Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival Updated

Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival

virginia fly fishing festival poster On January 15-16, 2022, the annual Virginia Wing Line-fishing & Wine Festival will celebrate its 21 st ceremony, cartoon anglers from throughout Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, and even New York. Held at Meadow Result Park, only 15 miles northward of Richmond on the site of the state fairgrounds, the Virginia Fly & Vino was the beginning event of its kind in the land to combine fly angling and vino tasting. Fly angling manufacturers, lodges, guides, tourism agencies, wineries, and specialty food companies are among the more than xc vendors who hail from all over the country. Virginia Wing &Vino sponsors include The Recreational Canoeing and Angling Foundation, Gangler's Guild, Harman'due south North Fork Cottages, Steam Bell Beer Works, Trout Unlimited, Fly Tyer and Norvise.

The 2022 Virginia Wing & Wine volition feature several of the industry's most prominent anglers, fly tyers, and outdoor authors, including Pat Dorsey, Jen Ripple, Wanda Taylor, Capt. Gary Dubiel, Mac Brown, Kiki Galvin, Tim O'Neill, Braden Miller, Snookie Risch, Pam Dunlap, Gary Edwards, Jim Bensinger, Matt Reilly, Colby Trow, and Capt. Mike Tayloe.

"We're always trying something new," says festival director Beau Beasley, "and nosotros eagerly welcome fly line-fishing beginners." At the same time, says Beasley, "We also offer specialty classes that experienced anglers won't notice anywhere else. Pandemic lockdowns canceled our 2021 upshot, and then our vendors and instructors are eager to get together once more and share their passion for the quiet sport of fly fishing."

Returning this year is the popular "Bourbon and Bass Bugs" class with Scotland-trained Lauren Riggleman of Silverback Distillery . Each pupil will savor an education in distilling then taste five unique bourbons. Next upwards is Capt. Simone Valencia, co-owner of Richmond'due south new Current Culture Wing Shop, on how best to fish five top bass bugs. Students go dwelling with all five patterns and so that they tin can acquit their own "enquiry" with the bugs.

The 2022 Virginia Fly & Wine will characteristic a brand-new serial of specialty classes, including; "Fishing Tailwaters Effectively" with Pat Dorsey; a form on advanced steelhead tactics with Gary Edwards; and landing monster crimson drum with Capt. Gary Dubiel. Jen Ripple will lead "Becoming an Contained Angler," a form designed especially for women on the water. Experienced anglers might check out "Advanced Wing Casting" and "Understanding Avant-garde Techniques" with Principal Certified Casting Instructor Mac Chocolate-brown on Friday before the festival begins. Too bachelor are numerous beginner and avant-garde casting and nymphing courses.

Lodges, outfitters, craftsmen, and professional guides from the Mid-Atlantic region, Maine, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, and Canada will be on hand, as will regional wineries and Steam Bell Beer Works.

"We of class have the public's condom in mind "say Beasley "and we have complied with all state and local health codes. In that location are currently no mask requirements and no occupancy restrictions at Meadow Event Park where our festival will exist held. If anything changes, we will notify the public".

Admission to the 2022 Virginia Fly & Wine includes complimentary wine tastings for adults. To encounter a full listing of classes and vendors, visit www.vaflyfishingfestival.org .