368 | Virginia’s Best Smallmouth River?! New River Fishing Report with Biologist Kristen Chestnut-Faull

On this exciting episode of Fishing the DMV, we dive deep into the 2025 Fish Sampling Survey results with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Biologist Kristen Chestnut-Faull

Join us as we break down the health, trends, and trophy potential of the New River System which is known for producing giant muskie and world class Smallmouth bass. 

Link to the Biologist Reports to all of the rivers we talked about in the episode down below: https://dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/forecasts-and-reports/non-tidal-river-fishing-forecast/ 

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