On a typical summer day, here's how several outdoor enthusiasts in the New River Valley would like to while away their hours.
Tackle boxes are full, the river's high, spokes are primed and boats are loaded.
In the early morning hours, Jerry Krebs, who teaches jewelry making and silversmithing at Radford University, has quietly slipped his line over the edge of his boat. In a silent backwater hole, he will wait. It's been a long, cold winter. And by the look of the early colors of dawn, breaking over the stark cliffs rising over Claytor Lake, this will be the day to reel in one of those big stripers or bass. Or, if it's a lucky day, one of those 45-pound catfish native to the lake will hit.