CASTAWAY COMPANY GUIDED TOURS
Novices and Pros alike will be happy to know of the Orvis endorsed fly-fishing school in Culpeper. The Castaway Company offers beginner fly-fishing schools and fly-fishing instruction along with fish-specific schools taught throughout the year. A guided service (both wading and float trips) is available on local streams for Trout and Smallmouth Bass. Full and half day trips are available, and include light refreshments and all equipment (except waders). The Castaway Company manages a stretch of private water on the Rose River in Madison County that is offered as one of the premier Trophy trout streams in the Piedmont region for fly-fishing enthusiasts. Stocked with jumbo rainbow trout, this stream is fly-fishing only and a strict catch-and-release policy is practiced. This fishing experience is ideal for anyone who wants to spend a day catching trophy-size trout on one of the prettiest streams in the Virginia Piedmont region.

CULPEPER TOWN LAKES
These lakes are part of the Town Water Supply system, and, therefore, no gas motors are permitted. In addition to the state license, a town permit is needed for these lakes. Fishing certificates and Boating permits are available through the Town Treasurer's Office at 400 South Main Street, Culpeper. For more information on these certificates and permits, click here.

MOUNTAIN RUN LAKE is a 75-acre lake with wooded shores. Largemouth bass provide good fishing here and there are also crappies, bluegill channel catfish, and an excellent redear sunfish population. Mountain Run has a boat ramp with a courtesy pier. There is limited shore fishing. A picnic shelter and playground are in the park adjacent to the lake.
Location: Route 29 South, to right on Mountain Run Lake Road (718), go exactly 2.3 miles, on left will be J.B. Carpenter Jr. Drive, and the entrance to the park.

LAKE PELHAM covers 255 acres with a combination of forested and open sloped blanks along its shores. If you like crappie and channel catfish, Pelham is the place to go. This reservoir probably has more channel catfish per acre than any other lake in Northern Virginia. Other species include largemouth bass, bluegills, and pumpkinseed sunfish. The lake has a public ramp.
Location: Route 29 South, right onto Mountain Run Lake Road (718), right onto Henretty Drive (1025), 0.4 miles to lake.

RAPPAHANNOCK & RAPIDAN RIVERS
Culpeper County is bordered along the west by the Rappahannock River and along the south by the Rapidan River. Both rivers provide excellent smallmouth bass and redbreast sunfish angling. Please visit the website of the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries for more information on fishing and boating in our area.

SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK
The National Park provides fishing opportunities in the pristine waters of their mountain streams. However, over the years fishing regulations have changed significantly in order to ensure effective protection of a variety of species of fishes. Call the National Park, or check out their website to find out about licenses and regulations.

ROSE HILL GAME PRESERVE
In the heart of Virginia's Piedmont region lies Rose Hill Farm Game Preserve, a 210-acre historic estate and restored mansion which has had a family tradition of hunting for 200 years. During the Civil War in 1863-64, Rose Hill was the headquarters of Union General Judson Kilpatrick's 3rd Calvary Division where five regiments pitched tents over the entire property. Today hunters can enjoy prime upland game hunts for quail, partridge, and pheasant over fine pointing dogs in prime managed habitat of native grasses and hedge rows reminiscent of days long past. Also offered are Tower Shoots with strong flying pheasant run by an English Hunt Master in the European style.

The Preserve is located just over an hour from Washington, D.C. with the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains lining the horizon. Hunting season runs September 1 to April 30. All hunters must sign a waiver prior to hunt.