Fly fishing near Lexington, Virginia

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8 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Lexington, Virginia, in a straight line; the nearest are Buffalo Creek (5 mi), Pedlar River (11 mi) and North Fork Buffalo River (14 mi).

More about Lexington

2 fly-fishing guides are in Lexington or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Northeast Tennessee: the South Holston & the Watauga, 182 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

8 waters near Lexington

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Buffalo CreekFreestone river · 5 mi · Trophy / quality trout water
  2. Pedlar RiverFreestone river · 11 mi · Delayed Harvest · live USGS flow
  3. North Fork Buffalo RiverFreestone river · 14 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  4. Roaring RunFreestone river · 15 mi · Trophy / quality trout water
  5. North CreekFreestone river · 19 mi · Catch and release
  6. Saint Mary's RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  7. Piney RiverFreestone river · 23 mi · Delayed Harvest · live USGS flow
  8. Smith CreekTailwater · 24 mi · Catch and release

Fly-fishing guides nearby

About this

Guides and outfitters that name Lexington as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 1498506, Lexington (city) County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.