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Tampa, FL

Welcome to HireAFishingGuide.com. Our free referral service offers the safest and easiest way to find a reputable West Virginia fishing guide.
West Virginia is home to 46 named rivers and numerous smaller steams and waterways that offer fantastic opportunities for natural and stocked trout. Our fishing guides fish the larger rivers such as the Potomac and Ohio rivers for trophy striped bass, smallmouth bass, and walleyes. Many West Virginia lakes and reservoirs hold musky, largemouth bass, and panfish. Our fishing guides offer many types of trips to satisfy any angler.
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General Inland
West Virginia fishing guides generally operate out of bass or multi-species boats taking 1-3 anglers out at a time. West Virginia fishing guides fish the states many lakes and rivers for quality largemouth, smallmouth, and striped bass as well as musky, walleye, and crappie. Popular locations include the Ohio River, Potomac River, Stonewall Jackson Lake, and Summersville Reservoir, among numerous others.
Fly Fishing
West Virginia fly fishing guides offer traditional fly fishing experiences for brook, brown, rainbow, and golden trout on the states streams and rivers. Many fly fishing guides also put clients on hard fighting river smallmouth bass. West Virginia fly fishing guides can help teach a beginner to cast a fly rod or help a seasoned fly fisherman locate more fish. Popular locations include the Elk River, the Cranberry River, the New RIver Gorge, and many small streams throughout West Virginia.
| Summersville Reservoir Stonewall Jackson Lake Bluestone Lake Dog Run Lake Tygart Lake Cheat Lake Burnsville Lake |
Woodrum Lake Jennings Randolph Lake Beech Fork Lake Stonecoal Reservoir Ohio River Potomac River New River Gorge |
Kanawha River Second Creek Elk River William’s River Greenbrier River Cranberry River |
| Walleye Sauger Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Spotted Bass White Bass Striped Bass |
Hybrid Striped Bass Musky Northern Pike Catfish Sturgeon Crappie |
Bluegill Perch Brown Trout Brook Trout Rainbow Trout Golden Trout |