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swinging once again...

Started by Woolly Bugger, September 08, 2020, 11:47:36 AM

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Woolly Bugger


September 7, 2020 #40

Gas $1.95

The new has gone down to below 400 cfs for the first time this year!

Yesterday it was at 418 and pretty damn clear. Being a holiday I wanted to avoid as much clusterfuckery as possible and headed to the water above Bridle Creek Access in VA. The River is a bit narrower hear at about 240 feet as compared to 420 at Farmers Fish Camp. That 400+ cfs was pushing pretty hard down the rapids and I didn't catch any fish, so after 90 minutes I gave up and headed back down to the usual spot at FFC.

I didn't see any anglers as I crossed the bridge, so I rigged up the spey and headed upstream. Only then did i notice a spin fisherman rib deep in the big pool casting a large white fluke. Plenty of water here but I stayed low instead of working up past him. Worked a lot of water, caught a couple of small bass. They don't stay stuck to that intruder hook very well...

After I while the other guy came down and reported catching a couple in the deep slow pool he was fishing. I heded up to the upper rapids and he headed home. The water is still a bit pushy and as the sun was setting I didn't venture out too far of deep and failed to get to the best spots. I really wanted my "old man stick" to navigate the ledges. Maybe the river will get down to 300 or 250 where I'm more comfortable wading.

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The bright sun early in the day didn't help any.

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When ya ain't catchin' fish photograph flowers...

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You try catching a bass this size while swinging an intruder...  p;-

New Belgian Hopppy Variety Pack saved the day.

ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

itieuglyflies

I guess for you swingers, size doesn't matter.

Woolly Bugger

Quote from: itieuglyflies on September 08, 2020, 13:48:05 PMI guess for you swingers, size doesn't matter.

I was so tempted to get the single handed rod and throw a weighted clouser...

still working on that double spey cast...  <-;:
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!