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Offline Dougfish

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Special, but not precious
« on: January 27, 2012, 00:37:25 AM »
Pretenders - Precious


My first TR. Don't dog me too hard. ;D
A little work, a little play today. I decided to check out the year old Upper South River Special regulation area while working in the Waynesboro, VA area.

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Giddyup. My "work" car. The fastest car to the stream and my new Hydros and Allen Reel. Happy Birthday to me! -0- -0-
They are stocking 7-9" Browns and Bows in the 4.5 mile section. Single hook, no bait, 2 fish 16"  limit. Lets hit the water!

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The local TU and landowners worked hard to pull this off.

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It's a low gradient stream with mostly soil banks and a mix of solid stone, freestone and sediment bottom. Not easy to wade in the slow stretches with the soft sediment and quick drop offs. Almost went swimming a few times when my feet slipped or just won't move. Some parts wooded, some along fields.

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Yeah, you can find some big wood too.

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A small BWO hatch was coming off and I quickly scored a few Browns.
Then the wind picked up, the rises went away and the prospecting began.

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Worked some of the deep slow runs with a Golden Retriever and hooked up with a couple, missed on a couple.
Nothing worked consistently. One of my foam ants even drew one up. I'm hard headed like that...terrestrials always work. Oooo, look at the pretty fungi since the fish pic sucked.

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The real secret of this water is the abundance of limestone springs at the top of the stretch. I'll try to post a video in a comment below if I can....the water was bobbling up through the sand. Very cool.

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There was a dome of spring water billowing up in the main stream just up ahead. Wild!

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I drove down to a lower section that was faster and more wooded. I was good to walk on mostly stone! Since the caddis population is big here, that's what I threw them. Bang!

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They took the dry, they took the dropper emerger.

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This guy stayed by my boot for a few minutes after the release.

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A bonus was finding a nice new fly shop in town. Well stocked and friendly. You can pick up your free permit there.

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It's not a blueline, not the Smith or Jackson, but it's different and the trouts should grow fast. Depending on the rain, I might hit another "Special" spot tomorrow.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2012, 07:13:21 AM by Dougfish »
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 02:02:19 AM »
Well I suck getting the pics up. Picasa is not working out for me. b';
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 05:36:05 AM »
Quote from: Dougfish on January 27, 2012, 02:02:19 AM
Well I suck getting the pics up. Picasa is not working out for me. b';

you need to fine the image url...

I fixed the first pic for you..

I right clicked on the photo in your picasa album and copied the photo url it looks like this..

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5T5o5fxWp3g/TyJGhZXpf2I/AAAAAAAAAJk/AKT1pGt4oXA/s800/007.jpg
when you view your photos in picase album you will see on the left "LINK TO THIS PHOTO"  a click of that will reveal the url to the photo. just copy and paste that....
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 07:14:30 AM »
Fixed. Thanks, Wooly. Overthinkin', overdrinkin'?
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 07:47:03 AM »
Nice first report, welcome aboard.

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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 07:48:28 AM »
The spring action.

<a href="http://youtu.be/8KxaOvcKBxo" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://youtu.be/8KxaOvcKBxo</a>
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 08:20:33 AM »
neat little spring creek, I would fish that, if I was close buy, bet it will be awesome during a hatch...

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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2012, 08:38:08 AM »
I've been debating whether or not to fish that. May have to try it one day. Not bad at all.
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2012, 15:54:42 PM »
Quote from: Petey on January 27, 2012, 08:38:08 AM
I've been debating whether or not to fish that. May have to try it one day. Not bad at all.

I'd like to see you and others give a whirl. They'll be some big, bad Mr. Browns soon.
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2012, 15:57:08 PM »
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on January 27, 2012, 08:20:33 AM
neat little spring creek, I would fish that, if I was close buy, bet it will be awesome during a hatch...

I think it could have some epic hatches The BWo's were coming off good for a while and it's reported to have a huge caddis population.
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2012, 16:12:43 PM »
Good looking creek. Glad to see you had a good day.
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2012, 16:41:31 PM »
That is a neat looking creek!
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2012, 17:13:05 PM »
I'll give er a go one day then.. It'll be hard though with all the stogger browns in mossy right down the road though.
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2012, 17:32:41 PM »
Quote from: Petey on January 27, 2012, 17:13:05 PM
I'll give er a go one day then.. It'll be hard though with all the stogger browns in mossy right down the road though.

I rode by there today. A customer's dad owns a big hunk of the private stretch. I saw them stock it one day for the club. Oh, the left nut I would give to fish it.  :o
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Re: Special, but not precious
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2012, 17:58:40 PM »
Nice report I have never seen spring bubble up like that. Pretty cool stuff. 
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