Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maury River at Rockbridge Baths USGS 02021500 - real-time stage and flow | USGS gauge | 37.90735, -79.42198 | Roster gauge for this water, above Goshen Pass. The Pass is unrunnable at low water and dangerous high - read it first. |
| 2 | VMI Route 60 Bridge Access VA DWR - Rockbridge Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.74653, -79.37225 | Hand launch at Lexington below the VMI campus. |
| 3 | Locher Landing Access VA DWR - Rockbridge Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.62471, -79.44445 | Hand launch near Glasgow, just above the James River confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 02021500 — Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, VA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Redbreast Sunfish, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Goshen Pass wayside on Route 39 - upper river access to the gorge and the stocked trout water.
Rockbridge Baths access near the gauge - convenient mid-river put-in.
Route 39 pull-offs above Lexington - roadside wading access on the middle river.
Jordans Point Park in Lexington - developed town access with parking and a launch.
East Lexington access at the Route 60 crossing - middle river float access.
Ben Salem Wayside on Route 60 - lower river access with parking and a canal lock landmark.
Glasgow landing at the James confluence - the bottom of the Maury and a common take-out.
Spring: high water from mountain rain, trout stocking in Goshen Pass and a smallmouth prespawn by late May.
Summer: low, clear and wadable, the best smallmouth and sunfish months with heavy recreational use in the pass.
Fall: cool water, feeding smallmouth on the shoals and the quietest and prettiest weeks of the year.
Winter: cold and frequently high, slow deep fishing with occasional good days b