John Roberts Fly Fishing Adventures is the premier fly fishing guide service in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, led by John Roberts, a 68-year veteran of Virginia’s Blue Ribbon trout waters based in Lexington. John’s trips were featured on the Discovery Channel’s “Flyfishing Road Show” alongside noted Scottish angler Paul Young and Fishingtv.com, and former OWAA president Jim Casada has praised John’s familiarity with local waters as something that “only comes with a lifetime of angling,” alongside a laid-back style that puts novices at ease and offers seasoned veterans real value.
Trips target Virginia’s Blue Ribbon trout streams, including waters in Bath and Highland counties, with high-energy, hard-fighting Rainbow, Brook, and Brown trout as the primary quarry. Beginners are especially well cared for with an Intro-Beginner Trip to a mountain pond, building a foundation in equipment, knots, fly casting, safety, basic entomology, streamside sampling, and safe catch and release, before testing new skills against real trout. John can have clients on a Blue Ribbon trout stream in as little as 8 minutes, minimizing travel time and maximizing time actually fishing, and often has last-minute availability for Beginner and Stream trips.
All Day Trips run $390 to $859 for 1 or 2 people depending on the specific stream fished (lunch included), with pricing reflecting rod fees on certain private waters. Casting instruction alone runs $50 an hour. All top-quality equipment except waders is included, with waders available to rent at $20 per trip in certain sizes. Group rates are available by email or phone, and a credit card is required to reserve a trip; cancellations made more than 7 days out incur a $100 fee, while later cancellations are charged the full trip price (weather is always taken into account). No fishing license is required for the Beginner Trip.
Lodging is available at the nearby Llewellyn Lodge Bed and Breakfast in Lexington, serving as an informal headquarters for John’s fly fishing adventures.
For anglers in the Shenandoah Valley looking to fly fish for trophy trout, whether a complete beginner or a seasoned veteran, John Roberts Fly Fishing Adventures offers an extraordinarily experienced, media-featured guide service out of Lexington, Virginia.
