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Fly fishing near Waynesboro, Virginia
118 waters with a page on this site lie within 30 miles of Waynesboro, Virginia — South River, North River and Stony Run among them. May, June and July carry the most recorded hatches, 22 insects in May, 26 insects in June and 22 insects in July. In range: 8 blocks of public land with a page of their own and 6 fly shops. Everything below is measured or published — no ranking on this page is ours.
The water
| Water | Distance | Miles | July mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| South River | 15.1 mi | 55.2 | — |
| North River | 26.7 mi | 34.8 | — |
| Stony Run | 28.2 mi | 27.4 | — |
| Little Calfpasture River | 27.0 mi | 24.0 | — |
| Dry River | 28.3 mi | 23.8 | — |
| Hays Creek | 28.7 mi | 19.1 | — |
| Big Run | 25.4 mi | 18.5 | — |
| Briery Branch | 29.0 mi | 16.4 | — |
| Irish Creek | 26.5 mi | 14.3 | — |
| Naked Creek | 24.1 mi | 13.8 | — |
| South River | 28.1 mi | 13.8 | — |
| Folly Mills Creek | 21.1 mi | 13.0 | — |
| South Fork Rockfish River | 17.1 mi | 12.8 | — |
| Jennings Branch | 23.5 mi | 12.7 | — |
| Piney River | 25.1 mi | 12.7 | — |
| Tye River | 23.4 mi | 11.8 | — |
| Mossy Creek | 25.4 mi | 11.0 | — |
| Doyles River | 19.8 mi | 10.1 | — |
| Saint Marys River | 22.1 mi | 9.4 | — |
| Mills Creek | 19.9 mi | 9.1 | — |
| North Fork Tye River | 23.0 mi | 8.8 | — |
| East Dry Branch | 24.5 mi | 8.2 | — |
| Buffalo Branch | 24.0 mi | 8.1 | — |
| Little River | 27.8 mi | 7.8 | — |
| South Fork Tye River | 23.2 mi | 7.6 | — |
| Little Piney River | 25.8 mi | 7.6 | — |
| Madison Run | 18.7 mi | 7.4 | — |
| Meadow Run | 15.6 mi | 7.3 | — |
| Coles Run | 20.4 mi | 7.2 | — |
| Kennedy Creek | 20.4 mi | 7.1 | — |
| North Fork Buffalo River | 29.1 mi | 7.0 | — |
| Roaring Run | 15.7 mi | 6.9 | — |
| North Fork Moormans River | 18.1 mi | 6.8 | — |
| Paine Run | 16.5 mi | 6.7 | — |
| Mill Creek | 16.9 mi | 6.7 | — |
| Stony Creek | 16.8 mi | 6.4 | — |
| South Fork Piney River | 26.3 mi | 6.0 | — |
| Spy Run | 24.9 mi | 5.8 | — |
| Beaver Creek | 29.0 mi | 5.7 | — |
| Sawmill Run | 13.9 mi | 5.6 | — |
| Johns Run | 21.3 mi | 5.5 | — |
| Spruce Creek | 17.5 mi | 5.4 | — |
| Loves Run | 22.3 mi | 5.4 | — |
| Rocky Run | 23.5 mi | 5.4 | — |
| Big Marys Creek | 25.5 mi | 5.4 | — |
| Onemile Run | 27.3 mi | 5.4 | — |
| Otts Creek | 27.4 mi | 5.4 | — |
| North Fork Back Creek | 20.8 mi | 5.2 | — |
| Twomile Run | 27.6 mi | 5.0 | — |
| Poague Run | 19.7 mi | 4.9 | — |
| Barterbrook Branch | 20.3 mi | 4.9 | — |
| Pauls Creek | 17.5 mi | 4.6 | — |
| Cub Creek | 18.4 mi | 4.4 | — |
| North Fork Little River | 29.3 mi | 4.4 | — |
| South Fork Moormans River | 16.2 mi | 4.3 | — |
| Statons Creek | 27.9 mi | 4.3 | — |
| Spring Creek | 28.4 mi | 4.3 | — |
| Ivy Creek | 21.7 mi | 4.2 | — |
| North Fork Piney River | 25.8 mi | 4.2 | — |
| Rockfish Run | 12.5 mi | 4.1 | — |
| Lower Lewis Run | 25.9 mi | 3.9 | — |
| Nettle Creek | 26.6 mi | 3.9 | — |
| South Fork Little River | 28.9 mi | 3.8 | — |
| Inch Branch | 11.4 mi | 3.7 | — |
| South Fork Back Creek | 20.8 mi | 3.6 | — |
| Cold Spring Branch | 23.3 mi | 3.6 | — |
| Orebank Creek | 19.6 mi | 3.5 | — |
| Davis Mill Creek | 28.9 mi | 3.4 | — |
| Campbell Creek | 21.9 mi | 3.3 | — |
| Shoe Creek | 25.0 mi | 3.3 | — |
| Little Marys Creek | 25.3 mi | 3.3 | — |
| Big Branch | 12.5 mi | 3.1 | — |
| Coxs Creek | 23.2 mi | 3.1 | — |
| Toms Branch | 15.6 mi | 3.0 | — |
| Upper Lewis Run | 20.0 mi | 3.0 | — |
| Cove Creek | 29.6 mi | 3.0 | — |
| Ferrol Creek | 26.7 mi | 2.6 | — |
| Entry Run | 28.1 mi | 2.6 | — |
| Silver Creek | 22.9 mi | 2.5 | — |
| Mitchell Branch | 27.5 mi | 2.5 | — |
| Collects Run | 27.7 mi | 2.5 | — |
| Marlbrook Creek | 28.2 mi | 2.4 | — |
| Rodes Creek | 16.8 mi | 2.3 | — |
| Crabtree Creek | 24.2 mi | 2.3 | — |
| Rocky Mountain Run | 21.0 mi | 2.1 | — |
| Harpers Creek | 22.1 mi | 2.1 | — |
| Georges Creek | 26.8 mi | 2.1 | — |
| Whiteoak Run | 19.0 mi | 2.0 | — |
| White Rock Creek | 22.8 mi | 2.0 | — |
| Crawleys Creek | 25.3 mi | 2.0 | — |
| Big Bend Creek | 27.5 mi | 2.0 | — |
| Little Stony Creek | 17.9 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Durham Run | 23.2 mi | 1.9 | — |
