The Shenandoah River has become a stream of death, losing thousands of its fabled smallmouth bass to a problem yet to be named by officials.

The smallmouth’s long residence in the Shenandoah may or may not account for the river’s prestige as a trophy bass fishery, but its ledge-rock foundation and ample supply of aquatic foodstuffs ...

SHENANDOAH -- A task force seeking the cause of massive fish kills in the Shenandoah River last year is investigating scattered reports of dead sunfish and smallmouth bass in recent weeks. In 2005 ...

How To: Finding Smallmouth in Winter Rivers Jeff Little demonstrates how to use a kayak to whittle down water By Jeff Little I caught my first big river smallmouth in 41-degree Shenandoah River ...

My mind drifts back to the Shenandoah River Valley of Virginia. The region offers excellent angling surrounded by incredible historic sites — noted mainly for smallmouth bass and brook trout ...

Shenandoah River Outfitters, 540-743-4159. River & Trail Outfitters, 301-695-5177. Float-fishing guide Bob Cramer proudly displays smallmouth bass as McLean's Bob Poole admires catch.

Something in the Shenandoah River is turning the smallmouth bass thin and listless and causing sunfish to break out in blisters that look like cigarette burns. Something in the water is making ...

The smallmouth bass in the Shenandoah River don't rival those we have in Missouri, but the charm of the region is worth the trip.

HARRISONBURG -- Scattered fish kills have been found in the Shenandoah River and its branches, continuing a disturbing spring trend that dates back to 2003.

Herschel Finch, a fisher, kayaker and the conservation chairman of the Potomac River Smallmouth Club, said when he moved to the Shenandoah Valley in 1977, the fishing was fantastic.

State biologists say they do not know what caused high rates of fish mortality and disease in a tributary of the Shenandoah River in 2014.