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Fly Fishing Reports => Local Trip Reports => Topic started by: AV on September 19, 2005, 09:31:07 AM

Title: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: AV on September 19, 2005, 09:31:07 AM
FKA: Always_Vacation

I decided to try out a stream that skunked me a couple of years ago. Managed to fish for four hours and catch a dozen brown trout with two measuring in at 11". The elevation was around 1500' and the fly that worked the best was a #14 Royal Wulff. I'll post a picture tonight when I get home of a beautifully spotted brown. A hint to the location is that you better make sure you have a 4x4 vehicle with some clearance if you want to get to the stream. I didn't see another person.
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: zzdruid on September 19, 2005, 10:24:21 AM
i haven't been in So Mtn in years. I hear that some of the smaller streams have a reasonable population of small stuf though
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: AV on September 19, 2005, 18:05:22 PM
Here's the pretty brown...
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: AV on September 19, 2005, 18:07:44 PM
and here are the flowers I brought home (picture only) to my wife so she'd let me go next time...
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: Woolly Bugger on September 19, 2005, 18:09:02 PM
good one AV - link the shortened name too...
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: AV on September 19, 2005, 18:11:35 PM
Woolly - Notice the salmon in my profile picture? I caught that one off the Parks Highway North of Willow thanks to your advice.
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: brownhunter on September 19, 2005, 19:07:34 PM
Very pretty brown and great looking stream. Thanks for sharing your wonderful day with the rest of us.
Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: BoCash3 on September 19, 2005, 19:25:45 PM

Great photos from my home county !

The flower is Lobelia cardinalis,  or Cardinal Flower.

One can find them in full bloom on many river banks right now.

Title: Re: Wild stream in Burke County 09/16
Post by: AV on September 19, 2005, 21:09:28 PM
Thanks BoCash3, now I'll be able to tell my wife what it is. She might get confused and think I have half a brain. : :o