Blue lining Virginia’s Blue Ridge with Mark Taylor
Episode 163 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – January 29, 2026
Our destination is the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia—steep, green, and loaded with incredible trout water if you know where to look. We’re blue-lining small mountain streams with Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director for Trout Unlimited and one of the most respected outdoor writers in the country. Virginia might be the most underrated fly-fishing state in the East. Freestone brook trout streams high in the mountains, spring creeks in the valleys, and big rivers loaded with trout, smallmouth and muskies. Stick around—we’re breaking it all down.
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Recorded Dec 4, 2025
