By guiding fishing trips on The New River for over 10 years, Rick Gauldin has turned his simple love for fishing, boating, and entertaining into a fun and fulfilling secondary business. As the locals will be sure to tell you, fishing and navigating The New takes not only fishing know-how, but first hand experience and an understanding of the river’s ebb, flow, and unique personality. With that in mind, Rick designs and builds his own river “flat boats” which make for a safe, comfortable, and effective fishing platform.

Although not originally from Alleghany County, Rick has been fishing The New since 1985 and relocated here permanently from nearby Virginia with his wife and two kids in 1992. Along the way Rick has earned a reputation as one of the area’s premier smallmouth and muskie guides and he was even the featured guide in a 2006 article on fishing the New River in the Raleigh Durham News and Observer.

With a focus on making his guided trips both a rewarding and enjoyable experience, Rick has developed a fishing “plan of attack” that is almost sure to make for a great day on the river. Call Rick today and come spend the day fishing on The New!