yadkin river float 7-01-08

[lepomis_mcro]

since the new river was looking like it might be running high. my fishing pal steve, and myself decided to give the yadkin river float a shot.

it starts at the kerr scott tailwater, and the winds its way some 6 miles later to the take out point in smoot park wilkesboro.

let me warn you the float is a beast in a toon. there are some good streatches of what feel like still water. although im sure there is a slight current only from watching leaves on the water surface.

as for the fishing. it has a grab bag feel to it. because as the day went on i was never sure what i was going to get on the other end of my line.

there are trout iin the faster water.



in the slower water you might hook into carp, or red-breast



anywhere from the put in to the take out. the river seams to be peppered with hard fighting smallies.



so if you have a day to kill and the new is blown out.. the yadkin still offers smallies on the fly.

[croaker]

Grand report and pictures!!!

Looks like a nice stretch to float.  Trout, Redbreast and Smallies on one trip is hard to beat.

[troutrus]

Very nice. Looks like you had a great day.

[Woolly Bugger]

cool, although I fished the New last night and it wasn't bad at all... the water was up a little and stained but not muddy and although the bite wasn't too good I did catch a few and had a hog on the line that jumped and somersaulted around and then got under a ledge and broke me off   

[StoneflyJoe]

Good stuff ;hb But trout in the yadkin? Who woulda thunk it

Joe