Ethan Stone, our Lead Guide, joined Team NROC in the summer of 2019 and has proven to be a very important part of our team. Recently graduating with a degree in National Security and Foreign Affairs with a minor in Russian at Virginia Tech, Ethan was the president of the Virginia Tech Bass Fishing Team and former runner-up National Champion with his high school bass fishing team. With his easy-going demeanor, Ethan has proven to excel with young anglers and their parents while also learning the knack of putting his clients on big smallmouth!

From an early age Jacob Hodges has had a passion for huntng, fishing, and the outdoors as a whole. Recently graduating from Virginia Tech with a degree in Freshwater Fish Conservation, Jacob has become even more dedicated in preserving our fisheries for generations to come. His obsession for bass fishing was spiked by joining the Virginia Tech Bass Fishing Team where his knowledge and love for the sport only grew culminating in his qualifying position for the 2022 College National Championship. Jacob is very excited and looking forward to spending another season guiding and fishing the New River for NROC!

Britt Stoudenmire, our Lead Guide Emeritus, graduated from Virginia Tech and The Citadel and was very fortunate to pitch for the late legendary Hall of Fame baseball coach Chuck Hartman while at VT. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast and has hunted and fished his entire life. A lifetime catch-and-release angler, Britt firmly believes in respecting and protecting our watersheds. Britt has always loved big fish and focuses the majority of his winter and early-spring guided trips on targeting mature river smallmouth and musky while teaching his clients the techniques needed to effectively pursue these fish. Britt believes every day on the New River is a tremendous privilege and that "This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24