The New River
 The
New River in Alleghany County NC flows along the
Northwestern most border of the county near the Virginia
border, creating stunning mountain scenery and
phenomenal locations to enjoy fishing and canoeing. As a
tributary of the Kanawha River, the New River is
approximately 320 miles long and flows through North
Carolina, Virginia and parts of West Virginia.
The New River NC is renowned throughout the world as many
geologists and researchers consider it to be between 10
million and 360 million years old, predating the
formation of the Appalachian Mountain chain which it now
runs through. There is some evidence of this as the New
River’s waters flow in a south to north course, which is
opposite to and against, the southwest to northeast
topography of the Appalachian Mountains and the general
west to east flow of other area rivers found in Virginia
and North Carolina. If the river is indeed this ancient,
it could possibly be one of the oldest river in the
entire world; second only to the well known Nile River
in Egypt.
The best fishing in Alleghany County is typically found
in and around the New River. Home to numerous species of
freshwater big game fish like smallmouth bass, rainbow
and brown trout, walleye, muskellunge, bluegill and even
some channel catfish, the New River NC maintains its
natural ecology and wildlife flourishes here. Canoeing
or kayaking the New River is another popular activity
in Alleghany County as its waters are calm and most of
the sections of the river in the county have deeper
waters where the river becomes a bit wider.
There are several outfitters and commercial guide shops
that provide equipment, valuable advice, and even guided
trips if you are a beginning fisherman or rafter.
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