap and tee in this year's Big Buck Contest. Just post your pics here with the county the buck was harvested and point count and we'll see who takes home the prize January 5!

10/11/2024

Congratulations to Gavin McClellan on his first harvest - a fine buck he dropped with a .50 cal sabot at 77 yards! Young man was hunting with his father in central Virginia. W2 cap looking good!

06/11/2024

Aiden K. drove in late Friday night to surprise his mom from college (TN) and to hunt Saturday morning with his father. He connected at 9 am, harvesting this healthy nine-pointer chasing a doe. Young man heads back to TN on Sunday morning for school Monday. Send us your big buck pics to be entered in our annual Big Buck Contest and be eligible for our Buck Tales article.