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Fly Fishing Reports => Warm Water Species => Topic started by: Woolly Bugger on August 28, 2006, 11:10:58 AM

Title: James River Float!
Post by: Woolly Bugger on August 28, 2006, 11:10:58 AM
(http://www.brfff.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/82706001.jpg)

Brent, Kim (disco) and I floated the Spriingwood to Buchanan section of the river, we all had a blast and Bren caught a couple of nice ones, I was having trouble getting them to hit the surface and got most on a deep clouser in the deep runs, even swithed to the spinning rod and caught a couple of nice smallies, a 14" fall fish and one bigun that jumped and snapped the 4 lbs mono on the spinning rig... as croaker said, 4 lb test in fine for bream, but it'll make you cuss when you hook a bigger fish! I caught about 20 fish, the day was HOT and long with a 2:45 drive on each end. I've floated this section twice and think that I prefer the faster water of the Narrows to Springwood section over this one. It has a lot of long flats and at times the wind was pushing us back upstream. Looking forward to Sept 8th for another James float (if possible).

p.s.

someone dropped our "lost" dog off at the vet's over the w/e and we got a call this moring so everything is right with the world around here....
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: Woolly Bugger on August 28, 2006, 11:25:43 AM
pano of the jamees  :o(http://www.brfff.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/82706002.jpg)
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: Brent G on August 28, 2006, 17:02:19 PM
Anytime fishing with y'all is a good urn ...... thanks for the memories. They were real selective on top, seemed like the best pattern for us was a white sneaky pete size 6 fished slow with just a slight amount of movement ...... Switched to that after watching disco stay hooked up numerous times in the first mile or so of the river and that saved the day.  :)

Saw this guy fishing also along the bank
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/brentg/aug%2006/Resizeof2006-08-28018.jpg)

Disco and WB
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/brentg/aug%2006/Resizeof2006-08-28016.jpg)


had a good urn

Brent G



Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: phg on August 29, 2006, 10:37:21 AM
...I gotta get a 'toon.  Looks like a great day on the water.
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: outdoorguy3 on August 29, 2006, 17:36:39 PM
Just like Disco....hittin' da good water first! ;D

Ralph   0--0
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: Discomidge on August 30, 2006, 07:56:13 AM
Quote from: outdoorguy3 on August 29, 2006, 17:36:39 PM
Just like Disco....hittin' da good water first! ;D

Ralph   0--0

It's all about the numbers Ralph ;D
Good float and good company, the smallies were eager to say the least.
Saw a musky 30-40"....thought it was a log 'til it moved.


Kim 8)
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: 9ft4wt2 on September 01, 2006, 21:01:30 PM
Didn't know Damsel was along on the float ;D

9ft4wt
Title: Re: James River Float!
Post by: 9ft4wt2 on September 01, 2006, 21:04:17 PM
Disco:

A spinning rod ???

You gots to quit hanging out with Marty ;)

he is obviously a bad influence >:D

Glad you had a good time.

9ft4wt