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Title: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Woolly Bugger on June 18, 2006, 11:47:06 AM
:o

As Lauri and I got back into the truck for the long ride home we noticed that the little yellow stone flies were copulating right there in front of us on the wind shield. This was better than a drive in movie and I decided right then that the title of this trip report would be "Sex on the Windshield"

The BRFFF James river float started early Saturday morning with a three hour drive to Buchanan Virginia. I pick up Damselfly in Martinsville and we continued up 220 North to Roanoke and on to I-81 and Buchanan. We ran into FT with his trailer carrying his toon and a borrowed toon for Laurie, thanks Brent, at a pit stop and then we continued on to the Springwood take-out on the James. Lepomis Macro was waiting in the parking lot and we all began assembling toons to stack on FT's trailer. We then headed up river to the Horseshoe put-in. By the way let me tell you that Virginia has done an excellent job with the river access points with easy access and plenty of parking. There were a lot of canoes and johnboats being launched along with our four toons. FT said were were on the water by 10:30.

Bruce Ingram's The James River Guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=kbrcommunication&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1893272001%2Fqid%3D1150647398%2Fsr%3D2-1%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_b_2_1%3Fs%3Dbooks%26v%3Dglance%26n%3D283155) indicated that the post spawn fish would "be on vacation" and hanging out in deep pools and cover, not being as aggressive as in the pre-spawn months. With that in mind I had tied up some of Harry Murry's hellgrimates and clouser minnows. I started out in the first deep riffle with the hellgrimite on a sink tip but not fish came and I floated on down. Just below this riffle I caught my first hard fishing smallmouth. Spread out across the river all of us got into some bass. The day was hot and the sky was cloudless with the occasional hint of a breeze. The fishing was slow but consistent for most of the day and I caught more smallmouth, a few fall fish, redbreast, a couple of red-eye perch and bream. The hellgrmite was the most consistent producer, but I did manage a few on the surface with gurglers, poppers, and sneaky Pete's.

Later in the afternoon things slowed down and I went back subsurface with the clouser. I caught four out of a long deep run before moving on. Below the next rapid I caught two more on a cone head hellgrimate. Then we got into a long slack water stretch and things really slowed down. We were casting up against the bank but nobody was home. Finally I got into some red eye's and finished the day with a bluegill. We hauled the toons out at 8:00 PM and after the shuttle we drove to Buchanan for dinner at Marcelo's Pizzeria. It was after dinner and good buy handshakes and hugs that Laurie and I noticed the stoneflies mating on the windshield.



Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Bloy on June 18, 2006, 19:27:01 PM
Down in Floida there is some kind of little black flying bugs that are always 'hooked up'    :o  while flying. They're called "Love Bugs". When they hit your windshield it sure makes a mess.  >:(
Barry
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: badankles on June 18, 2006, 20:05:52 PM
i registered again just so i wouldn't miss this post.
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: lepomis_mcro on June 18, 2006, 20:38:29 PM
was an awsome float, man im ready for the next one.

few pics from the trip


panfish with great colors
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fallfish around 8 inches
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fat gill
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was a little busy on the stream during the morning
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there was a great view along the river..pic hardly does it justice
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Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: larrybug on June 19, 2006, 06:56:45 AM
thanks for the pict and the great report. it is so pretty
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: FT on June 19, 2006, 07:24:08 AM
I had a great time.  Here are a few of my pictures.

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Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: badankles on June 19, 2006, 13:24:54 PM
man, that looks like fun!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Woolly Bugger on June 19, 2006, 15:09:53 PM
Quote from: badankles on June 19, 2006, 13:24:54 PM
man, that looks like fun!!!!!!!

It's more fun than a bass in your pants!   
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: ditchmonkey on June 19, 2006, 15:14:32 PM
looks like a miss prissy there ft...   
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Brent G on June 19, 2006, 19:22:15 PM
Glad y'all had a good urn c ya on the next one

Brent G
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Post by: Stone-Man on June 19, 2006, 20:14:16 PM
Sweet trip
I enjoyed the flicks ;D ;D

I figgered that Damsel would jerk em pretty good after all the "expert" advice that I gave her last wekend :P

           JT
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: FT on June 20, 2006, 06:57:51 AM
Quote from: Stone-Man on June 19, 2006, 20:14:16 PM
Sweet trip
I enjoyed the flicks ;D ;D

I figgered that Damsel would jerk em pretty good after all the "expert" advice that I gave her last wekend :P

           JT
It  might have been your advice, but she threw her all  flies away and used one of mine to catch 'em on. 
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Trout Chaser on June 20, 2006, 08:42:46 AM
Great reports and pictures folks. 0--0  I'll try and make the next one.

