By Alex McCrickard/DWR During the coldest months of the year, anglers often find solitude on the river. Many choose to wait the winter out, cozying up to a fire inside the warmth of their homes. However, for the angler that does choose to brave the elements out on the water, patience and persistence are essential to success. Fishing for smallmouth bass in the wintertime can be … [Read more...]
Tips on Fishing Tidal Rivers
By Alex McCrickard/DWR Opportunities to fish tidal rivers are plentiful along the western shore of the Chesapeake from the Potomac in Northern Virginia down to the James River and everything in between. These large tidal tributaries follow a salinity gradient where freshwater at the fall line turns brackish, with higher salinity concentrations the closer one travels down river to the confluence … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas From Cvilli Buzz
Catching Cold Weather Walleye
By Emily George While the woods are heating up and the waters are cooling down, this is a great time of year is to catch trophy fish. People are switching gears to hunting season, which is leaving fish less pressured and more apt to seek food before the winter, and walleye are high-quality fish to hook this time of year. DGIF’s walleye fisheries produce ample opportunities for … [Read more...]
Remembering Harvey Shifflett
By Sherman Shifflett Ed. Note: My late friend, Sherman Shifflett, was writing a book about his father, Harvey Shifflett, but was never able to finish it. Below are some excerpts he sent me several years ago. As you can tell, it would have been a great book. Dad kept an inordinate number of roosters. One day mom asked him why he kept so many roosters. He replied, "I don't … [Read more...]
The Turtle Survived
By Serena Grant/DWR Photos by Michael Hundley Michael Hundley, whose photo is featured on the cover of this year’s Virginia Wildlife Photography Showcase Issue, has been photographing wildlife for four years. What started as a “self-taught” hobby turned into a serious pursuit after Hundley’s photos were first accepted to Virginia Wildlife’s photo issue in 2020. He was … [Read more...]
Reverse Sear Steak
It’s summer and that means it’s grilling season with a juicy steak at the top of the backyard menu. Many sear their steaks on a red-hot grill and finish them in an oven. Floyd Hollier, Extraordinaire from Richmond, cooks his just the opposite. Here are Floyd’s instructions for his Reverse Sear Steak. Says Floyd: If your grill is not available, here is a different way to cook your … [Read more...]
Carrying The Ball
The picture above is of Jalen Brunson, an NBA player dribbling the basketball. Except he’s not dribbling, he is clearly carrying the ball, which is illegal, or used to be. When I played basketball as a 9th grader, if you didn’t have your hand absolutely on top of the ball when dribbling, you were called for a violation. Later, as a referee, if I saw a played with his hand on the side or under the … [Read more...]
Spring Peepers and other Amphibians
A spring peeper photo by Steve Roble By Stephen Living/DWR The sure signs of approaching spring are everywhere. Early wildflowers are blooming, tender green leaves are uncurling from the buds and tundra swans and Canada geese can be heard overhead as they wing their way north. Another sure sign of spring across Virginia is the emergence of amphibians! In some parts of … [Read more...]
Tips On Raising Chickens
(My good friend, the late Sherman Shifflett, wrote this for Cville Buzz a few years back. Sherman loved his chickens, almost like children. As more and more folks are raising chickens in their backyards, this might come in handy) By Sherman Shifflett Except when I was in college and in the Army (drafted during the ‘Nam era), I have raised chickens all my life. I no longer … [Read more...]
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