| North Fork Spy Run | 24.3 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Maidenhead Branch | 24.6 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Louisa Spring Branch | 25.7 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Nettle Spring Branch | 27.4 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Little Cove Creek | 28.9 mi | 1.9 | — |
| Bear Branch | 22.8 mi | 1.8 | — |
| North Fork Thrashers Creek | 27.9 mi | 1.8 | — |
| Wheelers Run | 29.3 mi | 1.7 | — |
| Rock Branch | 29.9 mi | 1.7 | — |
| Bearwallow Run | 21.8 mi | 1.6 | — |
| Chimney Branch | 22.6 mi | 1.6 | — |
| Hogback Creek | 23.0 mi | 1.6 | — |
| Sugartree Branch | 24.0 mi | 1.6 | — |
| Pond Ridge Branch | 17.0 mi | 1.5 | — |
| Mine Bank Creek | 23.2 mi | 1.5 | — |
| King Creek | 26.3 mi | 1.5 | — |
| Elk Pond Branch | 26.1 mi | 1.4 | — |
| Greasy Spring Branch | 26.7 mi | 1.4 | — |
| Wigwam Creek | 26.7 mi | 1.4 | — |
| Als Run | 29.5 mi | 1.4 | — |
| Rocky Branch | 28.7 mi | 1.3 | — |
| Wiggins Branch | 28.3 mi | 1.2 | — |
| Pompey Creek | 26.8 mi | 1.0 | — |
| The Waynesboro Catch-and-Release — named stretch | 7.7 mi | — | — |
| Mossy Creek Trophy Section — named stretch | 21.6 mi | — | — |
Straight-line distance from the middle of town to the middle of the water. The roads are not mapped here, so this page does not give you a drive time it did not measure.
A 3-day plan
South River
No site in the state's access file falls within twelve miles of this water's centre, so the way in is public ground and road crossings.
North River
No site in the state's access file falls within twelve miles of this water's centre, so the way in is public ground and road crossings.
Stony Run
No site in the state's access file falls within twelve miles of this water's centre, so the way in is public ground and road crossings.
Assembled, not written: the days are the largest waters in range, longest first, and each one carries the nearest site in Virginia's own access file — measured from the middle of the water, so it is a place to start looking rather than a landing on that river. Fish them in whatever order the weather gives you.
Hatches to hit
The months with the most recorded hatches in the Virginia mountains: May (22), June (26), July (22).
| Insect | Months | Hook |
|---|---|---|
| Little Black Stonefly | January–April | #16–18 |
| Little Brown Stonefly | February–April | #12–16 |
| Blue-Winged Olive | March–May and September–November | #16–22 |
| Quill Gordon | March–April | #12–14 |
| Blackfly | April–June | #18–22 |
| Blue Quill | April–May | #16–18 |
| Cranefly | April–June and September–October | #6–10 |
| Grannom | April–May | #14–16 |
| Green Rock Worm / Green Weenie | April–June and September–October | #10–14 |
| Hendrickson | April–May | #12–14 |
| Little Black Caddis | April–May | #16–20 |
| Alderfly | May–June | #10–14 |
| Caterpillar | May–September | #8–14 |
| Crayfish | May–October | #4–8 |
Recorded from the Virginia mountains, earliest first. The year-round records sit at the bottom because they are true and they are not news.
Public land in range
- Three Ridges Wilderness — 15.0 mi
- Saint Mary'S Wilderness — 15.2 mi
- Deep Run Ponds State Natural Area Preserve — 15.7 mi
- Lesesne State Forest — 16.5 mi
- Priest Wilderness — 19.5 mi
- First Mountain State Forest — 27.5 mi
- George Washington National Forest — 28.0 mi
- Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area — 28.3 mi
Blocks of ground with a page of their own, nearest first. Ownership from PAD-US as Virginia publishes it.
Camping and lodging
We have campground records for Michigan and for no other state, so there is nothing to list here rather than a list somebody guessed. The public land above is where the dispersed camping is, where the state allows it.
Fly shops
- South River Fly Shop — 0.1 mi, Waynesboro
- Albemarle Angler — 21.1 mi
- Mossy Creek Fly Fishing — 25.3 mi, Harrisonburg
- Walkabout Outfitters — 26.4 mi
- Casta Line Trout Farms — 26.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Outfitters — 27.5 mi
From OpenStreetMap and a curated list, across all five states on this site. Call before you drive — a shop in a file is not a shop that is open.
Before you go
- Virginia regulations
- Virginia fishing report
- South River
- North River
- Stony Run
- Little Calfpasture River
- Dry River
- Hays Creek