| About Our 2011 Guides |
| "Over 150 Years Fishing the New River" |
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Britt
Stoudenmire is in his eighth season as a full-time smallmouth guide. 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 the water guiding and fishing, Britt is respected as
one of the most knowledgeable and hardest working river smallmouth guides
in the country. |
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| A lifetime catch-and-release angler with a firm belief in respecting
and protecting our watersheds, Britt is both an accomplished spin
& fly angler and fly tier. He focuses the majority of his
guided trips on targeting mature (18" and bigger) river smallmouth
on both spin and fly gear and teaching his clients the techniques
needed to effectively pursue these fish. Britt has guided his clients to nearly 1000
"Virginia State Citation" river smallmouth (20"
or larger) over the past seven seasons. |
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has contributed to numerous national and regional publications
including VA Game and Fish, WV Game and Fish, Blue Ridge Country,
Bassmasters, In-Fisherman, Woods and Water, Harris' Bass Fishing Journal, American Angler, and Cabelas Outfitters
Journal. Click
here to see the articles that we have appeared in. |
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is on the Pro-Staffs for G.Loomis, Ross
Reels, Wulff
Fly Lines, Froghair Fishing, Gamma Fishing, Shimano, and PowerPro. Britt also supports these bait shops; Greentop
Sporting Goods, Buckeye
Baits, Kim
Smith's Baits, Pembroke Stop 'N Save |
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Steve Journell enters his sixth season guiding for New River Outdoor Company. Steve is an avid angler and hunter, and he has fished the New River for nearly 30 years. Nobody works harder than Steve in providing a quality day on the New River and his energy is contagious. If you don't find Steve on the New River hunting trophy smallmouth, he's probably on Claytor Lake pursuing stripers. Steve is also owner/operator of J&J grocery at the junction of Route 100 and Walker Creek, and their deli breakfast is a hit with our clients! (Pictured to the right is one of Steve's happy anglers with a 23.5" smallmouth that weighed 5lb 2oz; one of the largest summer fish we have ever landed!!!) |
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Andrew Fenstermaker has fished the New River for over ten years and is in his third year guiding for New River Outdoor Company. Andrew currently holds the record at New River Outdoor Company for the largest smallmouth ever caught out of a kayak or canoe and regularly puts his clients on citation smallmouth. In fact, Andrew's clients measure in some of the biggest catches of the season!! In addition to his guiding duties, Andrew is serving as our shop manager in 2011. When Andrew isn't fishing, you can usually find him in the woods bow hunting. Andrew is a great addition to our team, and we are excited that he will be back working for us in 2011! |
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Scott Guilliams has fished the New River for over ten years and the James River many more. Scott started as a client of ours, and his passion for smallmouth fishing has progressed into guiding for us as he enters his third season with New River Outdoor Company. Scott is now tying his own jigs and making spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, so if you fish with him this season, make sure to tie on a couple because they are definitely a "big fish" bait! (Pictured to the right is one of Scott's happy anglers with another big summer fish that measured 21" and weighed in at 4lb 8oz.) |
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Keith Stiltner has fished the New River in and around Giles County for nearly 25 years for both smallmouth and muskie. Keith is in his second season guiding for New River Outdoor Company. Keith is our resident muskie expert and has targeted them exclusively for the last 15+ years. He also has a knack for those big smallmouths. Pictured to the right is a picture of one of Keith's anglers with a 24" smallmouth caught last fall on a "secret" topwater plug. In 2009, Keith put over 75 muskies in the boat!!!! |
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Jason Guilliams, Scott's brother, is in his second year guiding for New River Outdoor Company. Jason's main occupation is principal for Callaway Elementary School in Franklin County, VA. In his free time, Jason loves to smallmouth fish, coon hunt, and bear hunt. The next time you are fishing with Jason, ask him about his bear in the fishing raft story. That is quite a tale. Jason has fished the New River for over ten years and the James river many more. We are excited he will be back with us for the 2011 season!!! |
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