TC
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Post by: jamie on June 20, 2006, 08:53:25 AM
Great report!!
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Post by: rivetlber on June 20, 2006, 10:27:59 AM
Great looking pictures. But where were all the smiling faces ???
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Post by: Damselfly on June 22, 2006, 10:50:47 AM
Wow! What a great time!
Thank you Brent, for the loan of your toon for my first voyage! What fun!

So what if I immediately did three donuts down river and the centrifugal force flung my fly box away. I kept two bugs and fished them all day...managing around 30 fish from smallies to redeye perch to fallfish, all on a BH woollybugger/stonefly.
I caught one little squeaker bass while I was back-rowing to park or moor or whatever the nautical term is for stop. Thought my rod looked hung up on the bottom.....till I pulled him in.
Shortly after, I heard rustling in a streamside sycamore tree....looked up, and there was a raccoon- climbing up for a better look at me! Those of you who know my recent exploits with the local wildlife, some of whom were rabid, will understand why I rowed myself away from shore to fish middle-river for awhile.
After a bit of creative navigating (it really IS backwards of rowing a canoe...!) and several fish, we came to the long, slow water section, where I went wading to fish the last set of riffles. Just about the time a floatilla of canoes was approaching, I caught a 10" smallie that ran at me, circled me twice in waist deep water, obviously trying to tie me with my own "rope", and banged his head- hard- into my butt twice, managing to hook himself on my back pocket, just out of reach!! Hysterical giggles ensued as I contorted myself in desperate attempt to unhook said bass before "the normal folks" arrived. It was a dicey situation." More fun than a bass in your pants!"
And that was my last fish of the day....well, how could you top that one anyhow?!
With the long slow water float/row, our 2.8 mile float took from 10am to 8:30pm, including shuttles, and, remembering a local restaurant for its good italian food, I led us all to Fanzarelli's on Main street- for one of the best meals I've had in a long time! I think it was the company.....and the day.....and the fishing.
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: lepomis_mcro on June 22, 2006, 19:30:46 PM
i didnt know you lost almost all your flies, you should have said something..i had a few poppers you could have used...

i almost lost my fly box of clousers, i had them in my pocked and waded to deep and the box floated out of my pocket. i reached down to get it and my pocket was empty. i turned and looked and it was floating down stream. :o lucky it was a slow  section and i chased it down
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Woolly Bugger on June 22, 2006, 19:33:51 PM
Damn Laurie, you should have said something. I had a bunch of hellgramites, rattle minnows, clousers and the such. Don't be shy next time you loose your stuff....
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: phg on June 22, 2006, 19:47:19 PM
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on June 22, 2006, 19:33:51 PM
Damn Laurie, you should have said something. I had a bunch of hellgramites, rattle minnows, clousers and the such. Don't be shy next time you loose your stuff....



...especially if you are going to tell the whole world about it a few days later.   ::) ;D
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Woolly Bugger on June 22, 2006, 20:19:55 PM
Quote from: phg on June 22, 2006, 19:47:19 PM
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on June 22, 2006, 19:33:51 PM
Damn Laurie, you should have said something. I had a bunch of hellgramites, rattle minnows, clousers and the such. Don't be shy next time you loose your stuff....



...especially if you are going to tell the whole world about it a few days later.   ::) ;D

losing her flies was nothing compared to the bass that was hooked to her ass ::)  ::) :o :o
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: Damselfly on June 22, 2006, 21:05:22 PM
More fun than a bass in your pants! :-X

I lost my box almost at the beginning of the day (causing a copycat effect- I think everybody floated their fly boxes, it's just mine that was for keeps)- and in retrospect, I'm sure that's when I saw one of the canoe guys (who I helped shove off of a rock, btw) jump in at the first set of ledges and come up with it, hooting and hollering. Oh well- maybe now he will get himself a fly rod and a new addiction. His first "hit" was on me.
The only thing that hurts is all my JT bream flies were in there (foam spiders and weighted bullies) along with an award-winning deer hair bass bug tied by Irish- that never made it to the water. Darn, that's a lot of Stomp and Fosters right there, replacing those!

FT loaned me a couple flies (which I forgot to return ::)- oops!), but I was doing so well with my leggy bug, I just left it on.
Now I understand the toon addiction.....what a great day!
Title: Re: Sex on the Windshield :)
Post by: croaker on June 22, 2006, 21:36:36 PM
Great tales and pictures!!!

Sounds like a good urn was had by all 8) 8)