Washington has cherry blossoms and Amsterdam has tulips, but springtime on the Rappahannock River is heralded by the appearance of a funkier-smelling species, a bony, scowling fish called shad. While ...

Despite the general favoritism tossed the way of the largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, and the ever-elusive musky in the state of Virginia, offer me a day of catching dozens of hard-fighting ...

correctionA Metro article in some Feb. 22 editions incorrectly located the source of the Rappahannock River in the Shenandoah Mountains. The river originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains. (Published ...