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James River Fishing Lodge and fly fishing in Central Virginia for Smallmouth Bass, Catfish and Carp.
James River Fly Fishing
 Rockcliffe Farm Retreat offers relaxing recreation in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Groups can enjoy James River fishing, swimming, hiking and bird watching. You may also want to bring your bicycle, canoe, or horse to enjoy the beautiful forested landscape along our many trails and country roads.
Your group can visit for the day, stay overnight, or for an extended stay in our cozy Lodge. The Lodge is ideal for friends vacationing together, family reunions, church and business retreats, school groups, honeymooners, and artists of all sorts.
We are easily accessible (within 30 minutes) from the Town of Appomattox and the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Our mission is to preserve this property from development, retain as much contiguous forest as possible and provide a location for everyone to enjoy the quiet joys that can only be experienced by being in the woods.
 James River Fishing Lodge
Your group can visit for the day, overnight, or for an extended stay in our comfy 3 bedroom (+ sleep-in Den) James River fishing lodge. There are 4 full bathrooms, a well-equipped kitchen, and a large meeting/livingroom. You can also enjoy the den/library, recreation room, and sunroom. We provide unlimited local and long-distance phone service, satellite TV (Directv), and wireless high speed internet access, at no extra charge.
The Lodge is ideal for:
- Friends vacationing together
- Family reunions
- Church and business retreats
- School groups
- Rustic weddings up to 150
- Honeymooners
- Artists: Painters, photographers, writers, musicians
- Outdoor/nature enthusiasts
- Someone just needing some quiet and time alone.
 James River Virginia fishing at Rockcliffe Farm Retreat is great. The fish abundant, the types of river terrain vary, the water clarity excellent much of the year, and access is good. First time fishermen or pro will find plenty of excitement. If you have never fished before, a summer day on the James River' will hook you for a lifetime of fun.
Common local fish are: Small- and largemouth bass, catfish (flathead, blue, channel, and yellow), shad, carp, gar, pickerel, perch, and various sunfish. River access is via our beautiful forest road, ending at our spacious, inviting camping/picnic area. You may wade out into the river, which can be walked across except when the level is up. The bottom is rocky, with abundant structure, logs, and vegetation for hiding your prey.
 Many varied rock formations create shallow (a few inches), quick runs with hideout eddies, and deep (27 feet), slow holes, providing both streamlike fishing with flies or spinners, or deeper structured lake-like fishing for the flatheads (35+ pounds) and that hide-out record smallmouth.
Guests often snorkel to find the hideouts in the clear, warm, summer waters, or take a timeout at "Jacuzzi Falls" after a tough day of landing smallmouths.
Winter fishing... For the very hearty, dedicated, patient fisherman! As the temperature drops, so generally do the fish. Into slow deep holes and channels. Big cats and senior bass are caught, but at a snail's pace. You can also fish from canoe (we have 8), putting in at our place or upstream and floating down. We offer 4 possibilities: 1. Put in at our place. 2. Put in upstream, above the big bend in the James River that Walker's Ford Road juts out into. Paddling to our place takes 1.5 hours, or take your time and take 4 hours... we have! 3. Put in at our place and float down to Bent Creek, 3-5 hours 4. Put in at Joshua Falls in Lynchburg and spend the day floating
down to us (5-8+ hours)
Our section of the river is near Pettyjohn Island, and is described in the James River Guide, by Bruce Ingram.
If you decide you'd like some lake fishing too, Holliday Lake State Park is 25 minutes away, with is crappie, bluegill, pickerel, walleyed pike, small and largemouth bass, and a couple of varieties of catfish.
Rockcliffe Farm Retreat invites you to enjoy a relaxing James River fishing recreation in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Questions? Click below Request Information
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