3 rivers here in Virginia, all within an hour of me.  The shenanadoah boasts the most canoed waters in VA.  Scenery is great on the river, if you like it about 5'6" Blonde and in a bikini.  Fishing is good for smallies if you are into Quantity.  Average smallie is about 12-15" and fight great on a 4-5' ultralite setup.  I know, nothing like what's up there, however on a so highly used river, its still nothing to do a 3-4 day trip and catch hundreds (litterally) of fish.  Had several days where the fish numbered over 100 in just 3 or 4 hours.  Granted some of them were very small, but who cares as long as they are biting and I'm catching.  The shenandoah between Luray, VA and Front Royal, VA has several plots of federal land and national forest where camping is permitted.  The potomac is a little more difficult to camp on, however I have been told that you can camp on any one of the islands in the river although I've never tried it.  The fishing in the upper potomac (not the nasty water down by DC) is slower than the shenandoah, but the quality of smallie is better, averaging 1-2lbs (I know, still nothing like up there) Now the confluence of the rappahannock and the rapidan is halfway between Warrenton, VA and Fredericksburg, VA and can be quite fun.  24 Mile trip in 2 days with plenty of goofing off.  If you plan to hit these rivers, leave your pretty canoes at home, lots a navagable, but shallow class I-II rapids that will scratch the hell out of your nice shiny canoe.  Anyone interested in any of these trips can hit me up with an email (singletjeff@hotmail.com) and I'll tell you what you want to know and give you some of the fishing secrets that I've learned over the past 20 years of fishing the rivers.

jeff