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Britt Stoudenmire is co-owner of Canoe the New Outfitters & Guide Service with his wife Leigh and lead guide for all guided smallmouth fishing trips. A graduate of Virginia Tech and The Citadel and a former college baseball pitcher, Britt is an avid outdoor enthusiast and has hunted and fished his entire life. With over 200+ days a year on both the New and James Rivers guiding and fishing, Britt is respected as one of the most knowledgeable and hard working smallmouth guides in Southwest Virginia.
Britt focuses the majority of his trips on targeting mature (18" and bigger) smallmouth bass on both spin and fly gear and teaching his clients the techniques needed to effectively pursue these fish.
Britt has contributed to numerous magazine articles including VA Game and Fish, WV Game and Fish, Blue Ridge Country, Bassmasters, and Cabelas Outfitter Journal on spin and fly fishing techniques for catching smallmouth bass.
Britt was the Virginia Department of Game an Inland Fisheries' January 2005 "Angler of the Month" for a 23.25" and 5 lb. 8 oz. smallmouth he caught and released and has received the lifetime distinction of "Expert Angler" in smallmouth angling by the same department.
Britt is on Pro-Staff for G.Loomis, Ross Reels, Panoptx, Daiichi, Tru-Turn, and XPoint Hooks, and Wulff Fly Lines. Britt also supports these bait shops and lure makers; Greentop Sporting Goods, Buckeye Baits, Pigs 'N Jigs, Kim Smith's Baits, and BG Lures.
G. Lommis Rod Company
Royal Wulff Fly Lines
Ross Reels  
Panoptx Polarized Sunglasses

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