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Just Fishin'
Have you have heard the latest Trace Adkins hit "Just Fishin"? It's a whopper, a big'in.
Like many of his songs, he touches on the importance of family being family. If I had to choose a theme song for Virginia State Parks I would choose this song! (Listen to the song here on youtube as you read this article)
Growing up my fondest memories were of being outside with my Grandpa in the Sierra Nevada Mountains or fishing a lake with my Dad. My Dad is still an avid fisherman, he goes after the big'ins off the Outer Banks in the Gulf Stream. But It all began camping and fishing along the creek shore, on a dock or from a little boat. We hold dear the memories and old photographs of Grandpa, always chasing the big one that got away, and catching a few himself!
But little did I know, at the time as a little girl in pigtails, that maybe it was more than just fishin'...






A bass I caught fishin' with Dad when I was just a kid
Just Fishin' (the main chorus to this song) by Trace Adkins
If you have read the article and have a question, please email nancy.heltman@dcr.virginia.gov.
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